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Orange Shows Distance Dominance on Day 1 of ACC Championships
5/14/2015 9:59:00 PM | Track and Field
Malone wins 10k title
The Syracuse track team announced its presence in a big way on the opening night of the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, with Margo Malone taking the gold in the women's 10,000 meters and the men putting three in the top-five of the same event in the only final on the track of night one of the meet in Talahassee, Florida.
Both teams currently sit in second place overall.
Malone broke off in a group of three with Liz Westphal of Boston College and Notre Dame's Molly Seidel near the 10-minute mark of the race, easily separating themselves from the rest of the field. The lead pack stayed tight for the remainder of the race until Malone made her move with two laps remaining.
She jumped from third position out in front and neither of the other two in the lead pack were able to answer her pace for the final 800-meters.
Malone, who took second at the ACC Cross Country Championships, entered the meet with the league's best time and cruised to a Mike Long Track record time of 33:33.69.
"I just tried to stay calm and run my race," Malone said. "Then I heard coach say 'be brave' and I made my move."
Malone was also followed by a trio of teammates, Shaylyn Tuite took fifth with a time of 34:44.12 – a personal best – with Maura Linde (36:13.56) in 13th and Rebecca Skodis (37:17.50) taking 18th, which was also a personal best.
On the men's side, Dan Lennon made a strong push gold, but fell on the final lap to Louisville's Ernest Kibet. Still, Lennon's silver in a time of 29:43.84 led a strong Syracuse contingent in the men's 10k. Colin Bennie took bronze in a time of 29:43.84 and Reed Kamyszek finished fifth at 30:02.12.
Philo Germano (11th/30:35.43) and Kevyn Hoyos (15th/31:24.55) rounded out the five Syracuse runners in the top-15 on the event.
The men's and women's 10000-meters were the only finals on night one of the meet, but freshman Justyn Knight turned in a strong performance in the 1500-meters to safely move himself into Saturday's final.
Knight, who will have two championships to contend for in a matter of hours on Saturday night, kept his pace steady and controlled as he won the fourth heat and subsequent berth into the finals with a time of 3:45.06. His preliminary time was the fourth fastest in the event.
Teammate Joseph Kush finished with a time of 3:47.12, just missing the cut to the finals. While 12 runners advance to the finals and Kush posted the 12th best time, finishing in the top-two of each heat comes with an automatic bid to the finals. The two competitors from heat one will advance ahead of Kush, despite running slower times.
In the only field event that Syracuse had a competitor in on Thursday, Reggie Morton finished 16th in the long jump with a mark of 6.50 meters.
Friday's track action will begin at 5:45 p.m. with the hurdles. Syracuse's Donald Pollitt (first) and Freddie Crittenden (third) are two of the top-qualifiers in the men's 110-meter hurdles. ESPN3 will once again begin broadcasting the event at 7 p.m.Â
Both teams currently sit in second place overall.
Malone broke off in a group of three with Liz Westphal of Boston College and Notre Dame's Molly Seidel near the 10-minute mark of the race, easily separating themselves from the rest of the field. The lead pack stayed tight for the remainder of the race until Malone made her move with two laps remaining.
She jumped from third position out in front and neither of the other two in the lead pack were able to answer her pace for the final 800-meters.
Malone, who took second at the ACC Cross Country Championships, entered the meet with the league's best time and cruised to a Mike Long Track record time of 33:33.69.
"I just tried to stay calm and run my race," Malone said. "Then I heard coach say 'be brave' and I made my move."
Malone was also followed by a trio of teammates, Shaylyn Tuite took fifth with a time of 34:44.12 – a personal best – with Maura Linde (36:13.56) in 13th and Rebecca Skodis (37:17.50) taking 18th, which was also a personal best.
On the men's side, Dan Lennon made a strong push gold, but fell on the final lap to Louisville's Ernest Kibet. Still, Lennon's silver in a time of 29:43.84 led a strong Syracuse contingent in the men's 10k. Colin Bennie took bronze in a time of 29:43.84 and Reed Kamyszek finished fifth at 30:02.12.
Philo Germano (11th/30:35.43) and Kevyn Hoyos (15th/31:24.55) rounded out the five Syracuse runners in the top-15 on the event.
The men's and women's 10000-meters were the only finals on night one of the meet, but freshman Justyn Knight turned in a strong performance in the 1500-meters to safely move himself into Saturday's final.
Knight, who will have two championships to contend for in a matter of hours on Saturday night, kept his pace steady and controlled as he won the fourth heat and subsequent berth into the finals with a time of 3:45.06. His preliminary time was the fourth fastest in the event.
Teammate Joseph Kush finished with a time of 3:47.12, just missing the cut to the finals. While 12 runners advance to the finals and Kush posted the 12th best time, finishing in the top-two of each heat comes with an automatic bid to the finals. The two competitors from heat one will advance ahead of Kush, despite running slower times.
In the only field event that Syracuse had a competitor in on Thursday, Reggie Morton finished 16th in the long jump with a mark of 6.50 meters.
Friday's track action will begin at 5:45 p.m. with the hurdles. Syracuse's Donald Pollitt (first) and Freddie Crittenden (third) are two of the top-qualifiers in the men's 110-meter hurdles. ESPN3 will once again begin broadcasting the event at 7 p.m.Â
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