Syracuse University
BIG EAST Outdoor Championship
Two More All-BIG EAST Honorees
5/3/2009 7:58:20 PM | Track and Field
Men's Final Results | Women's Final Results
VILLANOVA, Pa. – Senior Michael LeBlanc and sophomore Flings Owusu-Agyapong improved Syracuse's All-BIG EAST performance total to six with a pair of third-place finishes in their respective 100-meter dash finals on Sunday at Jumbo Elliott Track. The Orange men placed ninth (49 points) and the Orange women finished 12th (31.50) at the 2009 BIG EAST Outdoor Championship.
LeBlanc and Owusu-Agyapong joined heptathlon champion junior Uhunoma Osazuwa, senior steeplechaser Kyle Heath, senior long jumper Bernard Bush and sophomore 10K runner Catherine DeSarle on the list of all-conference performers.
LeBlanc was awarded the bronze after his IC4A-qualifying time of 10.69 while Owusu-Agyapong made the podium with her third-place, ECAC-qualifying time of 11.82. As a sophomore, LeBlanc was crowned the 100-meter champion after bolting to the tune of 10.40 at the 2007 BIG EAST Championship.
Sophomore Sham Lewis and junior Antoine Clark ran alongside LeBlanc in the 100-meter dash, recording fifth- and seventh-place times, respectively, of 10.88 and 10.96.
Senior Skyy Simmons was on the cusp of All-BIG EAST laurels, but missed out by a mere 0.33 seconds in the 400-meter dash. Simmons finished fourth with a time of 47.58.
In the 5,000-meter run, sophomore Katie Hursey posted a 12th place finish in ECAC fashion of 17:08.54. On the men's side, Heath was 11th with an IC4A-qualifying time of 14:32.68. Sophomoe Steve Weeks and junior Curtis Bixler were hot on his trail with 13th and 14th place times of 14:35.04 and 14:35.68, respectively.
Senior Terry Marshall represented SU in the 110-meter hurdles finals with a sixth-place time of 14.65 and qualified for the IC4A Championship.
Following up on his all-conference endeavor in Saturday's long jump, Bush finished 12th in the triple jump (14.16m).
Sophomore Kwaku Boah was16th in the hammer throw (46.32m). In the shot put, Boah was also 16th (14.04m).
After winning the heptathlon on Saturday, Osazuwa posted an eighth-place height of 1.60m in the high jump. Junior Annabelle Pellerin also cleared 1.60m. Senior Melissa Romero led the Orange with a seventh-place mark of 1.65m.
Senior Kayla Carter lept 10.92m in the long jump for 15th place.
Louisville won the women's BIG EAST title while the Notre Dame men won the men's title.
The Orange continues its championship season at the ECAC/IC4A Championships at Princeton starting on Friday, May 15. It will mark Syracuse's third trip to Princeton, N.J. this outdoor season.
Men's Team Standings (final)
1) Notre Dame 130.50
2) Louisville 130
3) Georgetown 92
4) Cincinnati 84
5) Rutgers 75.50
6) Connecticut 69
7) USF 51
8) Villanova 50
9) Syracuse 49
10) Pittsburgh 42
11) Seton Hall 32
12) Providence 25
13) DePaul 20
14) Marquette 7
Women's Team Standings (final)
1) Louisville 138
2) Connecticut 102
3) Georgetown 91
4) Notre Dame 85.50
5) Villanova 80
6) Cincinnati 54
7) West Virginia 50
8) Pittsburgh 44
9) Seton Hall 36
10) USF 35
11) St. John's 34
12) Syracuse 31.50
13) Marquette 24
14) Rutgers 19
15) Providence 16
15) DePaul 16
