Syracuse University
NCAA Outdoor Championship
Heath Earns Second All-America Honor
6/12/2009 9:53:28 PM | Track and Field
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Senior Kyle Heath achieved All-America status for the second consecutive year in the steeplechase, placing eighth with a time of 8:45.95 at the 2009 NCAA Division I Track & Field Outdoor Championship.
The last member of the SU track & field team to earn All-America honors in successive seasons was Cheree Hicks (1999-2000, Discus and Shot Put). The last male to win consecutive All-America honors was Steve Dering (1990-1991, hammer throw).
The Farmington, N.Y. native is SU's second two-time distance All-American. Jim O'Connell accomplished the feat in 1982 and 1983 competing in the 5,000-meter run. Heath is the only harrier in Syracuse history to earn All-America honors in the steeplechase.
Junior Uhunoma Osazuma set a personal record in the heptathlon, scoring 5,352 points. She finished 16th overall. The Las Vegas native jumped 5.85m for 12th place (804 points) in the long jump, threw the javelin 32.00m for 18th place (515 points) and concluded the competition in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:24.38 for 12th (765 points). Brianne Theisen of Oregon claimed the heptathlon title with 6,086 points.
