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Junior Ieva Staponkute broke the Robert J. Kane Sports Complex record at Cornell with a leap of 12.81 meters in the triple jump.
Orange Wins Three Individual Titles
4/24/2011 11:20:36 AM | Track and Field
Princeton Larry Ellis Results l Cornell Upstate Challenge Results
The Syracuse University track and field team competed at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational and the Cornell Upstate Challenge, on April 22 and 23. The Orange won two individual titles at Cornell and boasted one at Princeton. Five new BIG EAST qualifying marks were recorded and seven student-athletes added their names to the list of ECAC/IC4A qualifiers.
The Orange will be back in action on April 30 and May 1 with members of its squad competing in the Penn Relays and the Cornell Big Red Invitational.
Larry Ellis Memorial Invitational
PRINCETON, N.J. – At the Larry Ellis Invitational, the Orange women's 3,000-meter steeplechase participants stole the show with four runners finishing in the top-six.
Senior Katie Hursey bested her personal-best by nearly 14 seconds to take the 3,000-meter steeplechase title with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying time of 10:13.39, which currently tops the conference and ranks eighth in the nation.
Juniors Natalie Busby and Heather Stephens followed Hursey across the finish line in third and fourth place, recording BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying times of 10:16.30 and 10:18.90, respectively. Senior Cassie White finished sixth with a conference and ECAC qualifying mark of 10:24.05. In section two of the steeplechase, sophomore Erin Cawley earned a fourth-place finish with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 10:58.07.
Junior Lauren Penney took third in the 1,500-meter run with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying time of 4:21.91.
Freshman Michelle Riley finished 10th in section three of the 800-meter run with a time of 2:13.87, meeting BIG EAST standards.
Senior Catherine DeSarle placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying time of 16:25.31. Sophomore Sarah Pagano followed suit, reaching her qualifying times and trailed DeSarle in seventh place at 16:36.62. Junior Carly Hamond, who had previously met BIG EAST standards in the steeplechase, met BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying standards in the 5,000 with a time of 16:58.48.
SU also found success with its young runners in the 5,000. Freshmen Lauren Kersjes and Julie Jablonski each met BIG EAST and ECAC standards for the first time this season with times of 16:54.16 and 17:00.22, respectively. Fellow rookie Alexandra Clinton also qualified for BIG EAST competition with a time of 17:31.73 in section two of the event.
The men's team also found success in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Junior Pat Dupont set a new personal-best by nearly 14 seconds and crossed the finish line fourth at 8:54.29, qualifying him for BIG EAST and IC4A competition. His time ranks third in the conference and 22nd in the nation. Sophomore Robert Molke took 14th with a personal-best, BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying mark of 9:07.01.
Sophomore Joseph Bubniak took sixth in section three of the 1,500-meter run with a BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying time of 3:50.74. It marked the first time Bubniak met IC4A standards this season. Sophomore Andrew Nelson finished fifth in section five of the 1,500 with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 3:54.65.
Junior Tito Medrano crossed the finish line 14th in the 5,000-meter run with a BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying mark of 14:12.79. Senior Steve Weeks met BIG EAST and IC4A standards for the first time this season placing 25th in the 5,000 with a time of 14:28.11.
Cornell Upstate Challenge
ITHACA, N.Y. – At the Cornell Upstate Challenge, junior Ieva Staponkute took first and set a new facility record at Cornell, breaking the old record by .26 meters, in the triple jump with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying mark of 12.81 meters.
Flings Owusu-Agyapong took the 100-meter dash title with a time of 11.63, which ranks second in the conference, and finished second in the 200-meter dash at 24.64. She met BIG EAST and ECAC standards in both races.
The men and women's 4x100 meter relay teams each took second. The men's team, comprised of senior Sham Lewis, junior Darryl White, senior Victor Nwosu and freshman Donald Pollitt, crossed the finish line at 41.21 to qualify for IC4A competition.
White and Lewis also took seventh and eighth in the 100-meter dash with BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying times of 10.72 and 10.74, respectively. It marked the first time this season White met IC4A standards. He also met BIG EAST standards in the 200-meter dash for the first time with a mark of 22.06 seconds.
Representing the women's 4x100 squad was seniors Lareea Chisholm and Owusu-Agyapong and freshmen Ashley Keyes and SaDe Lewis, who finished in 47.06 seconds, meeting ECAC standards.
Chisholm also finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 12.05, earning an ECAC qualifying time for the first time this season.
Lewis also took third in the finals of the 100-meter hurdles with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 14.42. In the men's 110-meter hurdles, junior Matt Callanan (14.49), Pollitt (14.56) and sophomore Franklin Taylor (14.66) took third, fourth and sixth, respectively.
In the field, Taylor also met BIG EAST and IC4A standards in the long jump with a jump of 7.25 meters, good for a third-place finish. Nwosu finished fifth, meeting conference standards for the first time this season with a leap of 7.18 meters.
Senior Kwaku Boah finished second in the shot put with a BIG EAST qualifying mark of 15.13 meters.
Senior Kelsey Rubeor took second in the long jump with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying leap of 5.80 meters.
The Syracuse University track and field team competed at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational and the Cornell Upstate Challenge, on April 22 and 23. The Orange won two individual titles at Cornell and boasted one at Princeton. Five new BIG EAST qualifying marks were recorded and seven student-athletes added their names to the list of ECAC/IC4A qualifiers.
The Orange will be back in action on April 30 and May 1 with members of its squad competing in the Penn Relays and the Cornell Big Red Invitational.
Larry Ellis Memorial Invitational
PRINCETON, N.J. – At the Larry Ellis Invitational, the Orange women's 3,000-meter steeplechase participants stole the show with four runners finishing in the top-six.
Senior Katie Hursey bested her personal-best by nearly 14 seconds to take the 3,000-meter steeplechase title with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying time of 10:13.39, which currently tops the conference and ranks eighth in the nation.
Juniors Natalie Busby and Heather Stephens followed Hursey across the finish line in third and fourth place, recording BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying times of 10:16.30 and 10:18.90, respectively. Senior Cassie White finished sixth with a conference and ECAC qualifying mark of 10:24.05. In section two of the steeplechase, sophomore Erin Cawley earned a fourth-place finish with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 10:58.07.
Junior Lauren Penney took third in the 1,500-meter run with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying time of 4:21.91.
Freshman Michelle Riley finished 10th in section three of the 800-meter run with a time of 2:13.87, meeting BIG EAST standards.
Senior Catherine DeSarle placed fourth in the 5,000-meter run with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying time of 16:25.31. Sophomore Sarah Pagano followed suit, reaching her qualifying times and trailed DeSarle in seventh place at 16:36.62. Junior Carly Hamond, who had previously met BIG EAST standards in the steeplechase, met BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying standards in the 5,000 with a time of 16:58.48.
SU also found success with its young runners in the 5,000. Freshmen Lauren Kersjes and Julie Jablonski each met BIG EAST and ECAC standards for the first time this season with times of 16:54.16 and 17:00.22, respectively. Fellow rookie Alexandra Clinton also qualified for BIG EAST competition with a time of 17:31.73 in section two of the event.
The men's team also found success in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Junior Pat Dupont set a new personal-best by nearly 14 seconds and crossed the finish line fourth at 8:54.29, qualifying him for BIG EAST and IC4A competition. His time ranks third in the conference and 22nd in the nation. Sophomore Robert Molke took 14th with a personal-best, BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying mark of 9:07.01.
Sophomore Joseph Bubniak took sixth in section three of the 1,500-meter run with a BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying time of 3:50.74. It marked the first time Bubniak met IC4A standards this season. Sophomore Andrew Nelson finished fifth in section five of the 1,500 with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 3:54.65.
Junior Tito Medrano crossed the finish line 14th in the 5,000-meter run with a BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying mark of 14:12.79. Senior Steve Weeks met BIG EAST and IC4A standards for the first time this season placing 25th in the 5,000 with a time of 14:28.11.
Cornell Upstate Challenge
ITHACA, N.Y. – At the Cornell Upstate Challenge, junior Ieva Staponkute took first and set a new facility record at Cornell, breaking the old record by .26 meters, in the triple jump with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying mark of 12.81 meters.
Flings Owusu-Agyapong took the 100-meter dash title with a time of 11.63, which ranks second in the conference, and finished second in the 200-meter dash at 24.64. She met BIG EAST and ECAC standards in both races.
The men and women's 4x100 meter relay teams each took second. The men's team, comprised of senior Sham Lewis, junior Darryl White, senior Victor Nwosu and freshman Donald Pollitt, crossed the finish line at 41.21 to qualify for IC4A competition.
White and Lewis also took seventh and eighth in the 100-meter dash with BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying times of 10.72 and 10.74, respectively. It marked the first time this season White met IC4A standards. He also met BIG EAST standards in the 200-meter dash for the first time with a mark of 22.06 seconds.
Representing the women's 4x100 squad was seniors Lareea Chisholm and Owusu-Agyapong and freshmen Ashley Keyes and SaDe Lewis, who finished in 47.06 seconds, meeting ECAC standards.
Chisholm also finished third in the 200-meter dash with a time of 12.05, earning an ECAC qualifying time for the first time this season.
Lewis also took third in the finals of the 100-meter hurdles with a BIG EAST qualifying time of 14.42. In the men's 110-meter hurdles, junior Matt Callanan (14.49), Pollitt (14.56) and sophomore Franklin Taylor (14.66) took third, fourth and sixth, respectively.
In the field, Taylor also met BIG EAST and IC4A standards in the long jump with a jump of 7.25 meters, good for a third-place finish. Nwosu finished fifth, meeting conference standards for the first time this season with a leap of 7.18 meters.
Senior Kwaku Boah finished second in the shot put with a BIG EAST qualifying mark of 15.13 meters.
Senior Kelsey Rubeor took second in the long jump with a BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying leap of 5.80 meters.
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