Katie Hursey has the second fastest steeplechase time in the BIG EAST this season
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Katie Hursey Earns BIG EAST Honors
4/24/2012 12:56:43 PM | Track and Field
After winning the 3000-meter steeplechase at last weekend's Larry Ellis Invitational in Princeton, N.J., Syracuse senior Katie Hursey was named the Women's BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday.
This is the first honor of the season for Hursey, and second in her career. Hursey led four Orange runners with top-ten finishes in the 3000-meter steeplechase last weekend, finishing with a time of 10:16.57. She also holds the school record in the same event (10:08.44).
Hursey has already qualified for next weekend's BIG EAST Championship in Tampa, Fla. and currently holds the conference's second fastest time behind teammate Heather Stephens. Her time at Larry Ellis last weekend is currently the 17th quickest time in the nation this season.
Hursey and the Orange will be back on the track this weekend for the Penn Relays, which begin on Thursday in Philadelphia.
This is the first honor of the season for Hursey, and second in her career. Hursey led four Orange runners with top-ten finishes in the 3000-meter steeplechase last weekend, finishing with a time of 10:16.57. She also holds the school record in the same event (10:08.44).
Hursey has already qualified for next weekend's BIG EAST Championship in Tampa, Fla. and currently holds the conference's second fastest time behind teammate Heather Stephens. Her time at Larry Ellis last weekend is currently the 17th quickest time in the nation this season.
Hursey and the Orange will be back on the track this weekend for the Penn Relays, which begin on Thursday in Philadelphia.
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