Katie Hursey broke the school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase at the 2011 NCAA East Preliminary
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21 Orange Heading To NCAA East Prelims
5/17/2012 2:26:11 PM | Track and Field
Men's Field | Women's Field
INDIANAPOLIS – The Syracuse track and field team will be sending 21 student-athletes to Jacksonville, Fla. next weekend for the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminary Round. The 12 women and nine men SU field is made up of three outdoor BIG EAST champions from earlier this season and will all vie for the chance to advance to the national championship in Des Moines, Iowa on June 6-9.
"We are very pleased with our qualifiers," said head coach Chris Fox. "We have some legitimate national contenders, like Jarret Eaton and Katie Hursey, and some young people who will get their first chance to participate at this level."
The women's field is led by 10,000-meter conference champion Sarah Pagano, who defeated the BIG EAST field by seven seconds two weeks ago in Tampa, Fla. with a time of 34:37.94. Pagano's season and personal best time of 33:45.05, a time she set at the Stanford Invitational, is the 23rd quickest time in the nation this season and seventh fastest in the east region. Jessie Petersen, who earned entry after her second place finish at the Penn Relays (35:25.78), will also compete in the event.
The 3,000-meter steeplechase consists of five Orange distance runners, including senior Heather Stephens, who owns the region's 11th fastest time in the event (10:11.51; Stanford Invitational. She is joined by school record holder Hursey, Natalie Busby, Erin Cawley and Rebekah MacKay. Hursey is no stranger to national level competition. Last season, she set the school record at the NCAA East Preliminary's to advance to the NCAA Championship.
Lauren Penney and Brenna Symoniak are two of 15 BIG EAST representatives in the women's 5,000-meter run. Penney is currently 19th in the east with a time of 16:16.07, set at the Larry Ellis Invitational, while Symoniak is 43rd (16:37.07). Penney set the school record in the event last season with a time of 16:09.44.
Molly Malone has the team's fastest time in the 800-meter run this season, and will represent the Orange in that event in Jacksonville. Malone has SU's four fastest times this season, including a mark of 2:08.44 that earned her the silver medal at the BIG EAST Championship.
Rounding out the women's field are senior Flings Owusu-Agyapong in the 100-meter dash and SaDe Lewis in the 100-meter hurdles. Owusu-Agyapong finished second at the conference championship at 11.49 seconds, a time that is 21st in the region while Lewis' top time of 13.71 seconds was set in the preliminaries of BIG EAST competition, and is 45th in the region.
On the men's side, Eaton, the 2012 outdoor conference champion, headlines the field in the 110-meter hurdles. The owner of the conference's top time in the event (13.47 seconds; BIG EAST prelims) is fourth in the region, and he will race against the likes of Devon Hill (Miami) Spencer Adams (Clemson) and Barrett Nugent (LSU), all of who he defeated in the NCAA Indoor 60-meter Championship earlier this season. Amadou Gueye, who finished fifth at BIG EAST and Matthew Callanan will also compete in the 110-meter hurdles.
Jaquan Holland finished third in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes at the conference championships, and will represent SU in the same events next weekend. Holland owns the team's top four times in both events, including BIG EAST times of 10.33 and 20.87 seconds, respectively.
Tito Medrano, Pat Dupont and Robert Molke will all compete in the 10000-meter run with the chance to advance to the national championship in Des Moines, while Joseph Whelan (3000-meter steeplechase) and Martin Hehir (5000-meter run) will also participate in the Regionals.
INDIANAPOLIS – The Syracuse track and field team will be sending 21 student-athletes to Jacksonville, Fla. next weekend for the NCAA Outdoor East Preliminary Round. The 12 women and nine men SU field is made up of three outdoor BIG EAST champions from earlier this season and will all vie for the chance to advance to the national championship in Des Moines, Iowa on June 6-9.
"We are very pleased with our qualifiers," said head coach Chris Fox. "We have some legitimate national contenders, like Jarret Eaton and Katie Hursey, and some young people who will get their first chance to participate at this level."
The women's field is led by 10,000-meter conference champion Sarah Pagano, who defeated the BIG EAST field by seven seconds two weeks ago in Tampa, Fla. with a time of 34:37.94. Pagano's season and personal best time of 33:45.05, a time she set at the Stanford Invitational, is the 23rd quickest time in the nation this season and seventh fastest in the east region. Jessie Petersen, who earned entry after her second place finish at the Penn Relays (35:25.78), will also compete in the event.
The 3,000-meter steeplechase consists of five Orange distance runners, including senior Heather Stephens, who owns the region's 11th fastest time in the event (10:11.51; Stanford Invitational. She is joined by school record holder Hursey, Natalie Busby, Erin Cawley and Rebekah MacKay. Hursey is no stranger to national level competition. Last season, she set the school record at the NCAA East Preliminary's to advance to the NCAA Championship.
Lauren Penney and Brenna Symoniak are two of 15 BIG EAST representatives in the women's 5,000-meter run. Penney is currently 19th in the east with a time of 16:16.07, set at the Larry Ellis Invitational, while Symoniak is 43rd (16:37.07). Penney set the school record in the event last season with a time of 16:09.44.
Molly Malone has the team's fastest time in the 800-meter run this season, and will represent the Orange in that event in Jacksonville. Malone has SU's four fastest times this season, including a mark of 2:08.44 that earned her the silver medal at the BIG EAST Championship.
Rounding out the women's field are senior Flings Owusu-Agyapong in the 100-meter dash and SaDe Lewis in the 100-meter hurdles. Owusu-Agyapong finished second at the conference championship at 11.49 seconds, a time that is 21st in the region while Lewis' top time of 13.71 seconds was set in the preliminaries of BIG EAST competition, and is 45th in the region.
On the men's side, Eaton, the 2012 outdoor conference champion, headlines the field in the 110-meter hurdles. The owner of the conference's top time in the event (13.47 seconds; BIG EAST prelims) is fourth in the region, and he will race against the likes of Devon Hill (Miami) Spencer Adams (Clemson) and Barrett Nugent (LSU), all of who he defeated in the NCAA Indoor 60-meter Championship earlier this season. Amadou Gueye, who finished fifth at BIG EAST and Matthew Callanan will also compete in the 110-meter hurdles.
Jaquan Holland finished third in both the 100 and 200-meter dashes at the conference championships, and will represent SU in the same events next weekend. Holland owns the team's top four times in both events, including BIG EAST times of 10.33 and 20.87 seconds, respectively.
Tito Medrano, Pat Dupont and Robert Molke will all compete in the 10000-meter run with the chance to advance to the national championship in Des Moines, while Joseph Whelan (3000-meter steeplechase) and Martin Hehir (5000-meter run) will also participate in the Regionals.
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