Vestri Advances to Austin!
5/25/2023 10:43:00 PM | Track and Field
The Syracuse women will be represented in the NCAA final in the 10,000-meter run for the seventh time in the last nine years.
Amanda Vestri finished fourth in the semifinal race on Thursday, crossing the line in 33:22.52. La Salle's Eleanor Mancini won the race, leading wire-to-wire in 33:13.35. Vestri hung with the Alabama tandem of Mercy Chelangat and Hilda Olemomoi for the entire race, as the group combined to take the top-four spots.
Savannah Roark finished 22nd in the race in 34:28.50, Sophia Jacobs-Townsley took 30th in 34:50.93, while Ellie Lawler improved on her pre-race seed by nine spots, taking 33rd in 35:05.19.
Vestri will join Paul O'Donnell – who qualified in the men's event on Wednesday – in Austin.
Shaleah Colaire wrapped up her season by taking 35th in the 400-meter hurdles. She posted a time of 1:00.01 on a breezy night in Jacksonville that featured strong winds on the back stretch. She did improve on her ACC finish position wise. After taking ninth at the conference meet, she was seventh among ACC competitors on Thursday.
Action continues on Friday, where Jaheem Hayles (60-meter hurdles), Nathan Henderson (1,500-meter run), Kevin Robertson (3,000-meter steeplechase) and Noah Carey (5,000-meter run) will look to join their teammates in Austin. Abigail Spiers will be the final 'Cuse competitor to run in the women's 5k on Saturday evening.
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Amanda Vestri finished fourth in the semifinal race on Thursday, crossing the line in 33:22.52. La Salle's Eleanor Mancini won the race, leading wire-to-wire in 33:13.35. Vestri hung with the Alabama tandem of Mercy Chelangat and Hilda Olemomoi for the entire race, as the group combined to take the top-four spots.
Savannah Roark finished 22nd in the race in 34:28.50, Sophia Jacobs-Townsley took 30th in 34:50.93, while Ellie Lawler improved on her pre-race seed by nine spots, taking 33rd in 35:05.19.
Vestri will join Paul O'Donnell – who qualified in the men's event on Wednesday – in Austin.
Shaleah Colaire wrapped up her season by taking 35th in the 400-meter hurdles. She posted a time of 1:00.01 on a breezy night in Jacksonville that featured strong winds on the back stretch. She did improve on her ACC finish position wise. After taking ninth at the conference meet, she was seventh among ACC competitors on Thursday.
Action continues on Friday, where Jaheem Hayles (60-meter hurdles), Nathan Henderson (1,500-meter run), Kevin Robertson (3,000-meter steeplechase) and Noah Carey (5,000-meter run) will look to join their teammates in Austin. Abigail Spiers will be the final 'Cuse competitor to run in the women's 5k on Saturday evening.
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