Lawler Takes 5th to Open ACCs
3/1/2025 7:19:00 PM | Track and Field
Sam Lawler finished fifth in the 5,000-meter run to earn Second Team All-ACC honors to highlight the first night of the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Lawler crossed the line with a time of 13:39.85. North Carolina's Ethan Strand won the title in 13:26.60. Assaf Harari (13:59.03) and Connor Ackley (13:59.14) were 24th and 25th, respectively for the Orange. Ben Gabelman (14:02.79) was three spots behind Ackley, followed by Sam Ricchiuti (14:29.00) and Julian Franjieh (15:01.08).
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The other final of the night was the women's 5k, where Emma Eastman turned in the top performance for the Orange. She finished 15th in 16:17.65, followed three spots behind by Savannah Roark (16:27.88) in 18th. Stanford's Zofia Dudek won the conference title.
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Trei Thorogood placed 12th in the 200-meter run, finishing in 21.38 seconds.
Action resumes on Sunday with a full day of competition. Syracuse will begin competition with the mile at 3:15 p.m. and will also have runners in both 60-meter hurdles, the men's 400-meter dash and men's 60-meter dash. All events are prelims, with finals of each and the 3,000-meter runs on Monday.
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Lawler crossed the line with a time of 13:39.85. North Carolina's Ethan Strand won the title in 13:26.60. Assaf Harari (13:59.03) and Connor Ackley (13:59.14) were 24th and 25th, respectively for the Orange. Ben Gabelman (14:02.79) was three spots behind Ackley, followed by Sam Ricchiuti (14:29.00) and Julian Franjieh (15:01.08).
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The other final of the night was the women's 5k, where Emma Eastman turned in the top performance for the Orange. She finished 15th in 16:17.65, followed three spots behind by Savannah Roark (16:27.88) in 18th. Stanford's Zofia Dudek won the conference title.
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Trei Thorogood placed 12th in the 200-meter run, finishing in 21.38 seconds.
Action resumes on Sunday with a full day of competition. Syracuse will begin competition with the mile at 3:15 p.m. and will also have runners in both 60-meter hurdles, the men's 400-meter dash and men's 60-meter dash. All events are prelims, with finals of each and the 3,000-meter runs on Monday.
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Players Mentioned
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