Big East outdoor T&F meet

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This weekend in Cincy.

Notre Dame Men Look to Carry Success Into The Next Decade
The Notre Dame men's squad had a successful start to the new millennium, winning six of the first 10 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field team titles and coming in second once. The four other titles of the 2000s were divided among four schools: Georgetown (2001), Connecticut (2002), Rutgers (2005) and Louisville (2007). The men's BIG EAST Outdoor Championships have been a story of decades, as Villanova controlled the 1980s with five titles and Georgetown ran the 90s with nine banners.

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BIG EAST Women Rank High At All Distances
Conference athletes rank among the fastest runners in the country at short, middle and long distance. The BIG EAST's top two times in the 400 meters, owned by Seton Hall's Jernail Hayes and Notre Dame's Joanna Schultz, stand at sixth and seventh, respectively, among NCAA athletes. In the 800 meters, BIG EAST indoor champion Mary Cate Quiett of DePaul ranks 18th in the NCAA. Meanwhile, Syracuse boasts the BIG EAST's top two times in the 3,000-meter steeplechase, as Rebekah MacKay and Stephanie Slekis rank ninth and 10th, respectively, among NCAA competitors. Georgetown's Natasha Lebeaud and Providence's Katie DiCamillo stand at 10th and 14th in the NCAA in the 10,000 meters.

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BIG EAST's Fastest Man Aims to End Georgetown's Drought
Graduate student Kenny Mitchell owns the BIG EAST's fastest marks in the 100- and 200-meter sprints this season, two events which the Hoyas have experienced 20-year droughts in titles. The last GU student-athlete to win either event was Chris Brown in 1990, when he won both titles. Mitchell is also a member of the 4x100-meter relay team which owns the second-fastest time in the BIG EAST.

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Full slate of prelims today from the Big East meet in Cincinnati, plus finals of the steeplechase and the 10000m.

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Conditions seem to be wet (not actually raining now, but the track is wet) and windy. Not the best conditions for a track meet, but as they say everybody faces the same elements. Hope for no pulled muscles today.

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I believe we might have two women entered in the field events, probably no men. Sarah Wernik just had one of her jumps in the LJ. Tanore Barrow is entered in the SP.

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Rachel Schneider finished 2nd in her heat of the 1500m to move into the finals, as did Avril Ogrodnick in the 2nd heat by finishing 4th.

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Lauren Borduin got into the 1500m finals on time. Amanda Walsh and Marcie Sobrinski did not move on.

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Bumbi with a 3:49.03 in the first heat and Alex Bean with a 3:49.19 in the 2nd heat move to the finals in the 1500m automatically by finishing in the top four in their heats.

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Dan Leyh by running 3:50.37 qualified on time for the 1500m finals. So both men and women have three finalists in the 1500m tomorrow.

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There are no Hoya women entered in the 100H, strangely.

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Chris Kinney, defending champ, won his heat in 14.01 and goes to the final.

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Biyerem Okengwu running 14.44 moved into the finals of the 110H on time.

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Abigail Johnson won her 400m heat in 54.43 (easing up) to get into the finals. Chela Green ran 58.35.

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Deidra Sanders won her heat in 55.02 to get to the finals.

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Chris Taylor ran 49.73 in the 2nd heat and does not move on. Austin Perron ran 48.22 in the 3rd heat and moves into the final on time.

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Amanda Kimbers won her heat in 11.61 (close to school record, but might be wind aided). Tenille Stoudenmire finished 3rd in her heat in 11.72 and must wait for the time qualifiers.

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Nene Kamate ran 11.88 in her heat and moved into the final on time. Tenille also.

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Kenny Mitchell tied the stadium record in winning his heat in 10.50. He moves on to the finals. Sean Suber ran 10.93 ,Kareem Hunter 11.02, and Christian Tobias 10.86 in their heats.

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Chris Whalen won her heat in 2:09.86 in the 800m.