NCAA East Region Preliminary T&F Champs

[Nevada Hoya]

These will be held from May 24-26 in Jacksonville, FL (ugh). If they go by past prelims, the top 12 from each event will go to the NCAA final championship in Iowa, June 6-9. I am not certain of the number of entries in each event in these regional prelims. But the Hoyas have a few that will most likely qualify. Track and Field News (the Bible of the sport) has Emily Infeld winning the 1500m and Rachel Schneider finishing 9th. I am not sure if Emily will run the 1500 or 5000m. Unlike last year when Sheila Reid of Nova won both, it would not be possible for a woman to double this year. Emily is almost guaranteed a spot in the 5000m, but does not have a very fast 1500m. Even though she was 2nd at the BE meet, the time was not in the top marks. (On the other hand Rachel has a 4:16 mark to her credit, so she will most likely run the 1500.) Consequently, Emily may run the 1500m in one of the two qualifying meets this weekend - the Carolina Qualifier in Chapel Hill or the Swarthmore Last Chance meet. Also, on the schedule for this weekend is the IC4A/ECAC meet.

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Not too much going on at the IC4A/ECAC. Amanda Kimbers is entered in the 400m, and Tenille Stoudenmire is entered in the 100m and 200m. Matt Howard was entered in the 3000m SC, but he did not start. Winning the IC4A steeplechase was the son of GU great (in the SC, but also in the 1500m and 5000) John Gregorek:
1 Gregorek, John SO Columbia 8:53.29 10
2 Owens, Eddie FR Princeton 8:56.39 8
3 MacDonald, Josh SO Liberty 8:57.34 6
4 Sterling, Henry SO Dartmouth 9:00.63 4
5 Quinn, Adam SR Binghamton 9:01.57 3
6 Thompson, Shaun FR Duke 9:01.59 2
7 Richards, Nathan SR Yale 9:04.58 1
8 Whelan, Joseph SO Syracuse 9:09.59
9 King, Tyler SR Princeton 9:16.89
10 McGee, Brandan SO UMBC 9:20.81
11 Robinson, Dominick JR Duke 9:23.43

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Two results from the ECAC meet. Tenille Stoudenmire qualified for the semis in the 100m in 12.14. She ran 12.00 in the semis, but did not advance to the finals. Amanda Kimbers running the open 400 led all qualifiers with a very good 53.87 (PR?).

[Nevada Hoya]

Two more results from the IC4A meet. Biyerem Okengwu finished 2nd in his heat in 14.42, but his time was not fast enough to make the finals. The 4x400m men's relay team qualified for the finals with the 4th fastest time: Akers, Ulm, Perron, Wilson 3:09.46. Fastest qualifying time was turned in by Kevin Wilson's former school of George Mason.

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Further down south some Hoyas are entered in the Virginia Challenge meet at UVA.

800m
8. Billy Ledder 1:50.44
16. Brian Manning 1:54.67

women
1. Maggie Infeld 2:03.56
3. Chelsea Cox 2:04.76
10. Katrina Coogan 2:08.43
19. Kristen Walsh 2:14.63
20. Shanique DaSilva 2:15.29

Great times by Maggie and Chelsea and also good run by Katrina.

[Nevada Hoya]

Emily is going for her qualifier for the 1500m in the Virginia Challenge meet; Rachel Schneider is in the same heat. Andrew Springer and Coach Mike Banks are entered in the men's version.

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BTW, there is no Carolina Qualifier as reported on the guhoyas.com The Hoyas are trying for their qualifiers at the Virginia Challenge meet.

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Emily got her qualifier together with a victory over some of her rivals. Liz Maloy finished 2nd with a good time. Kirsten ran a good race to win the 2nd section.

Section 1
1 Infeld, Emily Georgetown 4:12.44
2 Maloy, Elizabeth New Balance 4:12.85
3 Verplank, Ashley North Carolina 4:14.23
4 Gay, Morgane Virginia 4:14.38
5 Lagat, Violah Florida State 4:15.48
6 Schneider, Rachel Georgetown 4:16.45
7 Brooks, Hannah Florida State 4:16.80
8 Mimic, Bogdana Villanova 4:18.63
9 Worden, Aubree Florida State 4:19.19
10 Burne, Olivia Stony Brook 4:20.60
11 Winslow, Amanda Florida State 4:21.48
12 Farber, Lianne North Carolina 4:22.06
13 Parry, Jessica Florida State 4:28.62
Section 2
1 Kasper, Kirsten Georgetown 4:21.57
2 Leutert, Astrid Florida State 4:21.88
3 McDonald, Darcy Unattached 4:22.49
4 Neutts, Ariann Villanova 4:22.91
5 Tyerman, Kayleigh Florida State 4:23.25
6 Borduin, Lauren Georgetown 4:25.61
7 Quigley, Colleen Florida State 4:26.29
8 Drouin, Jackie Florida State 4:26.32
9 Neczypor, Hannah Georgetown 4:26.70
10 Schappert, Stephanie Villanova 4:26.90
11 Ley, Chelsea Virginia 4:26.96
12 Hartman, Kerry Unc-Greensboro 4:28.75
13 Hall, Linden Florida State 4:29.05
14 Chapman, Courtney Villanova 4:32.32
15 Schick, Clarissa William and Mary 4:34.13
16 Mannon, Alli Richmond 4:35.46

Good to see Rachel got another 4:16.

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In the men's 5000m:

6. Alex Lundy 14:09.74
8. Colin Leibold 14:17.92
9. Ben Furcht 14:19.47
10. Ayalew Taye n14:19.98
Austin Gregor DNF
TC Lumbar DNF
Mark Dennin DNF

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In the women's 5000:

3. Maddy Chambers 16:10.85
6. Emily Jones 16:31,33
11. Joanna Stevens 16:36.0 (her sister Kathy ran 16.32.96 for UVA)
12. Annamarie Maag 16:36.13
15. Kelsey Smith 17:25.36

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The men's 1500m was a hot one too. Coach Banks and Andrew Springer both ran the equivalent of a 4-minute mile. Coach Banks was 3rd in the elite heat in 3:40.71 (equivalent to about a 3:57-8 mile) and Andrew was 5th in 3:41.13 (about 3:58-9 mile).

Other Hoyas: Bobby Peavey came in 10th in the 2nd heat in 3:46.39 and Miles Schoedler in the same heat was 13th in 3:47.99. Mike Reher was 3:49.18 and 4th in the 3rd heat.

[sleepyjackson21]

Some really nice times. 16:10 for Maddy and i can't remember Maddy ever running a 5000 in track for Georgetown. Joanna at 16:36 is a nice bump up too.

[Nevada Hoya]

The meet felt like the NCAA XC meet over again with the Hoyas and Florida State battling, at least in the 1500m.

[sleepyjackson21]

Just watched it over at Flotrack. Not the greatest video. Fantastic last lap by Emily, Liz and Rachel. All three of them made up alot of ground.

www.flotrack.org/coverage/249329-2012-Virginia-Challenge/video/634713-W-1500-H01-Emily-Infeld-412-facility-record-2012-Virginia-Challenge

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May 14, 2012 13:54:47 GMT -5 sleepyjackson21 said:

Just watched it over at Flotrack. Not the greatest video. Fantastic last lap by Emily, Liz and Rachel. All three of them made up alot of ground.

www.flotrack.org/coverage/249329-2012-Virginia-Challenge/video/634713-W-1500-H01-Emily-Infeld-412-facility-record-2012-Virginia-Challenge

Good find. I will have to watch it.

[Nevada Hoya]

Back at the IC4A/ECAC meet, the men finished in a tie for 37th with their one scoring venture in the 4x400m, where they finished 3rd:

1 Delaware State 3:07.14 10
1) 233 Brown, Tyquan JR 2) 234 Carter, Ryan JR
3) 235 Devore, Tariq JR 4) 237 Holmes, Donte SR
2 George Mason 3:09.85 8
1) 309 Vaughn, Nick SR 2) 293 Empty, George JR
3) 308 Vaughn, Adrian SO 4) 297 Jones, John JR
3 Georgetown 3:09.86 6
1) 314 Akers, Hansel SO 2) 319 Ulm, Toby SR
3) 317 Perron, Austin SR 4) 320 Wilson, Kevin SR

Notice the time of the Hoyas vs GMU. Kevin Wilson, GMU grad almost ran down his former teammates, or at least that is how I would perceive it. It would have been fun to have seen that race.

The women did not score. Amanda Kimbers had the best qualifying time, but she was DQ'ed for a lane line violation. She would have gotten a good time, since the 2nd fastest qualifier won in 52.2.

[Nevada Hoya]

Here is the video of the men's 1500m with Banks and Springer; Billy Ledder was one of the rabbits. www.flotrack.org/coverage/249329-2012-Virginia-Challenge/video/634712-M-1500-H01-Eric-Van-Ingen-338-facility-record-2012-Virginia-Challenge

I have worked out on that track. Nice facility; wish Georgetown had a track like that.

[Nevada Hoya]

No present Hoyas at the Last Chance meet at Swarthmore, but former grad Liam Boylan-Pett got into a very hot 1500m and was 5th:

5 Boylan-Pett, Liam NYNJ TC 3:37.05

Merber from Columbia ran 3:35 and a Nova runner was 3:36. Fantastic college times. (short track?)

[Nevada Hoya]

Probably should start another thread on this, but I won't. The Occidental College High performance will be held in California tomorrow and a bunch of our alums are running. In the women's 1500m, Treniere Clement Moser, Liz Maloy, Maggie Infeld, and Renee Tomlin will be divided among the three elite heats (only Treniere and Liz will be going head to head). Liam Boylan-Pett will be running the 800m, while Andrew Bumbalough and Mike Banks will be running the 1500m (in separate heats).

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Here are the declarations for the East Region Prelims.

Men
3000m SC Matt Howard seeded 43rd with his 9:01.67 (PR by 8 seconds for Matt)
400H Toby Ulm seeded 16th with a time of 51.05
5000m Andrew Springer seeded 10th with 13:48.74
Mark Dennin seeded 19th with 13:58.62
TC Lumbar seeded 36th with 14:04.75
10000m
Mark Dennin seeded 23rd with 29:31.99
Alex Lundy seeded 33rd with 29:42.29

For the women
400m Amanda Kimbers seeded 42nd with 53.87
800m Chelsea Cox seeded 12th with a time of 2:04.76
1500m Emily Infeld seeded 1st with a time of 4:12.44
Rachel Schneider seeded 11th with 4:16.21
Katrina Coogan seeded 27th with 4:20.65
Lauren Borduin seeded 37th with 4:22.86
Hannah Neczypor seeded 47th with 4:24.42
5000m
Maddy Chambers seeded 12th with 16:10.85
Kristen Kasper seeded 15th with 16:13.30
Emily Jones seeded 24th with 16:22.43
Joanna Stevens seeded 40th with 16:36.00
Annamarie Maag seeded 41st with16:36.13
400H London Finley seeded 2nd with 56.67
4x400m relay Georgetown seeded 9th with 3:35.96

The top 12 at the Eastern region will move on to the finals. Especially glad to have Matt Howard in the SC and Joanna Stevens in the 5000m make the regional meet.