Atlantic 10 2014 Outdoor Championship Preview

Long Distance

 

“Legs, arms, shoulders, jawbone, ears, chest, fingers… all battling the strained numb pain of lactic acid, all striving for that normality of motion that would preserve – should heaven and hell fall into each other in a cosmic swirl – the integrity of the stride. Let others flail; the runner runs truly to the end.”

 

 

 Men’s 5,000m

 Jim Spisak (Duquesne) leads the field in the 5,000m with his Indoor time 13:43.24 but has not run one yet this Outdoor season. Spisak had an incredible Indoor season, noted by breaking multiple school records and qualifying for USATF Indoor Championships and placing 8^th in the 3k. The fastest 5k run this season belongs to Aaron Leskow (Saint Joseph’s) who currently is seeded 2^nd with his time of 14:09.44. Freshman Rico Galassi is seeded 3^rd with a time of 14:15.29. Last year’s 5,000m winner is seeded 4^th with a time of 14:20.91 and should not be counted out, Alfredo Santana (La Salle).  Santana won both the 3k and 5k and the most recent Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship. Both he and Spisak are doubling back from the 10k and will need to recover well from that if they want to medal.

 

 

Women’s 5,000m

 The current leader Meghan McGlinchy (La Salle) looks to retain her Indoor 5,000m title this weekend as she leads the field by almost 30 seconds with a time of 15:53.74. This is an Indoor time which she ran solo back in January.  She took that time all the way to NCAA Nationals where she finished with a 2^nd Team All American finish of 15^th place. Her best this season is 16:07.32. Also vying for medals are the 2^nd seed Margo Richardson (Saint Louis) with an entering time of 16:20.27 and Bethany Sachtleben (George Mason) with a time of 16:23.76. McGlinchy and Richardson went 2-3 at last years Outdoor Championship. McGlinchy ran away from the field at the gun this Indoor season to win the gold at A10’s. However, this time around she will be attempting a more aggressive 5,000m and 10,000m double. Its seems unlikely that she will try to sprint away from the field this time after fighting through a 10,000m the day before, but who knows. She typically runs her best on her own and without another runner in sight. It will be interesting to see how she does with her 10,000m race in her legs and competing in a more compact field.

 

Men’s 10,000m

 The heavy favorite in this event is Jim Spisak (Duquesne) who has run 29:02.09 so far this season. Spisak red-shirted last Outdoor season and Duquesne does not have an Indoor team that competes at conference, so this is his first Atlantic 10 Champs race in a year. Spisak is followed in seeds by two seniors from La Salle: Alfredo Santana in 29:50.67 and Demetri Goutos in 29:54. Santana was the winner at this distance last year in 29:58.69. Goutos is a 5^th year grad student who transferred from Yale and is running well under Coach Ireland at La Salle. Duquesne and La Salle own the top 5 seeds in this event (Chuck Lockwood of Duquesne in 4^th and Nico Greco of La Salle in 5^th.) Greco was the most recent Atlantic 10 Cross Country Champion.  

 

 

Women’s 10,000m

Meghan McGlinchey (La Salle) owns a sizeable lead over the next entry time with her time of 33:15.95. Bethany Sachtleben (George Mason) trails McGlinchey in seeding for the second race of the weeked with a time of 34:31.99. The third seed belongs to Jessica Hoefert (Saint Louis), a Milliken University transfer who has found success switching from soccer to track while at Saint Louis. She took the silver medal in the 5,000m at the most recent A10 Champs. McGlinchey and Sachtleben may be racing conservatively with the 5,000m in mind the next day, while Hoefert is solely racing the 10,000m and can be a little more liberal with a quick pace early.

Atlantic 10 2014 Outdoor Championship Preview

Middle Distance

“Every miler knows, in the way a sailor knows the middle of the ocean, that it is not the 1st lap but the 3rd that is farthest from the finish.”

 

Men’s 800m

The freshman Chris Sanders (La Salle) leads all Atlantic 10 half milers with his time of 1:50.66. Sanders split 1:48 on the La Salle DMR that ran 9:39.31 to place 7th in the College Championship of America heat at the Penn Relays just last week. With his bronze medal finish at 800m at the A10 Indoor Championship this past winter, Sanders is clearly not your typical freshman and will be looking to medal again this weekend. The current top three are rounded out by Craig Morgan (George Mason) with a time of 1:51.42 and Khalid Khamis (VCU) with a time of 1:51.95. 10 men have broken 1:53 this season.

Women’s 800m

Titi Fagade (Fordham) is the current top seed at this distance with a time of 2:07.12. She ran this time Indoors and is yet to run faster this season on the larger track. In fact, each woman in the current top three have yet to pass their incredibly fast Indoor marks: Elise Farris (Duquesne) is 2nd with a 2:08.38 and Heather MacLean (UMass Amherst) with a 2:09.42. Farris out-leaned Fagade at the most recent Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships to win by less than half a second. Look for a tight race between these two as Fagade tries strike back against Farris. The current fastest time run this Outdoor season is Tori Pisco’s (La Salle) mark of 2:11.86. This time seeds her 5th.

Men’s 1500m

Aaron Leskow (Saint Joseph’s) is leads all A10 1500m men with his time of 3:45.81. Leskow is coming off of an Indoor season where he won the Mile and placed 4th in the 3k at Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships and set his school record in the 3k by running 8:07.07 to place 11th at the IC4A Indoor Championships. The 2nd and 3rd spots in the A10 are both Mile conversions from Indoors: Jim Spisak (Duquesne) and Nick Ross (La Salle). However, Spisak has not entered in 1500m and will be perusing medals in longer events. The only returning top 3 finisher from last years Outdoor Champs is Tom O’Kane (Saint Joseph’s). He earned a bronze medal last year and is currently seeded 11th 3:50.93. 7 of the top 11 runners are from Philadelphia, PA (4 from La Salle and 3 from Saint Joseph’s).

Women’s 1500m

The Atlantic 10 1500m women are led by a pair of Dukes in Hailey Pisarcik’s 4:26.64 and Amber Valmont’s 4:27.19. Valmont’s time is a conversion from her Indoor mile. She has run a season-best time of 4:31.14. Margo Richardson (Saint Louis) rounds out the top 3 with her time of 4:28.52. This event will come down to each girl’s ability to handle previous races and continue racing. The top three alone will have all run at least two races each by the finals (each girl running the 1500m prelim, Pisarcik an 800m prelim and possibly the final, Valmont running the 3k Steeplechase and Richardson running the 5k.) Any less-exhausted runners in this final may be looking to push the pace early in an attempt to break the worn-down race favorites.

Atlantic 10 2014 Outdoor Championship Preview

Sprints

“Their art revolved around a single explosive instant during which all was gained or lost.”

 

Men’s 100m

The current leader at 100m is Patrick Farnham of UMass Amherst with a time of 10.75, followed closely by Alec Peabody (Saint Josesph’s) and Jalen Young (Rhode Island), both with times of 10.79. Franham has made large improvements since last year when he did not make it to the finals in the 100m at conference. Each of these athletes will  also be trying to score points in events as deep as the 400m and as off-the-track as long jump. Strength to double and come back, as well as experience in high-pressure races, will come into play in this event where medals will be decided by hundredths of a second.

 

Women’s 100m

The heavy favorite for this event is Kiara Porter of VCU who leads the conference by over half a second with a time of 11.38. This time ranks her 6^th in the NCAA. Porter is coming off an incredible Indoor season where she took home Atlantic 10 Championship gold medals in the 60m, 200m and 400m,  as well as qualifying for NCAA Nationals in the 400m. The next fastest times belong to Maya Pedersen (Dayton) with an 11.84 and Jennifer Christian (Rhode Island) with an 11.95. Last year’s runner-up at this meet was Hannah Janeczak (Rhode Island) but she currently sits in 10^th with a time of 12.25.

 

Men’s 200m

Rhode Island continues to hold a strong presence in the sprinting events, holding the 1^st and 3^rd spots with Jalen Young in 21.31 and Kebba Nasso in 21.44 The 2^nd position belongs to Adrian Vaughn (George Mason) in 21.38. Both Nasso’s and Vaughn’s times were run indoor.  Four men return from last year’s 200m final: a trio of Rhodies in Young, Tyler Oliveria, and Anthony Davidson, as well as a sophomore from Saint Joseph’s, Alec Peabody. Peabody anchored his 4x200m team at the Penn Relays last weekend to the IC4A Championship heat.

 

Women’s 200m

Last year’s winner returns as this year’s fastest time entering the meet, Kiara Porter (VCU). She is yet to run an open 200m this Outdoor season but her Indoor time of 23.70 is good enough to earn her the top seed. Porter is followed closely in the seeding by Maya Pedersen (Dayton) in 24.17 and Jessica Ewing (VCU) in 24.48. Ewing ran that mark Indoors but has ran only 25.45 on a full-size track. Team tactics could play into whether VCU enters Porter and Ewing in each of the sprinting events, as they are both capable of earning points from 100m to 400m as well as relays. Sophomore Mary Allen (Richmond) won a silver medal in this event last year but currently sits at 16^th with a time of 25.03, an Indoors time that she has yet to better Outdoors.

 

Men’s 400m

The reigning Indoor IC4A Champion Kebba Nasso (Rhode Island) sits atop the conference with his IC4A winning time of 46.65. His current best this Outdoor season is 47.51. Teammate Jalen Young (Rhode Island) holds 2^nd in the conference with his time of 47.44, which is the conference’s fastest current Outdoor time. George Empty (George Mason) rounds out the top three with his time of 47.55. Six men enter the meet with marks under 48 and 13 have gone under 49. The addition of George Mason and VCU has made this event incredibly competitive. I am personally pumped to watch it.

 

Women’s 400m

Kiara Porter (VCU) continues her dominance in the sprinting events, having run 52.50 Indoors to hold the conference’s top seed. Porter won this event last year as s sophomore with a time of 53.61, a full second faster than the next competitor. She has run 52.92 so far this season. The next two seeds belong to a duo from George Mason in Daianna Barron and Dominique Graham, who have run 54.06 and 54.65, respectively.

 

12 days until conference! I’m going to begin writing event-by-event previews using results and history. Please send me any info that you think I may be missing out by using only these outlets that I have available.

Apostle Guilty of EPO Doping

The apostle who reached the tomb before Peter is under investigation after receiving a positive A sample from the USADA yesterday. Pending a confirmed B sample, the apostle could face a ban from all USATF sanctioned races of at least 2 years.

“There is a lot of pressure to differentiate yourself from the other 11 apostles,” he told the New York Times. “I put my trust in the wrong person. Judas.”

Various publishers have already stated that if a B sample is confirmed they will redact all 2.5+ billion sold copies of the Bible and place an asterisk at the end of the line that credits this apostle with reaching Jesus’ tomb first.

“The USADA was very saddened to hear results of the test,” stated USADA CEO Travis Tygart. “This young man was a role model for many younger runners/apostles. To disgrace him with this penalty is terrible for our sport but in the end we are helping to preserve the integrity of our sport for years to come.”

Atlantic 10 Weekend Preview

Holy Cross Invitational

UMass Amherst

Rhode Island

 

Mt. Sac Relays

Saint Louis

Richmond

 

Kansas Relays

Saint Louis

 

Jesse Owens Invitational

Dayton

 

Morgan State Legacy Meet

Duquesne

VCU

 

Larry Ellis Invitational

Fordham

La Salle

Saint Joseph’s

 

Kentucky Relays

VCU

 

Stony Brooke Invitational

Fordham

 

Michael Johnson Invitational

George Mason

 

Owls Alumni Invitational

La Salle

 

UConn Classic

Rhode Island

 

Yale Invitational

Rhode Island

 

James Madison Invitational

Richmond

 

Widener Invitational

Saint Joseph’s

La Salle

Atlantic 10 Weekend in Review (4/11-4/13)

Performers of the Week

Men: Jim Spisak (Duquesne)
Brandon Ruffin (VCU)
Women: Kiara Porter (VCU)

Spisak now owns the Duquesne school record and Bucknell Facility record after a stellar performance in 10,000m with a 1st place time of 29:02.09 at the Bison Outdoor Classic. That time currently places him 3rd in the NCAA East Region and 19th in the NCAA.

Ruffin broke his school’s 19 year record in the Shot Put with an impressive toss of 57′ 8.5″ which ranks him 31st in the NCAA East Region. He also finished 6th in the the Discus with a throw of 151′ 9″ at the Mason Spring Invitational.

Porter now holds every VCU spring record (Indoor and Outdoor) by running 11.38 in the 100m this past weekend at the Mason Spring Invitational. That time ranks her 13th in the NCAA.

Rookie Performers of the Week
Men: Chris Sanders (La Salle)
Women: Lindsay Folsom (Rhode Island)

Sanders posted a PR in the 800m this past weekend at the Mason Spring Invitational with a blazing 1:51.06, a time which puts him in 1st in the A10.

Folsom won the Pole Vault at the Brown Invitational with a height of 10′ 11.75″. Her mark ranks her 6th All-Time in Rhode Island University history and ties for 8th in the A10.

Atlantic 10 Top 10 Individuals
*denotes a mark set this past weekend

Men’s 100m
1. Shakeil Cart (Duquesne) – 10.86 4/04
*2. Alec Peabody (Saint Joseph’s) – 10.89 4/12
*3. Anthony Davidson (Rhode Island) – 11.00 4/12
4. Joshua Arons (UMass Amherst) – 11.04 4/05
*5. Ayodeji Raymond (George Mason) – 11.06
5. DaQuan Smalls (George Mason) – 11.06 3/28
7. Mike DiMambro (Rhode Island) – 11.07 4/03
8. Byron Sintim (George Mason) – 11.13 3/28
*9. Patrick Farnham (UMass Amherst) – 11.15 4/12
10. David Fajoyomi (Fordham) – 11.19 4/03

Women’s 100m
*1. Kiara Porter (VCU) – 11.38 4/12
*2. Jennifer Christian (Rhode Islan) – 11.95 4/12
3. Aneesha Scott (George Mason) – 12.04 3/28
*4. Brianna Robitaille (Rhode Island) – 12.10 4/12
*5. Jessica Ewing (VCU) – 12.15 4/12
6. Shavon Briscoe (George Mason) – 12.18 3/22
*7. Qualitra Brown (VCU) – 12.20 4/12
*8. Hannah Janeczak (Rhode Island) – 12.25 4/12
*9. Verna Hillaire-Lee (VCU) – 12.37 4/12
10. Janel Francis (Richmond) – 12.39 3/28

Men’s 200m
*1. Anthony Davidson (Rhode Island) – 21.45 4/12
2. Alec Peabody (Saint Joseph’s) – 21.59 4/03
*3. Bernard Freeman (George Mason) – 21.66 4/12
*4. Jalen Young (Rhode Island) – 21.69 4/12
*5. DaQuan Smalls (George Mason) – 21.83 4/12
*6. George Moore (VCU) – 21.93 4/12
*7. Tyler Oliveira (Rhode Island) – 21.98 4/12
*8. SHakeil Carter (Duquesne) – 21.18 4/12
*9. Teddy Murphy (George Mason) – 22.19 4/12
10. Robert Banks (Saint Joseph’s) – 22.27 4/03

Women’s 200m
*1. Taylor Wheaton (George Mason) – 24.62 4/12
2. Shavnon Briscoe (George Mason) – 24.87 3/22
*3. Jasmine Robinson (George Mason) – 24.89 4/12
*4. Qualitra Brown (VCU) – 24.94 4/12
*5. Daianna Barron (George Mason) – 24.95 4/12
6. Janel Francis (Richmond) – 24.96 3/21
7. Dominique Graham (George Mason) – 25.02 3/22
8. Aneesha Scott (George Mason) – 25.03 3/28
9. Courtney Foster (Saint Joseph’s) 25.13 4/03
10. Maya Pedersen (Dayton) – 25.21 4/03

Men’s 400m
*1. Jalen Young (Rhode Island) – 47.44 4/12
2. Kebba Nasso (Rhode Island) – 47.51 4/03
*3. George Empty (George Mason) – 47.55 4/12
*4. Adrian Vaughn (George Mason) – 47.73 4/12
5. Anthony Davidson (Rhode Island) – 47.94 4/03
*6. Zamier Johnson (George Mason) – 47.99 4/12
7. George Moore (VCU) – 48.03 4/03
*8. Jordan May (George Mason) – 48.51 4/12
*9. Bernard Freeman (George Mason) – 48.82 4/12
*10. Taylor Sykes (George Mason) – 48.91 4/12

Women’s 400m
1. Kiara Porter (VCU) – 52.92 4/03
2. Dalanna Barron (George Mason) – 54.61 4/03
*3. Maya Pederson (Dayton) – 54.76 4/12
4. Mariah Claudio (Rhode Island) – 55.94 4/05
5. Titi Fagade (Fordham) – 55.99 3/28
*6. Caela Williams (George Mason) – 56.10 4/12
*7. Abby O’Connell (Duquesne) – 56.27 4/12
*8. Allison Walter (Saint Louis) – 56.35 4/11
9. Imoni Anderson (VCU) – 56.99 3/28
9. Jessica Ewing (VCU) – 56.99 3/22

Men’s 800m
*1. Chris Sanders (La Salle) – 1:51.06 4/12
*2. Criag Morgan (George Mason) – 1:51.42 4/12
3. Matt McGarvey (Saint Joseph’s) – 1:52.02 4/03
*4. Khalid Khamis (VCU) – 1:52.17 4/12
5. Steve Butenewicz (Saint Joseph’s) – 1:52.18 4/03
*6. Lester Taylor (Fordham) – 1:52.62 4/12
*7. Mike MacLean (Rhode Island) – 1:52.69 4/12
*8. Kevin Day (La Salle) – 1:52.72 4/12
*9. Austin Savage (George Mason) – 1:52.89 4/12
*10. Chris Trimble (La Salle) – 1:54.29 4/12

Women’s 800m
*1. Titi Fagade (Fordham) – 2:09.19 4/12
2. Elise Farris (Duquesne) – 2:09.80 4/03
3. Cayleigh Solano (La Salle) – 2:12.08 4/03
*4. Tori Pisco (La Salle) – 2:12.76 4/12
*5. Melissa Higgins (Fordham) – 2:13.30 4/12
6. Heather MacLean (UMass Amherst) – 2:14.45 3/28
*7. Brianna Krumholz (VCU) – 2:14.67 4/12
*8. Hannah Gilliam (Duquesne) – 2:14.80 4/12
*9. Heather Selheimer (George Mason) – 2:15.19 4/12
*10. Frances Brillante (Rhode Island) – 2:15.22 4/12

Men’s 1500m
*1. Aaron Leskow (Saint Joseph’s) – 3:45.81 4/12
*2. Nick Ross (La Salle) – 3:47.64 4/12
*3. Rico Galassi (Duquesne) – 3:48.96 4/12
*4. Quinn Davis (Saint Joseph’s) – 3:50.30 4/12
*5. Tom O’Kane (Saint Joseph’s) – 3:50.93 4/12
*6. Vince Perozze (La Salle) – 3:51.97 4/12
*7. William McReynolds (George Mason) – 3:52.44 4/12
*8. Ben Groleau (UMass Amherst) – 3:52.50 4/12
*9. Logan Mohn (Saint Joseph’s) – 3:53.50 4/12
10. Zach Sullivan (La Salle) – 3:53.66 4/04

Women’s 1500m
1. Hailey Pisarcik (Duquesne) – 4:26.64 4/03
*2. Margo Richardson (Saint Louis) – 4:28.52 4/11
3. Amber Valmont (Duquesne) – 4:31.14 4/03
4. Nicole Cargill (Dayton) – 4:32.86 4/03
5. Elizabeth Barrett (Saint Joseph’s) – 4:35.00 4/03
6. Taylor Hackett (La Salle) – 4:36.60 4/03
*7. Rachel Hillard (UMass Amherst) – 4:37.06 4/12
8. Katie Ollier (Dayton) – 4:37.93 4/03
*9. Mara Lieberman (Fordham) – 4:40.31 4/12
10. Frances Brillante (Rhode Island) – 4:40.90 3/28

Men’s 5000m
1. Rico Galassi (Duquesne) – 14:15.29 4/03
2. Aaron Leskow (Saint Joseph’s) – 14:15.53 4/03
3. Alfredo Santana (La Salle) – 14:21.93 4/04
4. Vince Perozze (La Salle) – 14:24.38 4/04
5. Michael Scolarici (Saint Louis) – 14:34.20 4/04
6. Chuck Lockwood (Duquesne) – 14:43.70 4/03
7. Jonathan Annelli (Fordham) – 14:47.72 4/03
8. Neal Fitzpatrick (Saint Louis) – 14:47.78 3/28
9. Hiob Gebisso (Saint Louis) – 14:48.05 3/28
10. Jimmy Daniels (Saint Joseph’s) – 14:49.81 4/03

Women’s 5000m
1. Margo Richardson (Saint Louis) – 16:20.27 4/04
2. Anisa Arsenault (Fordham) – 16:59.36 4/03
*3. Jennu Delsignore (Duquesne) – 17:03.08 4/12
*4. Katie Ollier (Dayton) – 17:10.28 3/28
*5. Kill Prentice (Richmond) – 17:20.98 4/12
6. Lizzie Gleason (Dayton) – 17:47.19 4/03
7. Lauren Fyalka (Saint Louis) – 17:48.52 3/28
8. Maureen O’Donnell (Saint Joseph’s) – 17:53.83 4/03
9. Brianne Roche (Richmond) – 17:54.30 4/03
10. Molly Parsons (Richmond) – 17:56.67 3/28

Men’s 10,000m
*1. Jim Spisak (Duquesne) – 29:02.09 4/12
*2. Alfredo Santana (La Salle) – 29:50.67 4/12
3. Demetri Goutos (La Salle) – 29:54.70 4/04
*4. Chuck Lockwood (Duquesne) – 30:01.71 4/12
*5. Nico Greco (La Salle) – 30:21.63 4/12
6. Michael Conway (George Mason) – 30:24.03 4/03
7. Ryan Lee (Richmond) – 30:49.43 4/03
8. Pat Donnelly (Saint Joseph’s) – 30:05.00 4/04
*9. Nathan Rubellke (Saint Louis) – 31:57.68 4/11
*10. Jack Hostsettler (Saint Louis) – 31:58.22

Women’s 10,000m
1. Meghan McGlinchey (La Salle) – 33:15.95 4/04
2. Bethany Sachtleben (George Mason) – 34:31.99 4/04
3. Jessica Hoefert (Saint Louis) – 34:52.73 4/04
*4. Anisa Arsenault (Fordham) – 34:54.13 4/12
5. Annika Gomell (Saint Louis) – 35:05.44 4/04
6. Isabel Liebfreid (Saint Louis) – 35:58.66 4/04
*7. Molly Mickle (La Salle) – 37:45.54 4/12
8. Erin Giampietro (Saint Joseph’s) – 38:19.39 4/03
9. Sarah Glockenmeier (Fordham) – 39:03.90 4/03
10. Sarah Reynolds (Dayton) – 39:04.90 3/28

Men’s 110m Hurdle
1. Anthony Williams (George Mason) – 14.06 4/12
2. Stephen Bigelow (UMass Amherst) – 14.46 4/12
3. Teddy Murphy (George Mason) – 14.81 3/28
4. Kyle Martin (VCU) – 14.84 4/03
5. Chase Turner (VCU) – 14.96 4/03
6. Zachary Grube (UMass Amherst) – 15.24 4/05
7. Mike DiMambro (Rhode Island) – 15.43 4/03
8. Kyle Trinch (Duquesne) – 15.50 4/04
9. Chistopher Smith (VCU) – 15.65 3/22
*10. Zachary Blum (UMass Amherst) – 16.02 4/12

Women’s 100m Hurdle
1. Shavon Brisco (George Mason) – 13.65 3/28
2. Emily Renna (Rhode Island) – 14.07 4/05
3. Taylor Wheaton (George Mason) – 14.08 3/22
4. Kita Alvares (Saint Louis) – 14.42 3/26
5. Alexis Stroman (VCU) – 14.55 4/03
*6. Anna Simone (Duquesne) – 14.59 4/12
*7. Chantel Richardson (George Mason) – 14.61 4/12
*8. Kelsey Mckenna (Richmond) – 14.68 4/12
*9. Jasmine Robinson (George Mason) – 14.69 4/12
10. De’Nisha Smith (VCU) – 14.69 3/22

Men’s 400m Hurdle
1. George Empty (George Mason) – 52.06 3/28
2. Sean Collins (Fordham) – 52.74 4/03
*3. Luke Hbbeler (Saint Louis) – 53.64 4/11
*4. Angel Coburn (George Mason) – 54.21 4/12
*5. Derek Henry (Saint Joseph’s) – 54.44 4/12
*6. Torey Doaty (Saint Joseph’s) – 54.45 4/12
7. Peter Farlow (UMass Amherst) – 54.56 4/05
*8. Kyle Trinch (Duquesne) – 54.94 4/12
9. Jordan May (George Mason) – 55.60 3/28
*10. Zachary Grube (UMass Amherst) – 55/80 4/12

Women’s 400m Hurdle
*1. Kita Alvares (Saint Louis) – 59.57 4/11
2. Taylor Wheaton (George Mason) – 1:00.26 3/28
*3. Shavon Briscoe (George Mason) – 1:00.99 4/12
*4. De’Nisha Smith (VCU) – 1:01.37 3/28
*5. Kristen Stuart (Fordham) – 1:01.94 4/12
6. Jazmine Wright (VCU) – 1:02.85 4/03
7. Amber Young (Richmond) – 1:03.22 3/28
*8. Kiya Day (George Mason) – 1:04.82 4/12
*9. Paige Yaeger (Dayton) – 1:05.79 4/12
*10. Micaela McPadden (Rhode Island) – 1:05.90 4/12

Men’s 3000m Steeplechase
1. Jonathan Annelli (Fordham) – 9:14.32 3/28
*2. Evan Gomez (Duquesne) – 9:22.01 4/12
3. David Ozarowki (La Salle) – 9:25.27 4/03
4. Dino Andrade (Duquesne) – 9:30.39 3/28
5. James Murphy (La Salle) – 9:30.54 4/03
6. Quinn Davis (Saint Joseph’s) – 9:31.58 4/03
*7. John Mantia (UMass Amherst) – 9:36.49 4/12
*8. Paolo Tavares (UMass Amherst) – 9:38.12 4/12
9. Luke Schott (Duquesne) – 9:46.26 4/03
10. Ben Pershall (La Salle) – 9:51.39

Women’s 3000m Steeplechase
*1. Valerie Palermo (Duquesne) – 10:34.40 4/12
*2. Amber Valmont (Duquesne) – 10.34.46 4/12
3. Nicole Cargill (Dayton) – 10:36.95 3/28
4. Lizzie Gleason (Dayton) – 10:47.04 3/28
5. Olivia Albers (Dayton) – 10:59.23 3/28
6. Brianna Tevnan (Fordham) – 11:00.89 3/28
7. Danica Snyder (Duquesne) – 11:03.16 4/03
8. Liz Schinski (Richmond) – 11:05.16 4/03
*9. Erin James (Saint Joseph’s) – 11:08.79 4/12
10. Jennifer Nakmura (George Mason) – 11:13.11 3/28

Men’s 4x100m
*1. Rhode Island – 41.68 4/12
2. Saint Joseph’s – 41.75 4/03
3. George Mason – 41.78 3/22
4. VCU – 41.99 3/22
*5. UMass Amherst – 42.52 4/12
*6. Duquesne – 42.64 4/13
*7. La Salle – 42.88 4/12
*8. Saint Louis – 43.93 4/11

Women’s 4x100m
1. George Mason – 45.56 4/03
2. VCU – 45.60 4/03
*3. Rhode Island – 46.61 4/12
*4. Richmond – 47.03 4/12
5. Dayton – 47.76 4/12
*6. UMass Amherst – 48.45 4/12
*7. Saint Lous – 48.78 4/11
*8. Saint Joseph’s – 49.08 4/12

Men’s 4x400m
1. George Mason – 3:09.51 4/03
2. VCU – 3:16.69 3/22
3. Saint Joseph’s – 3:19.19 4/03
*4. Rhode Island – 3:19.19 4/12
*5. UMass Amherst – 3:20.01 4/12
*6. Duquesne – 3:20.89 4/12
*7. Saint Louis – 3:21.61 4/11
8. Fordham – 3:26.96 4/03
9. La Salle – 3:28.34 3/22

Women’s 4x400m
1. George Mason – 3:36.88 4/03
2. VCU – 3:43.27 4/03
3. Saint Louis – 3:45.76 3/27
4. Saint Joseph’s – 3:48.34 4/03
*5. Duquesne – 3:50.03 4/12
*6. Dayton – 3:50.53 4/12
*7. Rhode Island – 3:52.77 4/12
*8. Richmond – 3:52.89 4/12
9. Fordham – 3:56.19 3/28
*10. UMass Amherst – 3:59.94 4/12

Men’s 4x800m
1. Saint Joseph’s – 7:37.91 4/03
2. Rhode Island – 7:39.88
3. George Mason – 7:45.06 4/03
4. Duquesne – 7:45.57 4/03
5. Fordham – 7:52.96 4/03
6. La Salle – 7:54.10 4/03
7. Saint Louis – 8:08.00 3/26

Women’s 4x800m
1. Fordham – 8:58.12 4/03
2. Duquesne – 9:10.79 4/03
3. La Salle – 9:19.13 4/03
4. Dayton – 9:22.46 3/28
5. George Mason – 9:23.75 4/03
6. Saint Joseph’s – 9:33.34

Men’s High Jump
1. David Fajoyomi (Fordham) – 6’ 11.75” 4/12
*2. Michael Reader (Saint Louis) – 6’ 7” 4/11
3. Trent Baltzell (Rhode Island) – 6’ 6.75” 4/03
4. Mike DiMambro (Rhode Island) – 6’ 4.25” 4/03
*5. Jack Kahrs (Rhode Island) – 6’ 3.25” 4/12
6. John Pangborn (Rhode Island) – 6’ 3.25” 4/03
*7. Evan Morton (VCU) – 6’ 2.25” 4/12
*7. Xavier Waller (VCU) – 6’ 2.25” 4/12
9. Ryan Rei (Rhode Island) – 6’2″ 3/29
9. Christopher Smith (VCU) – 6’2″ 3/28

Women’s High Jump
1. Naya Owusu (Saint Louis) – 5’8.75″ 3/26
*2. Sherie Key (Duquesne) – 5’ 8.5” 4/12
*3. Janel Conley (Rhode Island) – 5’ 7” 4/12
*3. Dominique Graham (George Mason) – 5’7” 4/12
*5. Juliana Lawniczak (Dayton) – 5’ 5.75” 4/12
*5. Rebecca Maj (Dayton) – 5’ 5.75” 4/12
*7. Katharine Osborne (UMass Amherst) – 5’ 5.25” 4/12
8. Katy Garcia (Dayton) – 5’5″ 3/28
8. Christina Solomon (VCU) – 5’ 5” 3/22
10. Louise Prevoteau (Duquesne) – 5’ 4.25” 4/04

Men’s Pole Vault
*1. James Strawderman (Rhode Island) – 16’ 2.75” 4/12
*1. Wes Sun (George Mason) – 16’ 2.75” 4/03
*3. Jordan Burandt (Rhode Island) – 15’ 3” 4/12
*4. Logan Besougloff (George Mason) – 14’ 9” 4/12
5. Robert Yu (George Mason) – 14’7.25″ 3/28
*6. Kenzell Crawford (George Mason) – 13’ 9.25” 4/12
6. Mike DiMambro (Rhode Island) – 13’ 9.25” 4/03
8. Trent Baltzell (Rhode Island) – 13’ 1.5” 4/03
*8. Trip Chewning (George Mason) – 13’ 1.5” 4/12
8. Gregory Copeland (Umass Amherst) – 13’ 1.5” 4/05

Women’s Pole Vault
1. Mandissa Marshall (George Mason) – 13’11.25″ 3/28
*2. Hanna Krizanic (Dayton) – 12’ 6.25” 4/12
3. Ashley De Mange (Dayton) – 12’ 3.5” 4/03
4. Kaylan Pickford (Rhode Island) – 12’0.5″ 3/28
5. Lindsay Horton (George Mason) – 11’ 8” 4/03
5. Mehann Kaiser (George Mason) – 11’ 8” 4/03
7. Sarah Gaskell (Dayton) – 11’ 3.75” 4/03
8. Sarah Bierly (UMass Amherst) – 10’ 11.75” 4/05
*8. Lindsey Folsom (Rhode Island) – 10’ 11.75” 4/12
*8. Amber Sekoll (Rhode Island) – 10’ 11.75” 4/12

Men’s Long Jump
1. Byron Sintim (George Mason) – 23’ 8.25” 3/22
2. Mike DiMambro (Rhode Island) – 22’ 1.75” 4/03
2. Alec Peabody (Saint Joseph’s) – 22’ 1.75” 4/03
4. Ian Welch (Duquesne) – 22’ 1” 4/04
5. Andrew Shipp (VCU) – 21’11.75″ 3/28
6. Jared Horne (Duquesne) – 21’ 9.5” 4/04
7. Jacob Moran (Rhode Island) – 21’2″ 3/29
8. Trent Baltzell (Rhode Island) – 21’ 0.75” 4/03
*9. Delon Arneaud (UMass Amherst) – 20’ 9” 4/12
*9. Ryan Rei (Rhode Island) – 20’ 9” 4/12

Women’s Long Jump
1. Courtney Kromko (UMass Amherst) – 18’ 10.75” 4/05
2. Janel Francis (Richmond) – 18’9″ 3/28
*3. Shanice Johnson (La Salle) – 18’ 7.75” 4/12
4. Sarah Fulgham (VCU) – 18’6” 3/22
*5. De’Nisha Smith (VCU) – 18’ 5” 4/12
6. Ashley Palmer (UMass Amherst) – 18’ 2.5″ 4/05
7. Rebecca Stoyle (UMass Amherst) – 18’1.5″ 3/28
8. Carina Peter (VCU) – 17’ 11.75” 3/22
*9. Louis Prevoteau (Duquesne) – 17’ 11.5” 4/12
10. Janel Conley (Rhode Island) – 17’10.75″ 3/28

Men’s Triple Jump
1. Jimi Tele (George Mason) – 48’ 8.75” 4/03
*2. Racheed Davis (VCU) – 45’ 7” 4/12
*3. Ian Welch (Duquesne) – 45’ 3.5” 4/12
4. Andrew Shipp (VCU) – 43’5.25″ 3/28
*5. Dana Paglluca (UMass Amherst) – 43’ 2.25” 4/12
*6. Prince Yakubu (Saint Joseph’s) – 41’ 6” 4/12
*7. Sean King (Duquesne) – 40’ 9” 4/12
8. Ryan Rei (Rhode Island) – 40’ 2” 4/05

Women’s Triple Jump
1. Rebecca Stoyle (UMass Amherst) – 40’11″ 3/28
2. Nhuatrey Brown (George Mason) – 40’1.25″ 3/28
3. Coutrney Kromko (UMass Amherst) – 38′.075″ 3/28
3. Maddi Schmidt (Dayton) – 38’ 0.75” 4/03
5. Gabby Becattini (Saint Joseph’s) – 37’ 11.25” 4/03
6. Chaise Cook-Martin (George Mason) – 37’ 4.5” 4/03
*7. Kim Ezeama (Rhode Island) – 37’ 3.25” 4/12
8. Junel Mosely (George Mason) – 37’ 1.75” 3/22
8. Carina Peter (VCU) – 37’1.75″ 3/28
10. Jennifer Czerapowicz (Rhode Island) – 36’ 10.5” 4/05
*10. Lauren Avery (UMass Amherst) – 36’ 9” 4/05

Men’s Shot Put
*1. Brandon Ruffin (VCU) – 57’ 8.5” 4/12
2. Ryan Coles (VCU) – 54’ 7.25” 4/03
3. Austin Ruiz (Fordham) – 49’ 7.75” 4.03
4. Carl Whitman (Rhode Island) – 47’11″ 3/29
*5. Trent Baltzell (Rhode Island) – 46’ 4” 4/12
*6. Todd Johnson (Saint Louis) – 45’ 9” 4/11
7. Joe Phillips-Manson (VCU) – 45’ 5.25” 4/03
8. Brett Davies (UMass Amherst) – 44’ 4.25” 4/05
9. Tim Blanco (Saint Louis) – 44’3.5″ 3/28
*10. Robert Tosie (Saint Louis) – 43’ 0.5” 4/11

Women’s Shot Put
1. Jaleesa Williams (VCU) – 46’ 6.25” 4/03
*2. Ashley Adams (Duquesne) – 45’ 0.5 4/12
*3. Miranda Nelson (Dayton) – 43’ 0.25” 4/12
*4. Hannah Kuenzel (Saint Louis) – 42’ 11.75” 4/11
*5. Kelsey Crawford (UMass Amherst) – 42’ 6.75” 4/12
6. Briana Ratchford (VCU) – 42’6.25″ 3/28
*7. Katja Neves (Rhode Island) – 41’ 2.25” 4/12
8. Genevieve Rybicki (Rhode Island) – 40’10.5″ 3/28
9. Chelsea Zahn (Duquesne) – 40’ 4.75” 3/28
10. Kelly McCabe (Rhode Island) – 40’4″ 3/28

Men’s Discus
1. Ryan Coles (VCU) – 168’ 7” 4/03
2. Brandon Ruffin (VCU) – 161’1″ 3/28
*3. Trent Baltzell (Rhode Island) – 148’ 5” 4/12
4. Kirk Nguyen (George Mason) – 138’ 11” 3/22
5. Ben Melton (VCU) – 138’ 8” 3/22
6. Robert Tosie (Saint Louis) – 137’7″ 3/28
7. Brett Davies (UMass Amherst) – 135’ 9” 4/05
8. Austin Ruiz (Fordham) – 135’ 8” 3/22
*9. Todd Johnson (Saint Louis) – 129’ 0” 4/04
10. Ryan Williams (George Mason) – 128’8″ 3/28

Women’s Discus
1. Jaleesa Williams (VCU) – 169’ 6” 4/03
2. Michelle Wallerstedt (George Mason) – 164’ 2” 4/03
3. Ashley Adams (Duquesne) – 154’ 10” 3/22
4. Chelsea Zahn (Duquesne) – 142’ 1” 3/22
5. Genevieve Rybicki (Rhode Island) – 140’ 3” 4/05
*6. Hannah Kuenzel (Saint Louis) – 136’ 6” 4/11
*7. Kaylee DeVincent (UMass Amherst) – 132’ 5” 4/12
*8. Katja Neves (Rhode Island) – 126’ 9” 4/12
9. Emily Muniz (George Mason) – 121’ 6” 4/03
*10. Alexa Fearing (UMass Amherst) – 117’ 10”

Men’s Hammer
1. Mahlik Handley (Rhode Island) – 181’ 9″ 3/29
2. Jason Wellington (George Mason) – 167’ 8”
3. Alex Briggs (Rhode Island) – 164’ 4″ 3/29
4. Ryan Coles (VCU) – 162’ 10″ 3/28
*5. Brandon Amo (Rhode Island) – 161’ 2” 3/12
6. Brandon Ruffin (VCU) – 158’ 5” 3/22
7. Kirk Nguyen (George Mason) – 153′ 11″ 3/28
8. Todd Johnson (Saint Louis) – 145′ 11″ 3/28
*9. Tim Blanco (Saint Louis) – 131’ 10” 4/11
10. Patrick McGuire (Fordham) – 127’ 0” 3/22

Women’s Hammer
1. Grace Janes (Rhode Island) – 169’ 5” 3/22
2. Aly Weeman (Dayton) – 168’ 6″ 3/28
*3. Genevieve Rybicki (Rhode Island) – 167’ 1”
4. Aysha Moreino (Rhode Island) – 163’ 9” 3/22
5. Jaleesa Williams (VCU) – 161’ 1″ 3/28
*6. Hannah Kuenzel (Saint Louis) – 152’ 1” 4/11
7. Meredith Oare (George Mason) – 151’10” 3/28
8. Miranda Nelson (Dayton) – 151′ 9″ 3/28
*9. Sara Wagner (UMass Amherst) – 145’ 10” 4/12
*10. Haley Hale (George Mason) – 140’ 8” 4/12

Men’s Javelin
1. Nick Danner (Rhode Island) – 218’ 11” 4/05
2. Trent Baltzewll (Rhode Island) – 190’ 3” 4/03
3. Alex Gladysiewki (Duquesne) – 189’ 7” 4/04
4. Mike DiMambro (Rhode Island) – 176’ 4” 4/03
5. John Pangborn (Rhode Island) – 174’ 2” 4/03
6. Jacob Moran (Rhode Island) – 174’ 0” 4/03
7. Michael Santeramo (La Salle) – 172’ 2” 3/22
*8. Kevin Yacker (Duquesne) – 171’ 0” 4/12
9. Kyle St. Jean (Rhode Island) – 165’5″ 3/29
10. Nicholas Regan (Fordham) – 157’ 4” 3/22

Women’s Javelin
*1. Kelly McCabe (Rhode Island) – 142’ 9” 4/12
*2. Briana Ratchford (VCU) – 138’ 7” 4/12
*3. Kelsey Crawford (UMass Amherst) – 127’ 5” 4/12
*4. Julia Franzosa (Duquesne) – 127’ 3” 4/12
5. Amanda Denger (George Mason) – 126’2″ 3/28
6. Emma Robinson (UMass Amherst) – 124’ 5” 4/05
7. Nicole Delesdernier (Saint Louis) – 1221’ 3” 3/21
*8. Emily Louis (UMass Amherst) – 117’ 3” 4/12
9. Alyse Depaola (Duquesne) – 113’ 11” 4/04
10. Emily Muniz (George Mason) – 112’ 7” 3/22

Men’s Decathlon
1. Trent Beltzell (Rhode Island) – 7002 4/04
2. Mike DiMambro (Rhode Island) – 6798 4/04
3. John Pangborn (Rhode Island) – 5999 4/04
4. Jacob Moran (Rhode Island) – 4885 4/04

Women’s Pentathlon
*1. Katy Garcia (Dayton) – 4440 4/12
*2. Rebecca Maj (Dayton) – 4268 4/12
*3. Adria Butler (Dayton) – 3050 4/12

This Day in History – April 15th

2013 – Two bombs explode at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing 3 and injuring 264.

 

Images of the suspects were released on April 18th. A fire fight ensured after one of the suspects was located. Chechen Tamerian Tsarnev was shot and pronounced dead on the scene after he had killed an MIT police officer and severely injured an MBTA police officer.

 

A manhunt on April 19th which included thousands of law enforcement officers combing a 20-block area of Watertown, Mass. led to the arrest of brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.

 

This simple-minded and hate-filled act of terrorism was a resounding failure for one simple reason: we are not a country that can be bullied into submission.

 

You can say what you want about this country and our leisure or vices; that fortunate abundance of resources or lack of disease or a greedy and selfish capitalistic economy have led to our status of 1st World Country. But do not leave out the one factor that absolutely shined through this terrible ordeal in Boston: our strong resilience.

 

You attacked one of the largest competitions in America to dishearten us? The Boston Globe reported that it expects over ONE MILLION people to line the marathon route and cheer competitors on. That number is twice what a typical year gets. Donations have poured in from all across the country to aid victims and their families. As of September, 2013 the One Fund Boston program has received more than $69.8 million

 

Not only did you bring your disillusioned “impactful” attack to the wrong country, but you also attacked the wrong group of people. Runners do not respond to pain and fear like most people. When the deep ache of oxygen debt begins to catch hold of us or the finish line feels infinitely far away we take one deep breath and say, “This hurts pretty bad. I should probably keep going.” Some of the marathon finishers who had just run 26.2 miles continued running… right to the nearest hospital to donate blood. The 2014 Boston Marathon currently has over 36,000 registered participants, the second highest number that its ever had. Thousands of others were unfortunately turned away because the sheer size of the race would be too much to handle.

 

We live in a time when terrorism has turned into an unfortunate form of communication. No one blinks an eye when you read about how one group voices their displeasure to another group through senseless acts of violence. This violence becomes cyclical and endless. We are above this in America, however. Do not bring that hateful garbage in here. You will not bring us down and we will become a stronger community because of it.

 

Please remember Krysti Marie Campbell, Lu Lingzi, Martin William, and officier Sean A. Collier who lost their lives during the bombing and fire fight that followed.

This Day in History – April 14th

1979 – University of Maryland sophomore Renaldo Nehemiah breaks the 110m Hurdles World Record by running 13.16 at the Bruce Jenner Classic in San Jose. His career is highlighted by 3 NCAA gold medals, 8 World Records, and a brief 3-year career in the NFL playing wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers.

http://blackathlete.net/2005/10/renaldo-nehemiah-master-of-the-art-form/

Atlantic 10 Weekend Preview (4/11-4/13)

All Ohio Championship (Cincinnati)
Dayton

Metropolitan Championship (Manhattan)
Fordham

Mason Spring Invitational (George Mason)
George Mason
Richmond
La Salle
VCU

Billiken Invitational (Saint Louis)
Saint Louis

Bennie Benson Memorial (Robert Morrison)
Duquesne

Bison Outdoor Classic (Bucknell)
Duquesne
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s

Rider Invitational (Rider)
La Salle
Saint Joseph’s

Minuteman Invitational (UMass Amherst)
UMass Amherst
Rhode Island

Brown Invitational (Brown)
Rhode Island