Chris FitzSimons Captures Big East 800 Meter Crown

Chris FitzSimons claimed his first conference title today at the Big East Indoor Championship, after runner-up status at the 2012 conference outdoor meet. FitzSimons was third at the bell, but was able to pass on the outside and hold off any challenger to win in 1:51.56.

Men's 800 Meter Final

  1 Christopher FitzSimons    JR VILLANOVA              1:51.56I  10            
  2 Robert Rhodes             FR CONNECTICUT            1:51.71I   8
  3 Ahmed Bile                FR GEORGETOWN             1:51.71I   6
  4 Monroe Kearns             SR RUTGERS                1:52.02I   5            
  5 Eric Gebeke               FR NOTRE DAME             1:52.03I   4            
  6 Kyle Winter               SR MARQUETTE              1:52.43I   3            
  7 Anton Rice                FR MARQUETTE              1:53.43I   2            
  8 Samuel Negley             JR PITTSBURGH             1:54.51I   1