The NCAA East Regional ended well for Villanova this evening as both Bogdana Mimic and defending NCAA champion Sheila Reid qualified for NCAA Nationals in the 5000 meters. Mimic ran in heat 1 and stayed at the front of the pack throughout, cognizant of the fact that the top 5 finishers in each heat qualified automatically for Nationals. Mimic came through to finish 5th, running 16:28.14 in a very economical fashion.
The defending NCAA champion in this event, Sheila Reid was part of a three-person breakaway that stretched out the field in heat 2. Emily Sisson led throughout the race, with Reid sticking to her heels until approximately 800 meters remaining. Her spot among the top 5 firmly secured, Reid did not contest Sisson's surge and coasted home safely in third place, in 16:13.47 (recall that Reid was 4th in her Regional qualifier last year).
Overall, an excellent final day of the regional. Villanova successfully qualified 4 of their 5 competitors today: Sam McEntee in the 1500, Shericka Ward in the 100 meter hurdles, and both Mimic and Reid at 5000 meters. Add those names to Sam Ellison, who qualified yesterday in the 800 meters, and Villanova will send 5 athletes to Des Moines in two weeks for a shot at national glory.
Women's 5000 Meters
Name Yr Affiliation Time Heat(Pl) 1. Emily Sisson SO Providence 15:53.62 Q 2 (1) 2. Kayleigh Tyerman JR Florida State 16:06.28 Q 2 (2) 3. Sheila Reid SR Villanova 16:13.47 Q 2 (3) 4. Chelsea Ley FR Virginia 16:15.11 Q 2 (4) 5. Abbey D'Agostino SO Dartmouth 16:15.35 Q 1 (1) 6. Corey Conner JR Maine 16:22.77 Q 1 (2) 7. Madeline Chambers SO Georgetown 16:23.12 Q 1 (3) 8. Charlotte Ff-O'Carroll JR Providence 16:23.81 Q 1 (4) 9. Lauren Penney JR Syracuse 16:24.96 Q 2 (5) 10. Jessica O'Connell SR W. Virginia 16:26.18 q 2 (6) 11. Kathleen Stevens FR Virginia 16:26.91 q 2 (7) 12. Bogdana Mimic JR Villanova 16:28.14 Q 1 (5) 13. Laura Carleton JR LSU 16:38.29 2 (8) 14. Sara Kroll FR Michigan St 16:38.47 1 (6) 15. Rosa Moriello SO Boston U. 16:38.59 2 (9) 16. Heidi Caldwell SO Brown 16:38.76 1 (7) 17. Chelsea Burns SR Colgate 16:39.83 1 (8) 18. Madeline Morgan JR Duke 16:40.11 1 (9) 19. Samantha Hamilton JR Youngstown St. 16:42.40 2 (10) 20. Allison Lasnicki FR Connecticut 16:43.37 1 (10) 21. Kimberly Ruck SR Clemson 16:43.70 2 (11) 22. Melissa Chapman SO Yale 16:43.86 1 (11) 23. Jemeli Sang SR USC Upstate 16:44.92 2 (12) 24. Andie Cozzarelli JR NC St. 16:45.66 1 (12) 25. Joanna Stevens FR Georgetown 16:47.58 1 (13) 26. Kirsten Kasper SO Georgetown 16:48.07 2 (13) 27. Sarah Rapp FR Va Tech 16:51.74 2 (14) 28. Annamarie Maag FR Georgetown 16:53.09 1 (14) 29. Lindsay Crevoiserat FR Connecticut 16:54.01 2 (15) 30. Hope Krause SR Boston Coll 16:54.46 1 (15) 31. Chelsea Sumney SO UNC-G 16:57.30 2 (16) 32. Chelsea Blanchard SR Indiana 16:59.52 2 (17) 33. Brittany Copeland JR E. Carolina 16:59.72 1 (16) 34. Sarah Hudak JR UAB 17:02.97 2 (18) 35. Lianne Farber SO UNC 17:03.48 1 (17) 36. Clare Buck JR Columbia 17:04.34 1 (18) 37. Natalie Anthony FR Clemson 17:04.46 1 (19) 38. Emily Jones JR Georgetown 17:04.94 1 (20) 39. Kristen Smith JR Vanderbilt 17:05.69 2 (19) 40. Dani Walker SO Lipscomb 17:10.99 1 (21) 41. Brenna Symoniak SO Syracuse 17:21.05 2 (20) 42. Shaina Sumney JR UNC-G 17:31.94 1 (22) 43. Brooklyne Ridder JR Penn State 17:51.62 1 (23) 44. Ashley Vincent SO Xavier (Ohio) 18:10.64 1 (24) DNF Allie Prendergast SR South Florida DNF Carlie Green SR Michigan St DNF Kristie Krueger JR Georgia DNF Ashley Schnell SR UNC-G
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