Friday, February 17, 2012

Big East Heat Sheets -- Villanova Women



Event 2 Indoor Pentathlon: #1 Women 60 Meter Hurdles
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Saturday 2/18/2012 - 8:00 AM
Name Year School
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Section 1 Timed Finals
2 494 Rachel Etienne SR SOUTH FLORIDA
4 14 Dominique Best SO CINCINNATI
6 492 Lindsay Arnold SO SOUTH FLORIDA
8 510 Alex Ware SR SOUTH FLORIDA
Section 2 Timed Finals
2 24 Jasmine Cotten SR CINCINNATI
4 420 Kristen Bradley SO RUTGERS
6 290 Carly Loeffel FR NOTRE DAME
Section 3 Timed Finals
2 447 Emily Vargas SO RUTGERS
4 29 Kaitlyn Good SO CINCINNATI
6 341 Elizabeth Kline JR PITTSBURGH
8 180 Kim Cardeiro SO LOUISVILLE
Section 4 Timed Finals
2 356 Natalie Ryan JR PITTSBURGH
4 267 Maddie Buttinger SR NOTRE DAME
6 166 Autumn Touchstone SR GEORGETOWN
8 594 Katherine Petruzzelis FR VILLANOVA



Event 2 Indoor Pentathlon: #1 Women 60 Meter Hurdles
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Saturday 2/18/2012 - 8:00 AM
Name Year School
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Section 1 Timed Finals
2 494 Rachel Etienne SR SOUTH FLORIDA
4 14 Dominique Best SO CINCINNATI
6 492 Lindsay Arnold SO SOUTH FLORIDA
8 510 Alex Ware SR SOUTH FLORIDA
Section 2 Timed Finals
2 24 Jasmine Cotten SR CINCINNATI
4 420 Kristen Bradley SO RUTGERS
6 290 Carly Loeffel FR NOTRE DAME
Section 3 Timed Finals
2 447 Emily Vargas SO RUTGERS
4 29 Kaitlyn Good SO CINCINNATI
6 341 Elizabeth Kline JR PITTSBURGH
8 180 Kim Cardeiro SO LOUISVILLE
Section 4 Timed Finals
2 356 Natalie Ryan JR PITTSBURGH
4 267 Maddie Buttinger SR NOTRE DAME
6 166 Autumn Touchstone SR GEORGETOWN
8 594 Katherine Petruzzelis FR VILLANOVA



Event 2 Indoor Pentathlon: #3 Women Shot Put
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Saturday 2/18/2012 - 10:30 AM
Name Year School
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Flight 1 Finals
1 166 Autumn Touchstone SR GEORGETOWN
2 420 Kristen Bradley SO RUTGERS
3 29 Kaitlyn Good SO CINCINNATI
4 180 Kim Cardeiro SO LOUISVILLE
5 594 Katherine Petruzzelis FR VILLANOVA
6 290 Carly Loeffel FR NOTRE DAME
7 341 Elizabeth Kline JR PITTSBURGH
8 24 Jasmine Cotten SR CINCINNATI
9 267 Maddie Buttinger SR NOTRE DAME
10 510 Alex Ware SR SOUTH FLORIDA
11 494 Rachel Etienne SR SOUTH FLORIDA
12 492 Lindsay Arnold SO SOUTH FLORIDA
13 447 Emily Vargas SO RUTGERS
14 14 Dominique Best SO CINCINNATI
15 356 Natalie Ryan JR PITTSBURGH



Event 2 Indoor Pentathlon: #4 Women Long Jump
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Saturday 2/18/2012 - 11:45 AM
PIT "A"
Name Year School
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Flight 1 Finals
1 420 Kristen Bradley SO RUTGERS
2 594 Katherine Petruzzelis FR VILLANOVA
3 447 Emily Vargas SO RUTGERS
4 166 Autumn Touchstone SR GEORGETOWN
5 14 Dominique Best SO CINCINNATI
6 494 Rachel Etienne SR SOUTH FLORIDA
7 29 Kaitlyn Good SO CINCINNATI
8 290 Carly Loeffel FR NOTRE DAME
9 492 Lindsay Arnold SO SOUTH FLORIDA
10 341 Elizabeth Kline JR PITTSBURGH
11 356 Natalie Ryan JR PITTSBURGH
12 267 Maddie Buttinger SR NOTRE DAME
13 510 Alex Ware SR SOUTH FLORIDA
14 180 Kim Cardeiro SO LOUISVILLE
15 24 Jasmine Cotten SR CINCINNATI



Event 2 Indoor Pentathlon: #5 Women 800 Meter Run
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Saturday 2/18/2012 - 1:00 PM
Name Year School
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Section 1 Timed Finals
1 510 Alex Ware SR SOUTH FLORIDA
2 24 Jasmine Cotten SR CINCINNATI
3 356 Natalie Ryan JR PITTSBURGH
4 594 Katherine Petruzzelis FR VILLANOVA
5 166 Autumn Touchstone SR GEORGETOWN
6 29 Kaitlyn Good SO CINCINNATI
7 14 Dominique Best SO CINCINNATI
8 494 Rachel Etienne SR SOUTH FLORIDA
9 420 Kristen Bradley SO RUTGERS
10 180 Kim Cardeiro SO LOUISVILLE
11 447 Emily Vargas SO RUTGERS
12 492 Lindsay Arnold SO SOUTH FLORIDA
13 290 Carly Loeffel FR NOTRE DAME
14 267 Maddie Buttinger SR NOTRE DAME
15 341 Elizabeth Kline JR PITTSBURGH



Event 3 Women 60 Meter Hurdles
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8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 6 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 12:00 PM
MEET: 8.04 1999 Yolanda McCray, Miami
ECAC Qual.: 8.80
NCAA Auto: 8.10
ARMORY C: 7.97 2012 Brianna Rollins, Bridgette Owens, Clemson
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
1 604 Emerald Walden FR VILLANOVA
2 100 Madalayne Smith SO CONNECTICUT
3 18 Paris Campbell SR CINCINNATI
4 161 Diana Sainvil SO GEORGETOWN
5 258 Kaila Barber FR NOTRE DAME
6 32 DanHeisha Harding JR CINCINNATI
7 257 Jade Barber FR NOTRE DAME
Heat 2 Prelims
1 442 Meagan Robinson FR RUTGERS
2 306 Nevada Sorenson JR NOTRE DAME
3 647 Chene Townsend JR WEST VIRGINIA
4 605 Shericka Ward SR VILLANOVA
5 53 Je'Rica Sanders FR CINCINNATI
6 535 Sa'De Lewis SO SYRACUSE
7 72 Shavon Briscoe SO CONNECTICUT



Event 5 Women 60 Meter Dash
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8 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 4 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 12:40 PM
MEET: 7.26 2011 Trisha-Ann Hawthorne, Connecticut
ECAC Qual.: 7.68
NCAA Auto: 7.23
ARMORY C: 7.17 2008 Kelly Baptiste, LSU
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
1 583 Varonica Johnson FR VILLANOVA
2 549 Klarrisa Ricks FR SYRACUSE
3 501 Shambrey Oliver SR SOUTH FLORIDA
4 48 Shanay Portis JR CINCINNATI
5 429 Tylia Gillon SO RUTGERS
6 330 Taylor Ellis-Watson FR PITTSBURGH
7 310 Aijah Urssery SO NOTRE DAME
Heat 2 Prelims
1 496 Dariel Jackson JR SOUTH FLORIDA
2 365 Ashley Woodford JR PITTSBURGH
3 471 Rikka Lovely SO ST. JOHN'S
4 155 Amanda Kimbers JR GEORGETOWN
5 31 Morgan Gordon SO CINCINNATI
6 522 Sabrina Cammock FR SYRACUSE
Heat 3 Prelims
1 512 Monique Williams SO SOUTH FLORIDA
2 190 Margret Harris JR LOUISVILLE
3 339 Cambrya Jones SR PITTSBURGH
4 92 Danielle Lyte JR CONNECTICUT
5 533 Ashley Keyes SO SYRACUSE
6 482 Corrine Williams SO ST. JOHN'S
Heat 4 Prelims
1 27 Alyssa Edley JR CINCINNATI
2 165 Tenille Stoudenmire SO GEORGETOWN
3 543 Flings Owusu-Agyapong SR SYRACUSE
4 82 Kewanna Donaldson JR CONNECTICUT
5 509 Melissa Teape JR SOUTH FLORIDA
6 117 Ayesha Ewing FR DEPAUL
7 344 Jonnique Lawrence JR PITTSBURGH



Event 7 Women 500 Meter Dash
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10 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 6 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 1:20 PM
NOTE: 2 - SECTION FINAL (9 PERSON FINAL, 5 &4)
MEET: 1:10.55 2001 Sasha Spencer, Georgetown
ECAC Qual.: 1:16.04
ARMORY C: 1:09.81 2012 Regina George, Arkansas
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
2 650 Brittany Wolford SR WEST VIRGINIA
3 477 Shayna Presley SO ST. JOHN'S
4 314 Megan Yanik SO NOTRE DAME
5 38 Kathy Klump SR CINCINNATI
6 345 Jordan Lee SO PITTSBURGH
Heat 2 Prelims
2 87 Ana Groff JR CONNECTICUT
3 148 London Finley SR GEORGETOWN
4 478 Natasya Rodriquez FR ST. JOHN'S
5 343 Amanda Kuhl SR PITTSBURGH
6 426 Christina Dibernardo FR RUTGERS
Heat 3 Prelims
2 156 Deseree King FR GEORGETOWN
3 225 Kate Hein SO MARQUETTE
4 493 Shaniel Chambers SR SOUTH FLORIDA
5 472 Trudy Mclean JR ST. JOHN'S
Heat 4 Prelims
2 435 Danai Lendor SR RUTGERS
3 474 Claire Mooney FR ST. JOHN'S
4 204 Ahlivia Spencer SO LOUISVILLE
5 579 Faith Dismuke FR VILLANOVA
6 287 Amber Lalla FR NOTRE DAME



Event 9 Women 400 Meter Dash
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10 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 4 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 2:00 PM
NOTE: 2 - SECTION FINAL (9 PERSON FINAL, 5 & 4)
MEET: 53.16 2010 Joanna Schultz, Notre Dame
ECAC Qual.: 57.04
NCAA Auto: 52.60
ARMORY C: 51.62 2005 Hazel-Ann Regis, LSU
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
3 603 Christie Verdier SR VILLANOVA
4 72 Shavon Briscoe SO CONNECTICUT
5 612 Jenna Barreto SO WEST VIRGINIA
6 257 Jade Barber FR NOTRE DAME
Heat 2 Prelims
2 227 Gretchen Homan SO MARQUETTE
3 330 Taylor Ellis-Watson FR PITTSBURGH
4 277 Natalie Geiger SR NOTRE DAME
5 122 Lindsey Holden JR DEPAUL
6 427 Gabrielle Farquharson FR RUTGERS
Heat 3 Prelims
3 223 Stephanie Grant SR MARQUETTE
4 84 Celina Emerson SO CONNECTICUT
5 111 Loreal Curtis FR DEPAUL
6 463 Molly Ellis SO ST. JOHN'S
Heat 4 Prelims
3 333 Arielle Fonrose JR PITTSBURGH
4 574 Qualitra Brown FR VILLANOVA
5 79 Tiffany Daley SO CONNECTICUT
6 497 Rachael James JR SOUTH FLORIDA
Heat 5 Prelims
2 179 Hadassah Bruno SR LOUISVILLE
3 90 Nyanka Joseph FR CONNECTICUT
4 344 Jonnique Lawrence JR PITTSBURGH
5 37 Jalisa Jarrett FR CINCINNATI
6 432 Corryn Hurrington SO RUTGERS
Heat 6 Prelims
3 265 Michelle Brown SO NOTRE DAME
4 50 Aricka Rhodes SR CINCINNATI
5 502 Christine Poole-Trice SO SOUTH FLORIDA
6 363 Xauddina Whittington FR PITTSBURGH


 
Event 11 Women 200 Meter Dash
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10 Advance: Top 1 Each Heat plus Next 4 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 3:00 PM
NOTE: 2 - SECTION FINAL (9 PERSON FINAL, 5 & 4)
MEET: 23.44 1994 Flirtisha Harris, Seton Hall
ECAC Qual.: 25.04
NCAA Auto: 23.21
ARMORY C: 22.98 2011 Jeneba Tarmoh, Texas A&M
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
3 48 Shanay Portis JR CINCINNATI
4 605 Shericka Ward SR VILLANOVA
5 220 Chanel Franklin JR MARQUETTE
6 190 Margret Harris JR LOUISVILLE
Heat 2 Prelims
3 509 Melissa Teape JR SOUTH FLORIDA
4 336 Jordan Hoyt SO PITTSBURGH
5 155 Amanda Kimbers JR GEORGETOWN
6 92 Danielle Lyte JR CONNECTICUT
Heat 3 Prelims
3 330 Taylor Ellis-Watson FR PITTSBURGH
4 443 Asha Ruth SO RUTGERS
5 31 Morgan Gordon SO CINCINNATI
6 310 Aijah Urssery SO NOTRE DAME
Heat 4 Prelims
3 471 Rikka Lovely SO ST. JOHN'S
4 117 Ayesha Ewing FR DEPAUL
5 432 Corryn Hurrington SO RUTGERS
6 165 Tenille Stoudenmire SO GEORGETOWN
Heat 5 Prelims
4 339 Cambrya Jones SR PITTSBURGH
5 482 Corrine Williams SO ST. JOHN'S
6 583 Varonica Johnson FR VILLANOVA
Heat 6 Prelims
3 496 Dariel Jackson JR SOUTH FLORIDA
4 429 Tylia Gillon SO RUTGERS
5 65 Brianna Allen FR CONNECTICUT
6 344 Jonnique Lawrence JR PITTSBURGH


 
Event 13 Women 1 Mile Run
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12 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 6 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 2:30 AM
NOTE 1-8 ON STARTING LINE 9-12 ON UP ALLEY
MEET: 4:34.78 2/22/2009 Keri Bland, West Virginia
ECAC Qual.: 4:59.04
NCAA Auto: 4:37.00
ARMORY C: 4:34.78 2009 Keri Bland, West Virginia
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
1 271 Kelly Curran SO NOTRE DAME
2 141 Madeline Chambers FR GEORGETOWN
3 624 Jordan Hamric JR WEST VIRGINIA
4 546 Angelica Peck FR SYRACUSE
5 245 Mackenzie Vicker FR MARQUETTE
6 460 Nicole Cocozza JR ST. JOHN'S
7 104 Heather Wilson SR CONNECTICUT
8 441 Victoria Pontecorvo JR RUTGERS
9 405 Julie Solimine FR PROVIDENCE
10 582 Sydney Harris FR VILLANOVA
Heat 2 Prelims
1 301 Meg Ryan SO NOTRE DAME
2 615 Stephanie Caruso SR WEST VIRGINIA
3 570 Nicky Akande SO VILLANOVA
4 633 Sarah Martinelli SO WEST VIRGINIA
5 404 Emily Sisson FR PROVIDENCE
6 163 Kelsey Smith FR GEORGETOWN
7 229 Courtney Kelly SR MARQUETTE
8 95 Shauna McNiff JR CONNECTICUT
9 103 Christine Vogel SR CONNECTICUT
10 406 Grace Thek SO PROVIDENCE
Heat 3 Prelims
1 643 Hallie Portner JR WEST VIRGINIA
2 80 Courtney Dinnan SR CONNECTICUT
3 152 Emily Infeld JR GEORGETOWN
4 536 Maura Linde FR SYRACUSE
5 374 Mary Kate Champagne SR PROVIDENCE
6 445 Jennifer Spitzer JR RUTGERS
7 282 Molly Hirt SR NOTRE DAME
8 598 Stephanie Schappert FR VILLANOVA
9 228 Olivia Johnson SR MARQUETTE
10 256 Alexa Aragon SO NOTRE DAME


  
Event 15 Women 1000 Meter Run
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9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 3:30 PM
FINAL 7-9 up top, 1-6 on starting line
Trials not run in lanes, all to start on line
MEET: 2:43.70 2011 Sheila Reid, Villanova
ECAC Qual.: 2:56.24
ARMORY C: 2:44.39 2010 Sheila Reid, Villanova
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
1 140 Lauren Borduin SR GEORGETOWN
2 83 Stephanie Ellis SO CONNECTICUT
3 498 Christine Johnston SR SOUTH FLORIDA
4 215 Sarah Ball SO MARQUETTE
5 275 Emily Frydrych FR NOTRE DAME
6 593 Ariann Neutts JR VILLANOVA
7 302 Angela Ryck JR NOTRE DAME
Heat 2 Prelims
1 78 Meghan Cunningham SR CONNECTICUT
2 74 Allison Cooper JR CONNECTICUT
3 585 Emily Lipari SO VILLANOVA
4 160 Hannah Neczypor FR GEORGETOWN
5 395 Jackie McCarthy SO PROVIDENCE
6 243 Alyssa Stevens SR MARQUETTE
7 304 Allison Schroeder SR NOTRE DAME
Heat 3 Prelims
1 539 Molly Malone FR SYRACUSE
2 572 Mary Bohi SO VILLANOVA
3 424 Ashley Deckert SO RUTGERS
4 162 Rachel Schneider JR GEORGETOWN
5 33 Jenna Heaton SR CINCINNATI
6 125 Jackie Kasal FR DEPAUL
7 71 Terra Briody FR CONNECTICUT


 
Event 17 Women 800 Meter Run
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9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 5 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 4:00 PM
Finals Runners 7-9 up top, 1-6 on starting line
Trials not run in lanes, all to start on line
MEET: 2:06.65 2001 Patricia Pearson, Miami
ECAC Qual.: 2:14.44
NCAA Auto: 2:04.50
ARMORY C: 2:03.56 2012 Nachelle Mackie, BYU
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
1 128 Alex Muller SO DEPAUL
2 38 Kathy Klump SR CINCINNATI
3 601 Leanne Tucker FR VILLANOVA
4 93 Brigitte Mania JR CONNECTICUT
5 597 Erin Ryan SR VILLANOVA
6 167 Kristen Walsh FR GEORGETOWN
Heat 2 Prelims
1 143 Chelsea Cox SO GEORGETOWN
2 305 McKinzie Schulz SO NOTRE DAME
3 573 Amanda Borroughs FR VILLANOVA
4 575 Shannon Browne JR VILLANOVA
5 144 Shanique Dasilva SO GEORGETOWN



Event 19 Women 5000 Meter Run
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Saturday 2/18/2012 - 4:30 PM
Runners 1-8 in upper alley, 9-17 on starting line,
MEET: 15:57.22 2/21/2004 Molly Huddle, Notre Dame
ECAC Qual.: 17:33.64
NCAA Auto: 15:57.00
ARMORY C: 15:52.17 2005 Caroline Bierbaum, Columbia
Name Year School
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Section 1 Timed Finals
1 303 Jessica Rydberg JR NOTRE DAME
2 529 Katie Hursey SR SYRACUSE
3 547 Lauren Penney JR SYRACUSE
4 503 Allie Prendergast SR SOUTH FLORIDA
5 397 Laura Nagel SO PROVIDENCE
6 591 Bogdana Mimic JR VILLANOVA
7 153 Emily Jones SO GEORGETOWN
8 195 Holly Knight SR LOUISVILLE
9 602 Megan Venables FR VILLANOVA
10 623 Katie Gillespie SO WEST VIRGINIA
11 425 Brianna Deming SO RUTGERS
12 311 Rachel Velarde SR NOTRE DAME
13 632 Ahna Lewis SR WEST VIRGINIA
14 641 Jessica O'Connell SR WEST VIRGINIA
15 402 Samantha Roecker JR PROVIDENCE
16 532 Lauren Kersjes SO SYRACUSE
17 521 Natalie Busby SR SYRACUSE


 
Event 23 Women 3000 Meter Run
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Sunday 2/19/2012 - 2:00 PM
Runners 1-4 upper alley, 5-11 middle alley, 12-20 staring lin
21-24 back line
MEET: 8:55.88 2/22/2004 Kim Smith, Providence
ECAC Qual.: 9:58.94
NCAA Auto: 9:10.00
ARMORY C: 8:56.92 2011 Shelia Reid, Villanova
Name Year School
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Section 1 Timed Finals
1 556 Heather Stephens SR SYRACUSE
2 152 Emily Infeld JR GEORGETOWN
3 591 Bogdana Mimic JR VILLANOVA
4 547 Lauren Penney JR SYRACUSE
5 76 Lindsay Crevoiserat FR CONNECTICUT
6 153 Emily Jones SO GEORGETOWN
7 523 Erin Cawley JR SYRACUSE
8 503 Allie Prendergast SR SOUTH FLORIDA
9 377 Hannah Davidson JR PROVIDENCE
10 577 Courtney Chapman FR VILLANOVA
11 154 Kirsten Kasper SO GEORGETOWN
12 504 Nicole Rozario SR SOUTH FLORIDA
13 548 Jessie Petersen FR SYRACUSE
14 91 Allison Lasnicki SO CONNECTICUT
15 311 Rachel Velarde SR NOTRE DAME
16 303 Jessica Rydberg JR NOTRE DAME
17 380 Charlotte FfrenchO'Carroll JR PROVIDENCE
18 195 Holly Knight SR LOUISVILLE
19 163 Kelsey Smith FR GEORGETOWN
20 633 Sarah Martinelli SO WEST VIRGINIA
21 425 Brianna Deming SO RUTGERS
22 301 Meg Ryan SO NOTRE DAME
23 582 Sydney Harris FR VILLANOVA
24 282 Molly Hirt SR NOTRE DAME


 
Event 29 Women High Jump
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Sunday 2/19/2012 - 9:00 AM
PROGRESSION 1.65, 1.70, 1.75, 1.78, 1.81, 1.83, 1.85
PIT "A"
MEET: 1.85m 2007 Renee Hein, Cincinnati
ECAC Qual.: 1.70m
NCAA Auto: 1.85m
ARMORY C: 6-01.50 2007 Sarah Wilfred, Cornell
Name Year School
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Flight 1 Finals
1 619 Sydney Cummings JR WEST VIRGINIA
2 188 Maggie Gilbertson SO LOUISVILLE
3 29 Kaitlyn Good SO CINCINNATI
4 180 Kim Cardeiro SO LOUISVILLE
5 68 Ilva Bikanova SO CONNECTICUT
6 283 Kendra Jennings JR NOTRE DAME
7 24 Jasmine Cotten SR CINCINNATI
8 607 Samantha Yeats SO VILLANOVA
9 267 Maddie Buttinger SR NOTRE DAME
10 296 Fiona Paladino FR NOTRE DAME
11 649 Katelyn Williams SR WEST VIRGINIA
12 206 Michelle Theophille JR LOUISVILLE
13 490 Courtney Anderson SO SOUTH FLORIDA
14 77 Jasmine Cribb SO CONNECTICUT
15 94 Natasha McLaren SO CONNECTICUT
16 290 Carly Loeffel FR NOTRE DAME
17 201 Megan Schubert SR LOUISVILLE


  
Event 31 Women Pole Vault
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Saturday 2/18/2012 - 2:00 PM
PROGRESSION: 3.45, 3.60, 3.75, 3.85, 3.95, 4.05, 4.15, 4.20,
4.25
MEET: 4.31m 2011 Denise von Eynatten, South Florida
ECAC Qual.: 3.60m
NCAA Auto: 4.35m
ARMORY C: 14-07.25 2011 Tina Sutej, Arkansas
Name Year School
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Flight 1 Finals
1 297 Annie Polcari SR NOTRE DAME
2 606 Alexander Wasik FR VILLANOVA
3 298 Kayla Polcari FR NOTRE DAME
4 499 Carissa Leonardi FR SOUTH FLORIDA
5 589 Kathleen McPhillips FR VILLANOVA
6 219 Abby Croft SO MARQUETTE
7 631 Lindsay Kopenhaver SR WEST VIRGINIA
8 85 Angelica Gilsenan JR CONNECTICUT
9 49 Sarah Rasnick SO CINCINNATI
10 20 Emily Clay FR CINCINNATI
11 266 Kelly Burke SO NOTRE DAME
12 197 Chelsea Lucas SO LOUISVILLE
13 590 Melissa Meggiolaro SR VILLANOVA
14 259 Kathryn Barousse SO NOTRE DAME
15 505 Nicole Smith JR SOUTH FLORIDA
16 645 Katlyn Shelar SO WEST VIRGINIA
17 26 Michelle Eby SR CINCINNATI
18 500 Brittany London FR SOUTH FLORIDA


 
Event 35 Women Triple Jump
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Sunday 2/19/2012 - 12:30 PM
NINE TO FINAL
PIT "A"
MEET: 13.35m 1999 Trecia Smith, Pittsburgh
ECAC Qual.: 11.90m
NCAA Auto: 13.30m
ARMORY C: 45-00.25 2008 Kimberli Williams, Stanford
Name Year School
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Flight 1 Finals
1 512 Monique Williams SO SOUTH FLORIDA
2 446 Ekene Ugboaja SO RUTGERS
3 342 Julia Koloski SO PITTSBURGH
4 595 Victoria Profit SO VILLANOVA
5 328 Ashley Corum SO PITTSBURGH
6 491 Cynthia Aoufoh SO SOUTH FLORIDA
7 640 Stormy Nesbit SO WEST VIRGINIA
8 581 Samantha Francis SO VILLANOVA
9 508 Natasha Stewart FR SOUTH FLORIDA
10 457 Stephanie Barnes SO ST. JOHN'S
Flight 2 Finals
1 196 Charachesicia Lockhart SR LOUISVILLE
2 555 Ieva Staponkute SR SYRACUSE
3 241 Carlye Schuh SO MARQUETTE
4 203 Malina Simmers SR LOUISVILLE
5 266 Kelly Burke SO NOTRE DAME
6 270 Jessie Christian SO NOTRE DAME
7 507 Marqueshia Stallworth SO SOUTH FLORIDA
8 279 Mary Esther Gourdin FR NOTRE DAME
9 439 Nwamaka Okobi SR RUTGERS

Big East Heat Sheets -- Villanova Men



Event 8 Men 500 Meter Dash
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10 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 4 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 1:40 PM
NOTE: 2 - SECTION FINAL (9 PERSON FINAL, 5 & 4)
MEET: 1:01.02 2/22/2008 Greg Gomes, Seton Hall
IC4A Qual.: 1:05.20
ARMORY C: 1:00.82 2008 Lesiba Masheto, Illinois
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
3 1152 Corey Caidenhead SO RUTGERS
4 832 Chris Dailey SO CONNECTICUT
5 1094 Jermaine Lowery SR PITTSBURGH
6 1031 Christopher Giesting FR NOTRE DAME
Heat 2 Prelims
3 1045 Mitch Lorenz SR NOTRE DAME
4 1164 D'Andre Jordan FR RUTGERS
5 891 Hansel Akers SO GEORGETOWN
6 1104 Brycen Spratling SO PITTSBURGH
Heat 3 Prelims
3 1268 Samuel Ellison SO VILLANOVA
4 1177 Aaron Younger SR RUTGERS
5 854 Chris Whyte JR CONNECTICUT
6 944 Jordon Frazier SR LOUISVILLE



Event 14 Men 1 Mile Run
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12 Advance: Top 4 Each Heat plus Next 4 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 2:45 PM
NOTE 1-8 ON STARTING LINE 9-12 ON UPPER ALLEY
MEET: 4:00.12 2/22/2008 Kurt Benninger, Notre Dame
IC4A Qual.: 4:14.90
NCAA Auto: 3:57.90
ARMORY C: 3:57.40 2006 Richard Kiplagat, Iona
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
1 1202 Philip Wise SR SOUTH FLORID
2 843 Scott Johnson SR CONNECTICUT
3 906 Omar Kaddurah FR GEORGETOWN
4 1249 Joseph Whelan FR SYRACUSE
5 1059 Jeremy Rae JR NOTRE DAME
6 1120 Corey Brunelle SR PROVIDENCE
7 1299 Alex Tully SO VILLANOVA
8 900 Ben Furcht SO GEORGETOWN
9 976 Zack Grese SO MARQUETTE
10 978 Jack Hackett SR MARQUETTE
11 1158 Ben Forrest SR RUTGERS
12 1271 Danny Harris FR VILLANOVA
Heat 2 Prelims
1 1155 Chris DeFabio FR RUTGERS
2 1207 Andy Bennison FR SYRACUSE
3 1170 Curtis Richburg SO RUTGERS
4 898 Max Darrah SO GEORGETOWN
5 1048 J.P. Malette JR NOTRE DAME
6 923 Dylan Sorensen SO GEORGETOWN
7 989 Patrick Maag JR MARQUETTE
8 830 Joe Clark JR CONNECTICUT
9 1127 Liam Hillery FR PROVIDENCE
10 1278 Joseph LoRusso JR VILLANOVA
11 1281 Sam McEntee SO VILLANOVA



Event 16 Men 1000 Meter Run
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9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 3 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 3:45 PM
Runners IN FINAL 7-9 up top, 1-6 on starting line
MEET: 2:21.5h 1980 Ross Donoghue, St. John's
IC4A Qual.: 2:29.95
ARMORY C: 2:20.77 2011 Jeff Moriarty, Columbia
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
2 1289 Chris Pietrocarlo FR VILLANOVA
3 1246 Ryan Urie FR SYRACUSE
4 826 Tim Bennatan JR CONNECTICUT
5 1261 Richie Bohny FR VILLANOVA
6 1030 Eddy Gibbons SO NOTRE DAME
7 916 Bobby Peavey SO GEORGETOWN
Heat 2 Prelims
2 918 Michael Reher FR GEORGETOWN
3 820 James Agati FR CONNECTICUT
4 1021 Jordan Carlson SR NOTRE DAME
5 1294 Dusty Solis FR VILLANOVA
6 1131 Julian Matthews SR PROVIDENCE
Heat 3 Prelims
2 912 Brian Manning SR GEORGETOWN
3 997 David Sajdak FR MARQUETTE
4 1065 Johnathan Shawel SR NOTRE DAME
5 1296 Brian Tetreault SR VILLANOVA
6 921 Miles Schoedler FR GEORGETOWN
7 877 Chris Miedema SO DEPAUL



Event 18 Men 800 Meter Run
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9 Advance: Top 2 Each Heat plus Next 5 Best Times
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 4:15 PM
Runners IN FINAL 7-9 up top, 1-6 on starting line
TRIALS NOT RUN IN LANES
MEET: 1:49.17 2/22/2009 Michael Rutt, Connecticut
IC4A Qual.: 1:54.90
NCAA Auto: 1:47.30
ARMORY C: 1:48.02 2010 Robby Andrews, Virginia
Name Year School
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Heat 1 Prelims
1 1269 Christopher Fitzsimons FR VILLANOVA
2 1071 Zac Suriano SR NOTRE DAME
3 914 Theon O'Conner SR GEORGETOWN
4 1004 Kyle Winter JR MARQUETTE
5 828 Phil Caldwell FR CONNECTICUT
6 833 Paul DeSalvo SO CONNECTICUT
Heat 2 Prelims
1 825 Alex Bennatan JR CONNECTICUT
2 955 Andrew Stewart FR LOUISVILLE
3 1083 Dontave Cowsette SR PITTSBURGH
4 1168 Karon Purcell SO RUTGERS
5 1286 Phillip O'Connell SO VILLANOVA
6 1012 Randall Babb SR NOTRE DAME



Event 20 Men 5000 Meter Run
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Saturday 2/18/2012 - 4:55 PM
Runners 1-8 in upper alley, 9-18 on starting line
19-23 back line
MEET: 13:52.65 2/21/2009 Dan Nunn, Georgetown
IC4A Qual.: 14:47.40
NCAA Auto: 13:44.60
ARMORY C: 13:41.25 2003 Richard Kiplagat, Iona
Name Year School
===============================================================================
Section 1 Timed Finals
1 1219 Martin Hehir FR SYRACUSE
2 1292 Ryan Sheridan SR VILLANOVA
3 911 Alexander Lundy SR GEORGETOWN
4 870 Matthew Graham SR DEPAUL
5 980 Blake Johnson SR MARQUETTE
6 1121 Lee Carey JR PROVIDENCE
7 1236 Andrew Palmer FR SYRACUSE
8 910 TC Lumbar SR GEORGETOWN
9 941 Gordon Dooley JR LOUISVILLE
10 1212 Pat Dupont JR SYRACUSE
11 1047 Jeff MacMillan JR NOTRE DAME
12 971 Connor Callahan JR MARQUETTE
13 1274 Matthew Kane JR VILLANOVA
14 907 Brian King FR GEORGETOWN
15 1283 Greg Morrin SO VILLANOVA
16 1046 Kelly Lynch SR NOTRE DAME
17 846 Ryan McGuire SO CONNECTICUT
18 1041 Jake Kildoo FR NOTRE DAME
19 1128 Jonathan Hopkins SO PROVIDENCE
20 1252 Jace Lowry FR SYRACUSE
21 1258 Hugo Beamish JR VILLANOVA
22 977 Bob Guthrie SO MARQUETTE
23 899 Mark Dennin JR GEORGETOWN



Event 24 Men 3000 Meter Run
===============================================================================
Sunday 2/19/2012 - 2:20 PM
Runners 1-4 upper alley, 5-12 middle alley
13-21 starting line, 22-25 back line
MEET: 8:01.56 1995 Mark Carroll, Providence
IC4A Qual.: 8:27.20
NCAA Auto: 7:52.30
ARMORY C: 7:49.98 2006 Richard Kiplagat, Iona
Name Year School
===============================================================================
Section 1 Timed Finals
1 1292 Ryan Sheridan SR VILLANOVA
2 1132 David McCarthy SR PROVIDENCE
3 1282 Mathew Mildenhall SO VILLANOVA
4 924 Andrew Springer SO GEORGETOWN
5 949 Luke Lovelace JR LOUISVILLE
6 900 Ben Furcht SO GEORGETOWN
7 911 Alexander Lundy SR GEORGETOWN
8 870 Matthew Graham SR DEPAUL
9 1136 Shane Quinn FR PROVIDENCE
10 898 Max Darrah SO GEORGETOWN
11 1223 Reed Kamyszek FR SYRACUSE
12 1239 Corey Robinson SR SYRACUSE
13 971 Connor Callahan JR MARQUETTE
14 941 Gordon Dooley JR LOUISVILLE
15 1048 J.P. Malette JR NOTRE DAME
16 1021 Jordan Carlson SR NOTRE DAME
17 980 Blake Johnson SR MARQUETTE
18 1046 Kelly Lynch SR NOTRE DAME
19 1256 Brian Basili FR VILLANOVA
20 1215 Patrick Geoghegan SR SYRACUSE
21 1229 Tito Medrano JR SYRACUSE
22 838 Bryan Fowler FR CONNECTICUT
23 1051 Joe Miller SR NOTRE DAME
24 977 Bob Guthrie SO MARQUETTE
25 1258 Hugo Beamish JR VILLANOVA



Event 30 Men High Jump
===============================================================================
Sunday 2/19/2012 - 9:00 AM
PROGRESSIO: 1.94, 1.99, 2.04, 2.08, 2.12, 2.16, 2.19, 2.22,2.24
PIT "B"
MEET: 2.21m 2007 Tone Belt, Louisville
IC4A Qual.: 2.04m
NCAA Auto: 2.24m
ARMORY C: 7-06.50 2007 Andra Manson, Texas
Name Year School
===============================================================================
Flight 1 Finals
1 1293 Matthew Sidney FR VILLANOVA
2 1279 Elbert Maxwell FR VILLANOVA
3 1054 Doug Onuscheck SR NOTRE DAME
4 1189 Brian Kilts SO SOUTH FLORID
5 970 Cheldon Brown JR MARQUETTE
6 1070 Peter Sullivan FR NOTRE DAME
7 842 Noel James JR CONNECTICUT
8 865 Joe Boesso FR DEPAUL
9 1197 Giscard Petion FR SOUTH FLORID
10 1193 Chase Meyers FR SOUTH FLORID
11 1148 Adam Bergo JR RUTGERS
12 824 Toby Belton FR CONNECTICUT
13 839 Mark Fuller FR CONNECTICUT
14 940 Taylor Caldwell FR LOUISVILLE
15 943 Michael Edwards JR LOUISVILLE
16 996 Michael Saindon SO MARQUETTE
17 1084 Luke Gallaher FR PITTSBURGH
18 1171 Glenn Scheideler JR RUTGERS



Event 32 Men Pole Vault
===============================================================================
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 10:00 AM
PROGRESSIONS: 4.20, 4.35, 4.50, 4.65, 4.80, 4.95, 5.10, 5.25,
5.35, 5.40
MEET: 5.51m 1993 William Deering, Miami
IC4A Qual.: 4.80m
NCAA Auto: 5.50m
ARMORY C: 18-08.50 2009 Renaud Lavilleni, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Name Year School
===============================================================================
Flight 1 Finals
1 1062 David Schipper FR NOTRE DAME
2 827 Justin Blades SO CONNECTICUT
3 1267 Chris Dougherty SO VILLANOVA
4 1199 Drew Volz FR SOUTH FLORID
5 1063 Kevin Schipper SR NOTRE DAME
6 1160 Anthony Genco FR RUTGERS
7 835 Cory Duggan SO CONNECTICUT
8 1161 Pat Gray JR RUTGERS
9 1192 Wyatt Metzger SO SOUTH FLORID
10 1176 Chris Wyckoff JR RUTGERS
11 836 Kyle Duggan SR CONNECTICUT
12 947 Kevin Jackson SO LOUISVILLE
13 822 Matt Alexander SR CONNECTICUT
14 966 Jerrick Backous SO MARQUETTE



Event 34 Men Long Jump
===============================================================================
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 3:00 PM
NINE TO FINAL
PIT "B"
MEET: 7.95m 2007 Tone Belt, Louisville
IC4A Qual.: 7.02m
NCAA Auto: 8.00m
ARMORY C: 28-02.25 2002 Miguel Pate, Alabama
Name Year School
===============================================================================
Flight 1 Finals
1 1105 Reginald Steele SO PITTSBURGH
2 1244 Frank Taylor JR SYRACUSE
3 1201 Neamen Wise JR SOUTH FLORID
4 1191 Shane Lewis SO SOUTH FLORID
5 855 Amanze Williams FR CONNECTICUT
6 1060 Logan Renwick SO NOTRE DAME
7 1247 Will Watson JR SYRACUSE
Flight 2 Finals
1 1189 Brian Kilts SO SOUTH FLORID
2 953 Seon Powell SR LOUISVILLE
3 1050 Keith Mesidor FR NOTRE DAME
4 954 Wesley Smith SR LOUISVILLE
5 1148 Adam Bergo JR RUTGERS
6 1279 Elbert Maxwell FR VILLANOVA
7 1154 Corey Crawford FR RUTGERS



Event 38 Men Weight Throw 35 LB
===============================================================================
Saturday 2/18/2012 - 2:15 PM
NINE TO FINAL
MEET: 21.72m 2/22/2003 Spyridon Jullien, Virginia Tech
IC4A Qual.: 16.80m
NCAA Auto: 21.50m
ARMORY C: 76-06.50 2010 Walter Henning, LSU
Name Year School
===============================================================================
Flight 1 Finals
1 1255 Frank Anuszewski JR VILLANOVA
2 837 Joshua Faboyede JR CONNECTICUT
3 1081 Kurt Barnhart SR PITTSBURGH
4 1067 Mike Smigelski SR NOTRE DAME
5 1093 Dan Kwiatkowski SR PITTSBURGH
6 984 William Koeck FR MARQUETTE
7 937 Sam Bombaugh SO LOUISVILLE
8 968 Robert Bleem SR MARQUETTE
Flight 2 Finals
1 956 Brad Vivace FR LOUISVILLE
2 1069 Jordan Stumph SO NOTRE DAME
3 979 Bret Hardin FR MARQUETTE
4 985 Jonathan Kusowski SR MARQUETTE
5 1072 Anthony Thomas JR NOTRE DAME
6 1037 Andrew Hills SR NOTRE DAME
7 1167 James Plummer JR RUTGERS
8 1198 Jared Thomas SR SOUTH FLORIDA



Event 40 Men Shot Put
===============================================================================
Sunday 2/19/2012 - 10:00 AM
NINE TO FINAL
MEET: 18.84m 1999 Ray Wilks, Connecticut
IC4A Qual.: 15.60m
NCAA Auto: 19.30m
ARMORY C: 68-05.25 2002 Christian Cantwell, Missouri
Name Year School
===============================================================================
Flight 1 Finals
1 956 Brad Vivace FR LOUISVILLE
2 1037 Andrew Hills SR NOTRE DAME
3 844 Eric Masington SO CONNECTICUT
4 862 Matt Babicz SO DEPAUL
5 972 David Carbajal JR MARQUETTE
6 878 Tim Nedow SR DEPAUL
7 1093 Dan Kwiatkowski SR PITTSBURGH
8 1198 Jared Thomas SR SOUTH FLORID
9 937 Sam Bombaugh SO LOUISVILLE
Flight 2 Finals
1 1196 Justin Osking FR SOUTH FLORID
2 823 Mike Alleman SR CONNECTICUT
3 1018 Andrew Brock SO NOTRE DAME
4 1003 Patrick Stuart SO MARQUETTE
5 1255 Frank Anuszewski JR VILLANOVA
6 1167 James Plummer JR RUTGERS
7 856 John Wlasuk FR CONNECTICUT
8 938 Isaac Bowling FR LOUISVILLE

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Villanova's Qualifiers for Big East Championship Meet


Here are the Villanova T&F athletes who qualified for this weekend's Big East indoor championship meet. The number reflects their spot on the Big East performance list.

W O M E N



60 meter hurdles
7. Shericka Ward
13. Varonica Johynson
25. Qualitra Brown

200 meters
2. Shericka Ward
13. Varonica Johnson

400 meters
3. Christie Verdier
30. Qualitra Brown

500 meters
14. Faith Dismuke
23. Leanne Tucker

800 meters
9. Arianne Neutts
10. Stephanie Schappert
13. Leanne Tucker
21. Faith Dismuke
29. Erin Ryan


1000 meters
4. Arianne Neutts
6. Emily Lipari
8. Nicky Akande
13. Stephanie Schappert
25. Shannon Browne
30. Mary Bohi
34. Amanda Borroughs

Mile
3. Emily Lipari
11. Nicky Akande
14. Courtney Chapman
34. Stephanie Schappert
34. Sydney Harris
49. Arianne Neutts


3000 meters
3. Bogdana Mimic
10. Courtney Chapman
11. Emily Lipari
20. Nicky Akande
41. Sydney Harris

5000 meters
14. Megan Venables

60 meter hurdles
1. Shericka Ward
8. Emerald Walden

High Jump
5. Samantha Yeats

Pole Vault
2. Alex Wasik
5. Kathleen McPhillips
10. Melissa Meggiolaro

Triple Jump
11. Samantha Francis
20. Victoria Profit

Pentathelon
5. Katherine Petruzzelis


M E N


500 meters
3. Sam Ellison

800 meters
1. Sam Ellison
8. Chris FitzSimons
19. Phil O'Connell

1000 meters
20. Sam Ellison
28. Chris O'Sullivan
33. Chris Pietrocarlo

Mile
2. Sam McEntee
15. Alex Tully
28. Joe LoRusso
30. Chris Pietrocarlo
33. Chris O'Sullivan
37. Danny Harris
38. Brian Tetreault
46. Dusty Solis
59. Richie Bohny


3000 meters
3. Mathew Mildenhall
11. Sam McEntee
26. Joe LoRusso

5000 meters
1. Ryan Sheridan
7. Matt Kane
15. Greg Morrin
18. Brian Basili

High Jump
6. Elbert Maxwell
11. Matthew Sidney

Pole Vault
12. Chris Dougherty

Long Jump
5. Elbert Maxwell

Shot Put
16. Frank Anuszewski

Weight Throw
3. Frank Anuszewski

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Vicki Huber on Student-Athletes' "Free Rides"

For Athletes on Scholarship, the Ride is Anything But 'Free'

Written by
VICKI HUBER RUDAWSKY
Special to The News Journal

Recently, student-athletes around the country, along with their parents and their high schools ,celebrated National Signing Day.

The News Journal featured several Delaware high school seniors, and I know that our daughter's high school held a special ceremony for their senior athletes who signed National Letters of Intent.

Many of you may be wondering what a National Letter of Intent is, and why it is such a big deal. By signing a Letter of Intent, a prospective student-athlete agrees to attend a college or university for at least one academic year. The college or university agrees to provide financial aid to the student, provided that the student is accepted into the academic institution and that the student is also NCAA eligible. Once the student-athlete signs the letter of intent, he or she is no longer able to be recruited by other institutions.

I still remember the day I signed my letter of intent to Villanova. My family gathered around our coffee table in our downstairs rec room, and I signed. We thought about opening some champagne even though my parents never drink, and I remember my dad saying, "What does this mean?" My mom and I burst out laughing and replied that it meant that he didn't have to pay for college.

Many people refer to an athletic scholarship as a "free ride" for a student-athlete. Nothing could be further from the truth. Of course, I only have my own experiences to relate to as a scholarship athlete, but from what I saw during my time at Villanova there was nothing easy ,or free, about the hard work, time and dedication that I put in as both a student and an athlete.

According to the NCAA, on average, college football players spend 44.8 hours a week practicing and playing; golfers average 40.8 hours a week on the golf course; softball players spend 37.1 hours on the field. As a track athlete, my day consisted of a morning run, shower and breakfast, class, off to practice, dinner, another shower and homework. Not only are athletes under pressure to perform athletically, but they also have to maintain academic standards in order to compete and keep their scholarships.

While I was at Villanova, I never skipped a class. This was not because I was such a dedicated student, it was because we traveled pretty much every weekend to track and cross country meets. I missed classes almost every Friday and sometimes on a Monday as well. Even though my missed classes were excused, it was still up to me to make up the work and track down the day's notes. In a time where laptops and email didn't exist, this was tough to do.

When we traveled, we not only packed our uniforms and spikes, but also textbooks and sometimes a take-home exam that somehow needed to get done between warmups and races, or on the plane ride home. I spent many Sunday nights typing early into the next morning due to a delayed layover in an airport.

There are also many benefits to being a student-athlete. Because an athlete's day must include practice time, sometimes there may be extra help in getting into a popular class that others would not be able to get into. There are mandatory study halls to make sure that the athletes are getting their work done and maintaining their GPAs. Tutoring is available. If an athlete is traveling to a competition during an exam period, he or she may get one or two days extra to complete the exam.

However, these benefits in no way create an easy ride for student-athletes. Receiving a scholarship to a college, whether athletic, academic, or both, means that you have worked extremely hard. They are recognizing you for that. The institution feels that you will be an asset to their university or college, and fully expects that you will continue to be disciplined and work even harder for them. Believe me, there is nothing easy about those expectations.

I feel very lucky that I received a full scholarship to Villanova, but I would never say that I got a "free" education. I worked extremely hard, and dedicated four years of my life to a program and a coach that believed in me. As hard as it was, I would do it all over again.

While I was at Villanova, I never skipped a class. This was not because I was such a dedicated student, it was because we traveled pretty much every weekend to track and cross country meets. I missed classes almost every Friday and sometimes on a Monday as well. Even though my missed classes were excused, it was still up to me to make up the work and track down the day's notes. In a time where laptops and email didn't exist, this was tough to do.

When we traveled, we not only packed our uniforms and spikes, but also textbooks and sometimes a take-home exam that somehow needed to get done between warmups and races, or on the plane ride home. I spent many Sunday nights typing early into the next morning due to a delayed layover in an airport.

There are also many benefits to being a student-athlete. Because an athlete's day must include practice time, sometimes there may be extra help in getting into a popular class that others would not be able to get into. There are mandatory study halls to make sure that the athletes are getting their work done and maintaining their GPAs. Tutoring is available. If an athlete is traveling to a competition during an exam period, he or she may get one or two days extra to complete the exam.
However, these benefits in no way create an easy ride for student-athletes. Receiving a scholarship to a college, whether athletic, academic, or both, means that you have worked extremely hard. They are recognizing you for that. The institution feels that you will be an asset to their university or college, and fully expects that you will continue to be disciplined and work even harder for them. Believe me, there is nothing easy about those expectations.

I feel very lucky that I received a full scholarship to Villanova, but I would never say that I got a "free" education. I worked extremely hard, and dedicated four years of my life to a program and a coach that believed in me. As hard as it was, I would do it all over again

Vicki Huber represented the USA in the 1988 (6th place, 3000 meters) and 1996 Olympic Games (1500 meters). While at Villanova, she won 8 individual NCAA titles (3 indoor and 3 outdoor titles at 3000 meters in 1987, 1988, and 1989, the 1988 indoor mile, and the 1989 cross country individual title). Huber was USATF national champion in the 1500 meters in 1988, set a USA 5K record, and was 4th at the 1992 World Cross Country championships.

Monday, February 13, 2012

Schappert's Busy Weekend Ends with Millrose DMR Anchor


Nicole Schappert had a very productive weekend, shuttling between Boston and New York to collect two wins on the indoor circuit. On Friday night Schappert was in Boston at the Valentine Invitational. There she set a new mile PR, winning the race in 4:33.16 (the race video and post-race interview is available in a previous post). Nicole then travelled down to the Armory in New York to run the anchor leg for the New York Athletic Club's DMR in the first event of the Millrose Games. The NYAC squad blew away the competition and Schappert's final 1600 leg was essentially a solo effort. The DMR win (see results below) made it three-in-a-week for Schappert. The previous weekend in New York, Nicole went 2:06.29 to win the open women's 800 maters at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational. All in all, a productive week for the former Villanova All-American.


2012 Millrose Games Results

Women's Club Championship Distance Medley Relay
Finals
1 New York Athletic Club 'A' 11:21.94
1) Higgins, Lesley 2) Composti, Jeanna
3) Hitchcock-McManus, Katy 4) Schappert, Nicole
2 Riadha 'A' 11:32.17
1) Wentz, Jacqui 2) Harvey, Alisa
3) Anderson, Kristin 4) Hamric, Karly
3 Maryland Eastern Shore 'A' 11:41.46
1) Ducades, Emillie 2) Gilim-Firmizi, Lenora
3) Jones, Eunice 4) Anois, Cythia
4 C.P.T.C. New Balance 'A' 11:50.05
1) Beck, Catherine 2) Miller, Heather
3) Bradshaw, Andrea 4) Vongvorachoti, Jane
5 C.P.T.C. New Balance 'B' 12:26.94
1) Peters, Bevin 2) Clark, Deanna
3) Mazzeo, Denise 4) Falcaro, Nicole
6 Athena TC 'A' 13:23.29
1) Hankin, Julie 2) Hayden, Julie
3) Bellaire, Cheryl 4) Sutera Strange, Marisa
-- Westchester TC 'A' DNS

Sunday, February 12, 2012

McEntee Outduels Coghlan as Villanova Wins Millrose DMR



Villanova's Sam McEntee and Ireland's John Coghlan battled each other in the 1600 meter anchor leg of last night's Millrose Games Byron Dyce College Men's Distance Medley Relay. McEntee and Coghlan had each recently entered the sub-4:00 mile club and their face-off in the DMR anchor position had been much anticipated -- even more so since Coghlan is the son of former Villanova legend Eamonn Coghlan (who was instrumental in bringing the Irish "dream team" together) and the Millrose Games was the venue that the elder Coghlan and Villanova coach Marcus O'Sullivan had for several years called their own in winning a combined 12 Wanamaker Miles. McEntee got the baton in third place, perhaps 10 meters behind Coghlan. Aftere closing the gap rather quickly, McEntee shadowed Coghlan through 400 meters splits of 56.5, 1:02.3, and 1:04.5, before McEntee kicked home in 56.5. McEntee sat on Coghlan until 200 meters to go and then went easily past to gap the Irishman by almost two seconds on the final lap. McEntee split 3:59.8, compared to Coghlan's approximate 4:01.7) to ensure a Villanova victory in the DMR, 9:38.02 to 9:39.68. The third place team from LaSalle was well back, some ten seconds in arrears.

The Villanova team was composed of Brian Tetreault in the 1200 (2:59.0), Sam Ellison in the 400 (47.0), Chris FitzSimons in the 800 (1:51.2) and Sam McEntee in the 1600 (3:59.8). They came up short on their goal of attaining the NCAA automatic qualifier (9:31.0), but are likely to compete at Notre Dame's Alex Wilson Invitational on March 2. Currently, Villanova owns the NCAA's #6 time in the DMR, pending complete results from around the country this weekend.


Byron Dyce College Men's Distance Medley Relay          
Finals
1 Villanova University 'A' 9:38.02
2 Dublin City University 'A' 9:39.68
3 La Salle University 'A' 9:48.52
4 University of Albany 'A' 9:49.90
5 Duke University 'A' 9:52.96
6 Manhattan College 'A' 10:15.54

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Does Eamonn Coghlan Harbor Political Ambitions?



Coghlan Out of the Blocks for a Political Run
by Ian O'Riordan, Irish Times
Saturday, February 11, 2012

PROFILE: EAMONN COGHLAN: THERE WAS a slight, awkward pause. It was Tuesday’s Today with Pat Kenny , and the host had just asked Senator Eamonn Coghlan how he felt about losing the allowance he gets as an Independent as a result of his decision to join Fine Gael.

Kenny’s question only briefly knocked Coghlan off his stride before the former athlete replied confidently. “It’s not about money,” Coghlan told him. “It’s all about passion, belief, about trying to do something for the youth of Ireland, and if my joining the party helps me to implement what I believe in, then I’ll go ahead and do that.”

Coghlan has always prided himself on his athletic spirit rather than on his political toughness. His decision this week to join Fine Gael – it’s said he asked Taoiseach Enda Kenny, but it was more likely the other way around – was greeted with the sort of mild surprise that might follow a false start in the 100 metres. Coghlan compared the move to starting a marathon with little or no training and said it was one race he’d be running with caution.

Whatever about Coghlan’s long-term political ambitions – and they appear to be modest – Coghlan’s taking up the Fine Gael whip is not viewed by the political observers as a hugely significant move. It does help Kenny shore up the numbers in the Seanad (Fine Gael now has 21 of the 60 members), should that be required for any referendum purposes.

Indeed, since being nominated by Kenny as an Independent member of the Seanad, last May, Coghlan hasn’t caused much of a stir in the upper house – except for a bold demonstration last November of how to improve physical fitness for children, his Points for Life programme. If anything, he has stuck conservatively to the issues he knows: health, fitness and sport.

But if Coghlan’s political ambitions eventually mirror the ambition he showed on the running track, then he shouldn’t be underestimated. It took determination to go from youngster in the Dublin suburb of Drimnagh to the top of the world distance-running rankings, during perhaps the golden era of the sport.

He feared no one, an attitude that helped him win the World 5,000 metres in 1983, when he clenched his fists as he passed the Russian Dmitriy Dmitriyev on the final turn.

“There was no stopping me,” he has said of his world indoor mile record of 3:49.78, also from 1983. “I felt like I was running on a cushion of air.” Coghlan was unlucky to finish fourth in the Olympics twice, in 1976 and again in 1980. He was easily good enough to have won two gold medals.

Yet he never settled for second best, thanks in no small part to his three mentors: his father, Bill, and his coaches Gerry Farnan and, later, James “Jumbo” Elliott, at Villanova, in the US. His wife, Yvonne, helped him through some difficult periods, too, as far back as his teenage years, when he wanted to quit his scholarship at Villanova.

His talent flourished on the US indoor circuit, where between 1977 and 1987 he won seven Wanamaker Miles at the historic Millrose Games, earning him the nickname the Chairman of the Boards. He retired after the 1988 Olympics, resigned to the fact that he would never win that elusive Olympic medal, but immediately went about putting something back into the sport he loved – only to find himself burned by the politics of Irish athletics.

In 1989 Irish athletics was riding high on the international successes of Coghlan, John Treacy, Ray Flynn, Frank O’Mara and Marcus O’Sullivan, and against that backdrop Coghlan was persuaded to take on the new full-time role of chief executive of the old Bord Luthchleas na hÉireann (BLÉ), the former governing body of the sport.

He had just returned to Ireland after two decades living in the US, and accepted the job only after some deliberation. He moved into the old BLÉ office, on Prospect Road in Dublin, on January 1st, 1991. He lasted just six months in the job before resigning. “With all the political frustrations and back-stabbing I encountered,” he said, “I knew I hated this side of the sport that I loved so much.”

The only good thing for Coghlan was that he went back to running. Three years later, at the age of 41, he ran an indoor mile in 3:58.15, which remains the only sub-four-minute mile in history posted by a man over the age of 40. (It brought his sub-four total to 83.)

He later took up a position as full-time director of fundraising for Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, in Crumlin, which proved a far better fit, and helped draw him back into athletics, through various fundraising efforts and through coaching work at his club, Metro St Brigid’s, and specifically with his youngest son, John. After retiring from Our Lady’s he joined the board of the Irish Sports Council, and at the age of 59 his enthusiasm for sport is perhaps stronger than ever.

Coghlan’s popularity and personality remain strong since his foray into politics. His affability has already won him admirers around Leinster House, even if it was his friendship with Kenny that brought him there in the first place. Coghlan also admits that in his younger years he quietly admired the then-Fine Gael leader, Garret FitzGerald, and the party’s policies.

One of his first major public appearances as a Fine Gael senator will be to host a fundraising dinner in New York next Wednesday, in support of the Children’s Memorial Research Foundation at Our Lady’s – Kenny will fly to New York for the second time in seven days to attend, as will the US Open golf champion Graeme McDowell.

Coghlan is already in New York for this evening’s 105th Millrose Games, partly to see John run in the college distance medley, with Dublin City University. Two weeks ago John ran in his father’s footsteps by achieving a 3:59.32 mile in Boston – creating the first Irish father-son combination to crack the four-minute barrier.

“When you enter a race,” Coghlan has said, “and there are 15 other guys on the line, you want to come out number one.”

Whether that’s as easily done in politics as on the track, only time will tell.

Curriculum vitae

Who is he? Former World 5,000m champion and indoor-mile record holder; finished fourth in the Olympics twice. Since last May, an Independent senator.

Why is he in the news? His decision to join Fine Gael, which delighted the Taoiseach.

Most appealing characteristic? Affable and enthusiastic, and still looks as if he could run a sub-four-minute mile.

Least appealing characteristic? Trying to please everyone.

Most likely to say? “There is no gain without pain.”

Least likely to say? “If I’d taken EPO, I’d have won two Olympic golds.”

Nicole Schappert Wins Boston Valentine Invitational Mile



Friday night saw former Villanova All-American Nicole Schappert (sister of current Villanova freshman Stephanie Schappert) competing at the Valentine Invitational at Boston University's indoor facility. Nicole won the mile in a crisp 4:33.16, a new indoor PR. Here are the top-10 results from that race:

Women's Mile
1 Schappert, Nicole NYAC 4:33.16
2 Grace, Kate NJNYTF 4:40.11
3 Palacio, Jess NAVY 4:40.27
4 McShine, Pilar TRIN & TO 4:40.62
5 Salerno, Melissa NEW BALANCE 4:42.30
6 King, Jillian BOS. COLL. 4:44.62
7 Letourneau, Allison UNH 4:45.82
8 Chambers, Madeline GTWN 4:46.45
9 Carson, Lindsay MCMA 4:47.05
10 Borduin, Lauren GTWN 4:48.08




This victory comes on the heels of Schappert's 2:06.29 win over 800 meters at last weekend's New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the Armory in New York. Here are the results of that race:

=======================================================
Event 61 Women's 800 Meter Run
=========================================================
1 2755 Nicole Schappert N Y A C 2:06.29
2 2754 Lauren Bonds Unattached 2:06.84
3 1223 Devotia Moore Unattached 2:07.09
4 361 Stephanie Herrick C P T C 2:07.59
5 1222 Kimarra McDonald Unattached 2:07.62
6 2756 Katie Hitchcock N Y A C 2:08.94
7 362 Gina Perno C P T C 2:11.35
8 2757 Lauren Henkell N Y A C 2:12.94
9 2753 Ashley Armand Unattached 2:13.95
10 2765 Kim Standridge Syr Chargers TC 2:18.77

Friday, February 10, 2012

Josh Lampron's 4:05.99 Mile at 2011 NB Nationals



Here is the video of Josh Lampron's victory at the June 2011 New Balance Outdoor Nationals. Over the final 150 meters he storms from fourth place to win at the wire in 4:05.99 (capping a 58.36 last quarter) -- a gigantic 10-second PR and the #6 prep mile run in 2011. On February 4th, the Massachusetts product signed his letter of intent to attend Villanova in the fall.

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Sheila Reid is 3-Time Winner of XC Scholar-Athlete of the Year



Villanova’s Sheila Reid Wins Third Scholar-Athlete of the Year Honor

Courtesy: Tom Lewis, USTFCCCA
February 9, 2012

NEW ORLEANS – Sheila Reid of Villanova University was named the USTFCCCA NCAA Division I Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year for the 2011 cross country season on Thursday by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Reid won a second-straight NCAA cross country individual national title this past fall. Overall, it is Reid’s third Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Reid has twice won the cross country version of the award, and, for the 2011 track & field season, she was the USTFCCCA’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year for outdoor track.

Scholar Athletes are determined from among those who earned All-Academic status and placed highest individually at the most recent NCAA Championships.

USTFCCCA NCAA Division I
Cross Country Women’s Scholar Athlete of the Year – Sheila Reid, Villanova

Reid, an English major from Newmarket, Ontario, has a cumulative GPA of 3.39 through the fall 2011 semester.

At the NCAA Championships in the fall, Reid captured the second-straight title in leading the Wildcats to a third-place team finish. In one of the best finishes in recent memory, Reid had to compete with a lead pack of eight runners heading into the final 500-meter stretch. Reid and Oregon’s Jordan Hasay separated from the group and ran side-by-side until the final 100 meters where Reid outsprinted Hasay to take the crown in 19:41.2.

Reid became the fifth in NCAA history to win back-to-back individual crowns.

Reid also won the NCAA Mid-Atlantic title for the third-straight time in the fall with a 21:32.7, outdistancing Georgetown’s Emily Infield by just over a second. Reid won the Big East crown for the third-straight time in leading the Wildcats a fourth-straight league championship.

Past Winners
2011: Sheila Reid, Villanova
2010: Sheila Reid, Villanova
2009: Angela Bizzarri, Illinois
2008: Tasmin Fanning, Virginia Tech
2007: Jenny Barringer, Colorado
2006: Jenny Barringer, Colorado

Lipari's Last 100 Earns Her FloTrack's "Kick of the Week"

Villanova's Emily Lipari went from 7th at the bell to winner, thanks to her notorious kick

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

2011 NB Nationals Mile Champ Josh Lampron Inks with Villanova



Josh Lampron, who won the 2011 New Balance Outdoor Nationals mile championship last June as a junior, signed a letter of intent on February 4th to run for Marcus O'Sullivan's Villanova squad. At New Balance Nationals last year Lampron, who hails from Mansfield, Massachusetts, won gold by setting a new mile PR of 4:05.99 -- the 6th fastest mile run by a US prep in 2011. His 2011 indoor 1000 meter time of 2:29.77 was the 10th fastest in the country last year. Lampron is the reigning Massachusetts state champion in both the indoor mile and outdoor 800 meters. Lampron started off the 2011 cross country season as the #9 ranked harrier in the United States, according to Mile Split, before an injury derailed his season.


Lampron has the following 2011 PRs:

400 meters: 51.24
800 meters: 1:53.13i
1000 meters: 2:29.77i (USA #10)
1500 meters: 3:50.03
1 Mile: 4:05.99 (USA #6)
5K XC: 16:06.82
O’Sullivan savors his return to Millrose
By Ray O'Hanlon
The Irish Echo, February 8th, 2012

The Irish will be out in force at the Millrose Games at the Armory in Manhattan this coming Saturday, Feb. 11, and none among the Irish contingent will have a greater right to be trackside than Cork’s Marcus O’Sullivan.

While Eamonn Coghlan is the name that jumps to the minds of many when the Millrose Wanamaker Mile is mentioned, O’Sullivan’s is right at the Dubliner’s shoulder, as it was more than once in their competing days.

O’Sullivan, a four time Olympian and three-time gold medalist in the World Indoor Championships at 1500 meters, has five Wanamaker Miles to his name and on top of this he is the third all-time leader in the sub-4 minute mile record book with 101 races under the famous mark to his credit.

In this, O’Sullivan heads Coghlan, and trails only Steve Scott and John Walker.

These days, O’Sullivan heads the track and field and cross country program at Villanova University, his alma mater, and a college that is famous for its list of Irish runners, Coghlan included, on its rolls down the years.

As reported last week, O’Sullivan, along with Coghlan, Frank O’Mara and Ray Flynn, who is leading the market effort for the Millrose meet, established the still standing world record in the 4 x mile relay back in August, 1985 and on behalf of GOAL, which has just benefited from the efforts of ultra marathoner Richard Donovan.

O’Sullivan will be arriving in New York with his Villanova milers for a Millrose inter-collegiate clash that will also feature Dublin City University with Eamonn Coghlan’s son, John as one of the quartet.

So how does it feel to be back at the Millrose with his old track comrades?

“The last time I recall us all together, including Frank, was the anniversary of the four by one mile. However, I am personally in touch with all three of them on a regular basis and I see them all separately on a regular basis,” O’Sullivan told the Echo.



“Millrose is still a great representation of the indoor season and track and field,” added O’Sullivan, who fondly remembers the great runs at Madison Square Garden in what he now dubs the “old days.”

“However, with the Armory as the new location you are going to find some great times and performances,” he said.

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Villanova NCAA Performance List Report


Here are the Villanova athletes currently among the top-50 performances in their respective events, as of February 7th. So far, only Sam McEntee has run an automatic qualifier for the NCAA indoor championships, although Bogdana Mimic's 9:11.95 3000 meters run at Haverford this past weekend is less than 2 seconds from the 9:10.00 standard.

M E N
800 meters:    Sam Ellison         1:49.35     NCAA #16
Mile: Sam McEntee 3:57.86 NCAA #5 (Auto Qualifier)
3000 meters: Mathew Mildenhall 8:06.23 NCAA #37
5000 meters: Ryan Sheridan 13:56.43 NCAA #6
5000 meters: Matt Kane 14:29.03 NCAA #36
DMR: Chris O'Sullivan 9:48.64 NCAA #12
Cory Serfoss
Chris FitzSimons
Brian Tetreault
Weight Throw: Frank Anuszewski 61'4" NCAA #49


W O M E N

200 meters: Shericka Ward 23.93 NCAA #30
Mile: Emily Lipari 4:39.78 NCAA #14
3000 meters: Bogdana Mimic 9:11.95 NCAA #6
60m hurdles: Shericka Ward 8.25 NCAA #10
DMR: Nicky Akande 11:12.59 NCAA #10
Christie Verdier
Ariann Neutts
Emily Lipari
High Jump: Samantha Yeats 5'10" NCAA #22

Monday, February 6, 2012

Piccirillo Wins 400 - 800 - Mile - 3000 at Edinboro

Villanova signee Angel Piccirillo went 4-for-4 this weekend at Edinboro University, including a USA #10 2:14.77 over 800 meters and a USA #15 10:06.00 in the 3000 meters. Here is the report by Phil Grove from the Pennsylvania Mile Split website:


Angel Piccirillo made short work of things on the track, and a trio of Hickory seniors went to great lengths Saturday inside Edinboro University's year-round track bubble.

The Homer Center standout one-upped her performance from the first Tri-State meet of 2012 by winning the mile and 400-, 800- and 3,000-meter events in dominating fashion, with each of her winning efforts being faster than the previous week. Picking up where she left off on Edinboro's 236.621-meter oval, the Villanova University signee destroyed the mile field in a PA#3 4 minutes, 59.30 seconds before coming back in the next event for a PA#4 effort of 58.30 seconds in the 400 dash.

Piccirillo was back again in the next event and led wire to wire in the 800. Her 2:14.77 is PA#2 and US#10, while Peyton Hampson of Waynesburg hung on for a PA#6 clocking of 2:17.26. Saving her best for last (after taking a break during the 200), Piccirillo cut almost 20 seconds off her winning time from the previous Saturday, covering the 3,000 in a state-leading and US#15 10:06.00.

"After talking with my coach, the 3,000 was probably my best race," Piccirillo said, noting that her PR of 10:02.35 from 2011 came on Penn State's banked track. "I was really glad to pull off a decent time and being by myself, too.

"The 800 also is not a strength of mine and came at a weird time. It was hard to keep loose (in the 800 and 3,000)."

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Lipari Hits New Mile PR in Win at New Balance Collegiate


Villanova sophomore Emily Lipari broke the 4:40 barrier for the first time, coming from 7th place at the bell to win the women's mile at the Armory. Her time of 4:39.78 came up less than three seconds short of the NCAA automatic qualifying standard of 4:37.00, but her time placed her in the top 15 of the NCAA's indoor performance list this season. Her 4:39.78 was a 2.5 second improvement from her previous mile race (4:42.35) at the Armory two weeks ago.


Event 67  Women 1 Mile Run Championship
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Saturday 2/4/2012 - 5:20 PM
Name Year School
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Finals
1 1323 Emily Lipari Villanova 4:39.78
2 1120 Brittany Sheffey Tennessee 4:40.28
3 168 Jillian King Boston College 4:40.70
4 283 Alyssa Kulik Clemson 4:40.97
5 334 Lindsay Crevoisera Connecticut 4:41.49
6 319 Waverly Neer Columbia 4:41.92
7 581 Rebeka Stowe Kansas 4:43.11
8 821 Ashley Verplank North Carolina 4:44.42
9 817 Lianne Farber North Carolina 4:45.54
10 954 Nicol Traynor Richmond 4:46.57
11 819 Kendra Schaaf North Carolina 4:46.63
12 349 Shauna McNiff Connecticut 4:47.12
13 559 Corinne Christense Kansas 4:52.26
14 545 Morgan Casey Iowa State 4:52.48
15 391 Carolyn Baskir Duke 4:52.82
16 164 Heather Garcia Boston College 4:54.37
17 536 Kirsten Stewart Iona 4:55.21
18 309 Aryn Foland Columbia 4:56.01
19 7 Chloe Susset Abilene Christian 4:57.17
20 56 Kathryn Fanning Albany 5:00.40
21 222 Makenna Smith B Y U 5:09.39


Friday, February 3, 2012

Sheridan Wins New Balance Collegiate 5000
Edges Closer to NCAA Auto Qualifier

Ryan Sheridan dipped below the 14:00 barrier for the first time in his career on Friday, winning the collegiate 5000 meter run at the New Balance Collegiate Invitational at the Armory. His time of 13:56.43 brought him both an 8-second win over Kevin Burnett of Texas A&M as well as a top-10 NCAA time this season. Sheridan, a 2009 All-American at 5000 meters outdoors, needs a 13:44.60 to qualify automatically for the NCAA indoor championship meet. His race Friday bettered his 5000 meter time from two weeks ago, when he ran 14:18.66 at the Great Dane Classic at this same venue. Matt Kane finished 6th in 14:29.03.

Ellison Takes 500 meter Dash in Quick 1:01.92

In other action, Sam Ellison turned back competitors from sprint-happy LSU and Baylor in winning the 500 meter dash. His 1:01.92 time, a PR, is a Big East qualifier, and Ellison is now qualified in the 500, 800, and 1000 meters at the Big East indoor championships.


Event 12 — Men 5000 Meter Run Championship
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 (2:50 pm)

Records
Armory — 13:41.25, Richard Kiplagat, Iona, 2003
Armory College — 13:41.25, Richard Kiplagat, Iona, 2003
Meet — 13:41.25, Richard Kiplagat, Iona, 2003

Name Year School
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Finals
1 2698 Ryan Sheridan Villanova 13:56.43
2 2517 Kevin Burnett Texas A&M 14:04.27
3 1760 Brian Atkinson Duke 14:13.95
4 1763 Andrew Brodeur Duke 14:19.59
5 1511 Josh Olsen American 14:27.64
6 1402 Matthew Kane Villanova 14:29.03
7 1919 Craig Murphy Iona 14:29.90
8 2086 Cullen Doody L S U 14:30.25
9 1721 Leighton Spencer Columbia 14:32.21
10 1719 Jake Sienko Columbia 14:35.48
11 1556 Robbie Knorr Baylor 14:37.89
12 1720 Paul Snyder Columbia 14:37.90
13 1700 Pat DeSabato Columbia 14:50.29
14 2035 Evans Kosgei Lehigh 14:57.03
15 2523 James Hodges Texas A&M 15:01.60
-- 2085 Richard Chautin L S U DNF




Event 32 — Men 500 Meter Dash Championship
Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 (7:47 pm)

Records
Armory — 1:00.82, Lesiba Masheto, Illinois, 2008
Armory College — 1:00.82, Lesiba Masheto, Illinois, 2008
Meet — 1:00.82, Lesiba Masheto, Illinois, 2008

Name Year School
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Finals
1 Samuel Ellison Villanova 1:01.92
2 George Empty George Mason 1:02.25
3 Drew Seale Baylor 1:02.49
4 Ade Alleyne Forte L S U 1:02.60
5 Shaquille Walker B Y U 1:02.98
6 Emanuel Mayers Mississippi St. 1:03.26
7 Michael Robertson Univ of Ottawa 1:03.28
8 Kenneth McCuin Kansas 1:03.37
9 Harry McFann Columbia 1:03.76
10 Michael Hester Kansas 1:04.01
11 Andre Thomas Coppin State 1:05.33
12 Dominque Manley Kansas 1:06.74
‑‑ Chris Carter B Y U DNF
‑‑ Keith Griffith L S U DNF


COMPLETE VILLANOVA RESULTS -- FRIDAY SESSION

400 Meters (College)

PRELIMINARIES

Bryan Murphy 30th of 83 49.93 4th (Section 2)
Nicoy Hines 35th 50.02 1st (Section 19)
Carlton Bowers 54th 50.66 2nd (Section 14)
Cory Serfoss 71st 51.70 2nd (Section 13)

500 Meters (Championship)

Samuel Ellison 1st of 14 1:01.92

1000 Meters (Championship)

Chris O'Sullivan 12th of 45 2:28.95
Chris Pietrocarlo 15th 2:29.42
Joseph LoRusso 19th 2:30.18
Richie Bohny 24th 2:31.58

5000 Meters (Championship)

Ryan Sheridan 1st of 16 13:56.43
Matt Kane 6th 14:29.03

Long Jump (College)

Elbert Maxwell 6th of 13 6.93m Flight 4
Lazaro Tiant 4th of 13 6.59m Flight 1

Shot Put (Championship)

Frank Anuszewski 53rd of 58 13.88m

Douma-Hussar 3rd in New Balance 1500




Event 30 Women's 1500 Meter Run
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Friday 2/3/2012 - 7:18 PM
Name School
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Finals
1 2761 Lauren Centrowitz NBTC 4:14.06
2 2754 Lauren Bonds Unattached 4:14.66
3 2766 Carmen Hussar Unattached 4:16.72
4 2762 Erin Koch NBTC 4:21.21
5 2759 Rolanda Bell Unattached 4:22.44
6 2764 Amanda LoPiccolo Unattached 4:24.44
7 2763 Kerri Gallagher NBTC 4:25.25
8 360 Catherine Beck C P T C 4:29.49
9 2767 Leslie Higgins N Y A C 4:30.21
-- 2780 Melissa Salerno Unattached DNF
-- 2765 Kim Stanridge Syr Chargers TC DNS
-- 2760 Dana Mecke Unattached DNS

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Bobby Curtis Up & Running: Will Rabbit Tasmanian 5000

Bobby Curtis, on the mend from a foot injury, will get back on the track for the first time Saturday at the Briggs Athletic Classic in Hobart, Tasmania, Austalia. He'll be pacing the men's 5000, which features a fantastic battle between Craig Mottram, Ben St.Lawrence and Collis Birmingham. The foot injury scuttled Curtis' European race schedule at the start of the year, and he's since relocated to Australia for summertime training.

Piccirillo Makes it Official




PA State Champion Indoor Mile 2010 -- All State First Team
AA State Champion Outdoor 1600m 2010 -- All State First Team
Penn Relays COA Girls Mile Champion 2010 and 2011
PA AA State Champion XC 2010 and 2011
Foot Locker Finalist 2010
PTFCA XC Athlete of the Year 2010 and 2011
Gatorade PA Girls XC runner of the Year 2010
Millrose Mile Finalist
PA State Champion Indoor Mile 2011 -- All State First Team
PA AA State Champion 1600m 2011 -- All State First Team
PTFCA Outdoor Women's Athlete of the Year 2011
Foot Locker XC Northeast Champion 2011
Foot Locker XC All American 2011

Muncan & Margey at New Balance Indoor Grand Prix


This weekend's New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston provides a good opportunity for a former and future Villanovan to compete in ultra-competitive races. VU alum Marina Muncan in the loaded 3000 meters, while Villanova signee Kelsey Margey is in the prep mile. Margey has the 3rd fastest high school mile run this season. Here are the start lists:

New Balance Women's 3000  (7:50 p.m. Saturday)
Liz Maloy USA
Jenny Simpson USA
Sara Hall USA
Shannon Rowbury USA
Btissam Lakhouad MAR
Marina Muncan SRB
Megan Wright CAN
Gotytom Gebreslase ETH
Siham Hilali MAR
Meseret Defar ETH
Mardrea Hyman JAM



Girls' Junior Mile  (5:25 p.m. Saturday)
Annika Gompers (USA #48 mile)
Camille Blackman
Cayla Hatton
Haley Pierce (USA #2 3000)
Kelsey Margey (USA #3 mile)
Madison Granger (USA #60 mile)
Marika Crowe
Megan Moye (USA #5 mile)
Molly Keating (USA #7 1500)
Reagan Anderson
Sarah Gillespie (USA #14 mile)
Wesley Frazier (USA #11 1600)


**** UPDATE ****

Here are the results of the junior girls' mile, in which Margey finished third:

 New Balance Grand Prix - 2/4/2012 6:14:49 PM                     
, Boston, MA

Varsity Girls One Mile Run
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Name Yr Team Time Pts
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1 Cayla Hatton 4:51.37
2 Wesley Frazier 4:52.18
3 Kelsey Margey 4:52.83
4 Megan Moye 4:54.09
5 Reagan Anderson 4:57.79
6 Sarah Gillespie 4:58.02
7 Haley Pierce 4:58.59
8 Madison Granger 5:00.96
9 Molly Keating 5:01.20
10 Annika Gompers 5:04.93
11 Camille Blackman 5:07.64
12 Marika Crowe 5:09.09

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Irish Gather Anew for Millrose Meet
By Ray O'Hanlon
The Irish Echo
February 1st, 2012

The "chairman" returns to the Millrose Games.


As famous running foursomes go, this one ranks at the very top in the storied history of Irish track.

And three of the four will be on hand a few days from now at the famed Millrose Games, this year being staged in the cozy confines of the Armory in Upper Manhattan.

Back in the summer of 1985, and under a blue sky as opposed to a roof, the four, Eamonn Coghlan, Marcus O’Sullivan, Frank O’Mara and Ray Flynn flew around the Belfield track at University College Dublin chasing a world record.

The run, which was in support of the aid agency goal, was in pursuit of something rarely pursued: the world four by one mile relay record.

But the mid-1980s was something of a golden era for Irish middle distance running. Not only were the organizers able to assemble a world class quartet to go after the record, but they added three other top class quartets to push it to the new mark.

Put it this way, the “B” team on that day included Olympic silver-medalist John Treacy.

Still, there were no guarantees. A big crowd had turned up and it was excited and highly expectant. The pressure was on for sure.

Failure to nail the record would have been, no doubt about it, a major disappointment. But the “fab four” did not disappoint and duly laid claim to the record of 15.49.08. It stands to this day.

On Friday, Feb. 11, three of the record holding quartet will be together again at the 105th Millrose Games, though in non-running capacities this time around.

One of them, Longford native and now Tennessee resident Ray Flynn, is the meet director and the man who has been working overtime in recent months to assemble a top class array of athletes, one that will ensure a capacity crowd in a venue that is considerably more compact, thus easier to fill, than the longtime Millrose home, Madison Square Garden.

Flynn, a double Irish Olympian who set, and still holds, the outdoor Irish mile record of 3:49.77 (set in 1982 at the Bislett Games Dream Mile in Oslo) lives in Johnson City, Tennessee where he, well, runs Flynn Sports Management.

Flynn, now 54, also runs “most days,” though purely for recreation.

Flynn says he is excited at the prospect of the Millrose Games making their debut at the Armory, in large part because the track there is faster than the MSG boards.

“There is a new generation of athletes comfortable running on fast 200 meter tracks,” Flynn told the Echo in a phone interview.

“We have a whole array of great events lined up and everyone is very excited about the Armory. You really hear the noise from the crowd which brings out the best from the athletes. It’s a very intimate and exciting arena,” he said.

Flynn, like virtually all the great Irish middle distance runners of his generation, brought his running abilities to peak by attending a U.S. university, in his case East Tennessee State.

His fellow record breakers on that day in Belfield also ran track for American universities. The names of Coghlan and O’Sullivan are indelibly linked to Villanova, while Frank O’Mara ran for the University of Arkansas, and still lives in Little Rock.

While Flynn has overall responsibility for the Millrose meet, he is taking a particular interest in the reunion with Coghlan and O’Sullivan. One unique aspect of the Millrose tradition is that it combines events for world class professional track and field stars, along with competition for college and high school athletes.

And this year’s college component of the meet is sparking the reunion.

Eamonn Coghlan, seven-time champion in the Millrose marquis event, the Wanamker Mile, and the only one of the record-holding four currently living in Ireland, is flying the Atlantic in the company of a squad from Dublin City University which will compete in the Byron Dyce College Men’s Distance Medley Relay.

The DCU squad, coached by Enda Fitzpatrick, has been hailed as Ireland’s middle distance running dream team. It’s made up of Mark English Brian Gregan, Darren McBrearty and, no great surprise, Eamonn Coghlan’s son, John.

“I’ve known these kids since they were young teenagers. I’ve seen them grow up. The fact that they are all in school together, they can see what running in New York City is all about. It’s exciting for their team from Dublin University to go to the Millrose Games and have a chance to do exceptionally well,” said Coghlan in a Millrose advance release.

“The Irish used to come to the Millrose Games to support me, Marcus O’Sullivan (five Wanamaker titles) and Ron Delany (four). People are not aware of the talent coming out of Ireland. It might get them back on the scene again,” said Coghlan.

Last year, Coghlan suggested to Armory Foundation president, Dr. Norb Sander, the idea of bringing an Irish Team to this year’s Millrose event.

“I said we need a bit of the Irish influence back in the Millrose Games,” Coghlan explained.

Sander didn’t need much persuading. Indeed, the Irish presence on Feb. 11 will extend beyond the visitors from Dublin.

Marcus O’Sullivan, who is head track coach at Villanova, will be bringing a team, and there will be other college teams turning up from Virginia, Duke, Providence, Columbia and Albany. Providence is coached by Ray Treacy, John’s brother.

This week, as a warm-up for the Millrose meet, the Irish visitors will be participating individually in the New Balance Collegiate Invitational (Feb 3-4) at the Armory.

For Coghlan, now and for ever “the chairman of the boards,” the return to New York is a cause for celebration, and not a small degree of paternal pride given the participation of his son.

“My role is as a parent, coach and a nervous dad. I just want to be with Norb and help keep the Millrose Games going. Enda would like my influence to be with the kids the day before and calm them down, motivate them, and help them get ready,” he said.

“The Millrose Games are close to my heart for obvious reasons. My success in the Millrose Games has been the making of Eamonn Coghlan. Not a week goes by when someone doesn’t say something to me about winning the Wanamaker Mile.”

Ray Flynn is hoping that many people will remember Coghlan’s extraordinary feats when the Wanamaker was run at MSG and flock to the Armory, for old time’s sake, as well as to see close up an array of present day and future track and field heroes.

“Eamonn and DCU, Marcus and Villanova, Ray and Providence, as well as others, will be keeping alive the legacy of the Irish at the Millrose Games. It promises to be a great night,” Flynn said.

Tickets for the Millrose Games can be purchased online at www.armorytrack.com. More information on the meet can be found at www.millrose-games.org.