Runners Qualify for Big East Championships
On Saturday, the Men’s Track Team went back to Boston for the Boston University Terrier Invitational. The men continued to perform at the high standards they set for themselves in the Greater Boston meet at which David McCarthy ’12 set a new school record and the New England Collegiate record for fastest time in the mile. McCarthy flew over the finish line in a dumbfounding time of 3:55.75, breaking the old school record set by Andy Keith in 1994. McCarthy has qualified himself for the NCAA tournament.
Julian Matthews ’12 clocked in at 4:02.08, which was good enough for fifth place. He was followed by Rhode Island native Corey Brunelle ’12. Both Matthews and Brunelle’s times qualify them for the Big East Championships.
Shane Quinn ’15 qualified for the Big East Championships in the 3,000-meter, Jonathan Hopkins ’14 qualified in the 5,000-meter, and Nik Andrews ’14 finished the 400-meter in a time of 49.65 to qualify as well.
The Women’s Track Team competed in the Boston University Terrier Invitational on Friday. Emily Sisson ’14, in her first-ever mile run, recorded the third fastest time in the nation, finishing in 4:38.91. Laura Nagel ’14 also ran the mile and clocked in just ahead of Mary Kate Champagne ’12. All three athletes qualified for the Big East Championships.
Hannah Davidson ’12 turned in another incredible performance in the women’s 3,000 meter with a time of 9:22.53. When asked about the upcoming Terrier Invitational last week Davidson had said, “I’m excited for Terrier this weekend. It’ll be the first real test to see where I’m at. The goal is to run under 9:20 and just see how close I can get to the NCAA qualifying time.”
Davidson just missed her personal goal by two seconds, but she did qualify for the championships along with teammates Charlotte Ffrench O’Carroll ’12 and Grace Thek ’14.
In the 1,000-meter
, Devyn Pryor ’15 qualified for the Big East Championship, and Sam Roecker ’13 qualified for the event in the 5,000-meter with a time of 17:30.99.
