MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Student-Athletes Compete at NCAA East Prelims
Results
TAMPA, FL – The 2018 NCAA Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track & Field East Prelims took place this week. A total of 21 student-athletes from the MAAC competed in the prelims with a total of four qualifying for the NCAA Championships.
Moving on are Iona’s Chartt Miller, Manhattan’s Ire Brozovicar, and Monmouth University teammates Dylan Capwell and Allie Wilson.
Men’s Notes
• Miller came in fourth place in the 5000 meter run on Sunday evening, the graduate student completed the race in 13:55.87.
• Monmouth’s Capwell finished in ninth place in the 800 meter crossing the line in 1:47.98. Capwell finished just one second off the pace.
• Ire Brozovicar threw the discus 53.81 meters to place 12th and secure the final qualifying spot out of the east for the event.
• Iona’s Liam Dee, Ehab El-Sandali, and Gilbert Kirui also competed in long distance events. Dee ran the 1500 and posted a time of 3:48.62, El-Sandali the 5000 finishing with a time of 14:34.59, and Kirui participated in the 10k, crossing the line in 29:59.97.
• Along with Brozovicar, the Jaspers had four other student-athletes participate in the prelims. 2018 Field Rookie of the Meet, Eduard Winner finished tied for 27th in the pole vault with a mark of 5.00 meters. Ryan Addlesburger competed in the shot put and recorded a distance of 17.21.
• 2018 Most Outstanding Field Performer, Manhattan’s Brenton Foster posted a mark of 2.06 in the high jump, 0.05 meters away from qualifying for the championship. Teammate Love Litzell tossed the hammer 60.99 meters to place 30th.
• Darius Howe and Tim Wilson of Monmouth competed in the triple jump and hammer throw respectively. Howe recorded a distance of 14.60 meters and Wilson 61.32 in their event.
• Evans Kibet of Siena College was the first Saint to ever participate in the NCAA East Prelims. Kibet finished with a time of 1:50.83 in the 800 meter.
Women’s Notes
• 2018 MAAC Most Outstanding Track Performer, Allie Wilson qualified for the 800 meter finals with a time of 2:04.58.
• The Gaels had a pair of teammates run in the 3000 steeplechase. Jessica Scheriff and Dani Martino completed the race in 10:21.07 and 10:46. 68 respectively.
• 2018 MAAC Rookie of the Meet for Field Events, Monmouth's Danielle Steff finished 21st in the javelin, throwing it 46.06 meters. Teammate Alicia Hester posted a distance of 56.22 meters in the hammer throw to place 34th.
• Quinnipiac’s Jessica Lee and Rider’s Sara Gardner both competed in the 100 meter hurdles. Lee qualified for the semifinal race, crossing the line fifth in her heat with a 13.34 mark. Gardner was one-tenth of a second behind Lee with a time of 13.43.
• In the 100 meter hurdle final, Jessica Lee ran 13.74 and finished 21st out of 24 runners.
• Carly Timpson of Quinnipiac cleared the bar at 1.65 meters to tie for 43rd in the high jump.
The 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championships take place in Eugene, OR on June 6-9 at Hayward Field. For more information on the championships visit,
here.
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37
th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter's University, and Siena College.