Apr 23, 2008

Men's Outdoor Track & Field

For the week ending April 20, 2008

Division I

Track Athlete of the Week

Sean Quigley - La Salle University
Senior, Braintree, Mass.

Quigley qualified for the Olympic Trials for the second time this season, while competing at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, California.  The senior's 5,000-meter time of 13:20.25 placed him fifth overall and he was the top American finisher. 

Field Athlete of the Week

Jon Hart - Liberty University
Senior, Wyomissing, Pa.

Hart qualified for the NCAA East Regional in two events and helped lead his team to victory at the Big South Outdoor Track & Field Championships.  He won and set Big South meet records in the hammer throw and the shot put with distances of 66.20 meters and 17.26 meters, respectively.  The senior also placed fifth in the discus (44.42m). 

Division II

Track Athlete of the Week

Dan Darcy - Bentley College
Sophomore, Sharon, Mass.

Darcy finished first in a 40-man field in the 800 meters at the MIT Invitational, posting a time of 1:56.14.

Field Athlete of the Week

Tyler Guilmette - Stonehill College
Junior, East Longmeadow, Mass.

Guilmette took home the MIT Invitational crown in the long jump, leaping 6.96 meters.

Division III

Co-Track Athletes of the Week

Ozzie Brown - Moravian College
Senior, Plymouth Meeting, Pa.

Brown, competing at the Greyhound Invitational at Rocco Calvo Field and Timothy Breidegam Track, won three events and qualified for the NCAA Championships in five events while setting a pair of school records.  He won the 100-meter (10.63s), the 200-meter (21.71s), and the long jump (7.25m) - each of which were provisional qualifying times.  The senior set his first school record in the 110-meter hurdles with an automatic qualifying time of 14.27 seconds and the second as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team that finished with a provisional qualifying time of 41.88 seconds. 

Field Athlete of the Week

Sean Corey - Rowan University
Sophomore, Cherry Hill, N.J.

Corey placed first in a field of 26 competitors in the javelin at the Collegiate Track Conference Championships hosted by DeSales University.  His winning throw of 65.65 meters was a career best, met the NCAA automatic qualifying mark, and is the longest throw of any Division III athlete this season.


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