At a glance
Beginning on Wednesday athletes representing twenty-five NJCAA institutions will travel to ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College to participate in the 2009 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.Ìý The event will feature nearly 350 participants vying for both individual and team honors.
Beginning on Wednesday athletes representing twenty-five NJCAA institutions will travel to ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College to participate in the 2009 Outdoor Track & Field Championships.Ìý The event will feature nearly 350 participants vying for both individual and team honors.
This is the fifth national championship hosted by ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State since 1994 (Cross Country in '94, '95, '06 and softball in '06).
Athletic Director Kathy Feldman is looking forward to hosting this event.Ìý "÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College is honored to host the NJCAA Division III Track & Field Championship.Ìý Some of the top NJCAA athletes from around the country will be competing and it will be exciting to watch them.Ìý The new facility that ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State has built allows these athletes the chance to compete in one of the finest track & field complexes in the country."
After a practice day on Wednesday, the action begins at 9 a.m. on Thursday morning and will run all the way until 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon.Ìý In between 44 national championships will be won and two teams will earn the title of top programs in the country.
The field for the event features twelve athletes that earned All-American honors in individual events at the 2008 National Championships.Ìý Both the men's defending national champion, Harper College, and the women's defending champion, Herkimer CCC, will be in the field for 2009.
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Male Returning All-AmericansÌý |
Female Returning All-Americans |
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Ryan Asta: DuPage: Hammer Throw, Discus, & Shot PutÌý |
Reaghan Bulkley: ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State: Long JumpÌý |
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Kurt Vowell:ÌýHerkmer: LongÌýJumpÌý |
Chantel Salamone: Herkimer: TripleÌýJump & 100 hurdles |
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Chris Mason: Delhi: 5,000 & 10,000Ìý |
Yanique Folkes: Middlesex: Triple JumpÌý |
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Darius Voss: Harper: Triple JumpÌý |
Claudette Hetmeyer: Bronx: 400 & 800 |
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Josh Schultheis: Delhi: 1,500Ìý |
Lauren Penc: Mohawk Valley: 200 & 400 |
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Dan Benton:ÌýDuPage: 200 & 400 |
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Joe Pruckno: 110 hurdlesÌý |
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Colleges participatingÌýin the 2009 National Championships
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÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College |
Bergen CCÌý |
Bronx CCÌý |
CC of Rhode IslandÌý |
Cumberland CCÌý |
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SUNY DelhiÌý |
College of DuPageÌý |
Erie CCÌý |
Finger Lakes CCÌý |
Gloucester County CollegeÌý |
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Harper CollegeÌý |
Herkimer CCCÌý |
Howard CCÌý |
Kingsborough CCÌý |
Middlesex CCÌý |
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Mohawk Valley CCÌý |
Monroe CollegeÌý |
Montgomery CollegeÌý |
Nassau CCÌý |
Northern Essex CCÌý |
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Prince George's CCÌý |
Queensborough CCÌý |
Roxbury CCÌý |
Suffolk CCC-Grant CampusÌý |
ThaddeusÌýStevens CollegeÌý |
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ State College athletes will be well represented in the national championships.Ìý
- - Schuyler Duross (Johnstown) is ranked1st in the decathlon.
- - Dan Reynolds (Wayland Cohocton is ranked 1st in the pole vault. Teammate Alex Curran (Williamson)is ranked 2nd and Broncho Rollins (Ithaca) is tied for 3rd in the same event.
- - John Sweeney (Barker) is ranked 2nd in the 10,000.
- - Rod Streater (Burlington, NJ) is ranked 2nd in the high jump.
- - Peter Francia (Greece Olympia) is ranked 2nd in the 3000 steeplechase.
- - David Gross (Brockport) is ranked 2nd in the shot put.
- - Wenley Louis (Irondequoit) is ranked 3rd in the long jump and 4th in the triple jump.
- - Shawna McNeil (Hornell) is ranked 3rd in the heptathlon, 3rd in the high jump, and 5th in the 100 m hurdles.
- - Heather Sears (Letchworth) is ranked 3rd in the pole vault.
- - Bridget McMahon (Avoca) is ranked 3rd in the 1500.
Admission is $5 a day for adults, $3 for senior citizens, $1 for visiting students, and anyone under 12 is free.
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