BLACKSBURG, Va. – The NCAA released its list of declared student-athletes for the upcoming NCAA East and West Regional Preliminary meets and Virginia Tech has 37 entries set for the NCAA East Regional in Bloomington, Ind., with events starting on Thursday, May 26.
The men have 24 entries in 12 events and the women have 13 entries for 10 events, including two relays. From each of the two preliminary sites, the top 12 finishers in each individual event and the top 12 relays will qualify to the NCAA Final Championship Meet at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 8-11, 2011.
Listed below are all those set to compete next week, along with their season-best mark in their respective events.
Men (24)
100-meter dash
Keith Ricks – 10.33
800 meters
Tihut Degfae – 1:49.64
Nick McLaughlin – 1:49.96
Ryan Witt – 1:50.14
Jeff Miller – 1:50.61
1,500 meters
Michael Hammond – 3:43.62
3,000-meter steeplechase
Jason Cusack – 8:47.29
Jared Berman – 9:00.68
5,000 meters
Will Mulherin – 13:55.25
Michael Hammond – 14:12.56
110-meter hurdles
Ebenezer Amegashie – 14.13
Jeff Artis-Gray – 14.25
High Jump
Ronnie Black – 7-1 (2.16m)
Rene Stauss – 6-10.75 (2.10m)
Pole Vault
Hunter Hall – 17-8.5 (5.40m)
Jared Jodon – 17-2.75 (5.25m)
Joe Davis – 16-10.75 (5.15m)
Long Jump
Jeff Artis-Gray – 24-7.25 (7.50m)
Triple Jump
Hasheem Halim – 53-2.75 (16.22m)
David Wilson – 52-6.75 (16.02m)
Hammer Throw
Marcel Lomnicky – 248-10 (75.84m)
Alexander Ziegler – 236-2 (71.99m)
Denis Mahmic – 208-4 (63.51m)
Javelin
Matthias Treff – 239-6 (73.01m)
Women (13)
100-meter dash
Funmi Alabi – 11.58
Ogechi Nwaneri – 11.66
800 meters
Frances Dowd – 2:09.13
1,500 meters
Lauren Lemieux – 4:26.16
3,000-meter steeplechase
Sammy Dow – 10:21.83
10,000 meters
Courtney Dobbs – 35:06.40
4x100-meter relay
Ebony Scott, Funmi Alabi, Zakiya Tyson, Ogechi Nwaneri – 44.68
4x400-meter relay
Aunye Boone, Yvonne Amegashie, Funmi Alabi, Natalie Woodford – 3:37.57
Pole Vault
Kelly Phillips – 12-11.75 (3.96m)
Caitlin Thornley – 12-11.75 (3.96m)
Kristen Brown – 12-9.5 (3.90m)
Shot Put
Samira Burkhardt – 54-4 (16.56m)
Hammer Throw
Dorotea Habazin – 224-3 (68.36m)