Spring Break
INDOOR TRACK: Owen among seven to qualify
by Melissa Siegel
Staff writer
Sports | 4/29/08
Posted online at 11:06 PM EST on 4/28/08
/ Last updated at 12:06 AM EST on 4/28/08
Entering the 800-meter race at the Brown Spring Invitational last weekend, mid distance runner Emily Owen '11 was ranked last in her heat.
But just over two minutes later, she had qualified for the New England Division III Championships.
"I'm really excited because I'm only a freshman, and I know that I had the potential to qualify," Owen said.
Owen was one of several outdoor track team members to qualify for the Championships last weekend, just one week after competing in the University Athletic Association Championships, at which the women's team finished fourth out of seven and the men's team finished last out of seven.
Going into the 800-meter run last Sunday, Owen was seeded last in the race and wanted to finish somewhere in the middle of the pack.
"I just kind of stuck in the middle, and I had to go around a few girls, but mostly I had to stay strong at the end, which really helped me," Owen said.
Owen ran a time of 2 minutes, 21.83 seconds, just under the qualifying time of 2:23.50.
Jess Girard '10 finished in 2:24.13, just missing qualifying for the Championships.
Four other members of the women's team qualified for this weekend's Championships.
Marie Lemay '11 finished ninth in the 1,500-meter run in 4:44.17, while Beth Pisarik '10 ran it in 4:51.04 and Grayce Selig '11 finished in 4:51.78. All those times were under the qualifying standard of 4:55.85.
"That was really exciting that we could all [qualify] together," Lemay said. "The track was really good … so I was proud that we could all improve our times together."
Sprinter Michelle Gellman '11, who in her first event of the season ran the 400-meter race in 62.28, just beat the qualifying time of 62.80.
Rebecca Happnie '09 continued to improve her time in the 5,000-meter event, for which she ran a personal best 19:15.45, over a minute faster than her time last year.
Two members of the men's squad qualified for this weekend's Championships as well. Dan Suher '08 and Mike Stone '09 came in eighth and 11th, respectively, in the 1,500-meter race. Suher finished in 4:01.01, up almost five seconds from his time of 4:05.75 at UAAs the previous weekend.
But just over two minutes later, she had qualified for the New England Division III Championships.
"I'm really excited because I'm only a freshman, and I know that I had the potential to qualify," Owen said.
Owen was one of several outdoor track team members to qualify for the Championships last weekend, just one week after competing in the University Athletic Association Championships, at which the women's team finished fourth out of seven and the men's team finished last out of seven.
Going into the 800-meter run last Sunday, Owen was seeded last in the race and wanted to finish somewhere in the middle of the pack.
"I just kind of stuck in the middle, and I had to go around a few girls, but mostly I had to stay strong at the end, which really helped me," Owen said.
Owen ran a time of 2 minutes, 21.83 seconds, just under the qualifying time of 2:23.50.
Jess Girard '10 finished in 2:24.13, just missing qualifying for the Championships.
Four other members of the women's team qualified for this weekend's Championships.
Marie Lemay '11 finished ninth in the 1,500-meter run in 4:44.17, while Beth Pisarik '10 ran it in 4:51.04 and Grayce Selig '11 finished in 4:51.78. All those times were under the qualifying standard of 4:55.85.
"That was really exciting that we could all [qualify] together," Lemay said. "The track was really good … so I was proud that we could all improve our times together."
Sprinter Michelle Gellman '11, who in her first event of the season ran the 400-meter race in 62.28, just beat the qualifying time of 62.80.
Rebecca Happnie '09 continued to improve her time in the 5,000-meter event, for which she ran a personal best 19:15.45, over a minute faster than her time last year.
Two members of the men's squad qualified for this weekend's Championships as well. Dan Suher '08 and Mike Stone '09 came in eighth and 11th, respectively, in the 1,500-meter race. Suher finished in 4:01.01, up almost five seconds from his time of 4:05.75 at UAAs the previous weekend.
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