April 30, 2008
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Over fifty student-athletes – included defending men’s 400m Hurdles champion Balazs Molnar – will represent Notre Dame this week at the 2008 BIG EAST Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships. The meet will be held May 2-4 at Jumbo Elliot Track at Villanova Stadium.
Fans can follow the action with live stats and video available at www.BIGEAST.org.
The Notre Dame women hope to defend their overall team crown from one season ago. The men’s team finished third with 110.5 points in 2007 after winning three of the previous four titles.
Justin Schneider is the top Irish competitor in the decathlon with a league-best 6,810-point total. Alyissa Hasan has automatically qualified for the NCAA Championship with her total of 5,509 points in the heptathlon, also topping the conference with that mark.
BIG EAST Outdoor Championship Qualifiers
100m Dash (M)Miklos Szebeny - 10.69Tyrell Atkins - 10.99
100 Dash (W)Brienne Davis - 11.85
200m Dash (M)Miklos Szebeny - 21.75Jeff Farnell - 21.86
200m Dash (W)Joanna Schultz - 24.20Brienne Davis - 24.43
400m Dash (M)Balazs Molnar - 48.00Austin Wechter - 49.00Billy Buzaid - 49.01
400m Dash (W)Joanna Schultz - 54.14Cora Dayon - 55.29Samantha Williams - 56.31Crysta Swayzer - 56.38Natalie Johnson - 56.39
800m Run (M)John Cavanaugh - 1:50.66Adam Currie - 1:50.67Blake Choplin - 1:51.36Jake Watson - 1:51.45Jamal Afridi - 1:51.99Balazs Molnar - 1:52.31
800m Run (W)Natalie Johnson - 2:08.09Kelly Langhans - 2:08.65Jacqueline Carter - 2:12.74
1,500m Run (M)Kurt Benninger - 3:41.92Jake Watson - 3:42.19Patrick Smyth - 3:43.39John Cavanaugh - 3:47.21Daniel Clark - 3:47.70Jake Walker - 3:50.05Adam Currie - 3:50.60
1,500m Run (W)Julie Opet - 4:31.77
5,000m Run (M)Patrick Smyth - 13:45.72Jake Walker - 14:14.29Daniel Jackson - 14:22.79
5,000m Run (W)Marissa Treece - 16:59.61
110m High Hurdles (W)Alyissa Hasan - 13.82Kali Watkins - 14.50
400m Intermediate Hurdles (M)Austin Wechter - 51.91Balazs Molnar - 53.69
400m Intermediate Hurdles (W)Joanna Schultz - 1:01.24
3,000m Steeplechase (W)Lindsey Ferguson - 10:45.73Becca Bauman - 11:18.00
High Jump (M)Blair Majcina - 2.10mJustin Schneider - 2.10m
High Jump (W)Alyissa Hasan - 1.71m
Pole Vault (M)Matt Schipper - 5.05mBrian Mahon - 4.75mJim Merchun - 4.75mMichael Yassay - 4.60m
Pole Vault (W)Mary Saxer - 4.00mJessica Sullivan - 3.55m
Long Jump (M)Eric Quick - 7.53m
Long Jump (W)Alyissa Hasan - 6.04mMary Saxer - 5.73m
Triple Jump (M)Eric Quick - 15.01m
Triple Jump (W)Jaime Minor - 11.48m
Shot Put (M)Mike Schubert - 17.14mDenes Veres - 17.12mBrandon Drenon - 16.66mJohn Belcher - 15.66
Shot Put (W)Anna Weber - 14.51mJaclyn Espinoza - 13.97m
Discus Throw (M)Brandon Drenon - 52.37John Belcher - 47.14mMike Schubert - 44.98m
Discus Throw (W)Jaclyn Espinoza - 49.78mAnna Weber - 43.34m
Hammer Throw (M)Greg Davis - 54.70Jeff Mensch - 51.17mJohn Belcher - 51.13m
Hammer Throw (W)Anna Weber - 58.16mRudy Atang - 46.52m
Javelin Throw (W)Elise Knutzen - 42.51m
Decathlon (M)Justin Schneider - 6,810
Heptathlon (W)Alyissa Hasan - 5,509
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