April 2, 2004
The University of Notre Dame men’s and women’s track and field teams will appear at home this weekend for the first and only time of the 2004 outdoor season, playing host to the Spring Opener Saturday morning and afternoon. The Irish will run, jump and throw against Ball State, Central Michigan, DePaul, Michigan State, Northern Michigan (women only), Western Michigan and Xavier. The field events begin at 10:00 a.m., while the running events start at 11:15 a.m. at Moose Krause Stadium (just east of the Joyce Center on Notre Dame’s campus).
While the 2004 outdoor season is three weeks old, Notre Dame is just beginning to get into gear for the push toward the BIG EAST Championship (April 30 – May 2 at Rutgers) and the NCAA Regional (May 28-29 at LSU). The distance runners and top sprinters received their first taste of serious competition last weekend at the Stanford Invitational, while the rest of the two squads competed in the first full meet of the year at the Purdue Invitational.
BIG EAST Qualifiers:
The outdoor season might just be three weeks old, but the Irish men and women have already posted 47 qualifying marks and times for the BIG EAST Outdoor Championship – hosted by Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J., on April 30, May 1 and May 2. Here is a look at the qualifiers from both teams so far –
Women:
Kristen Dodd – 100 meters (12.14) and 200 meters (24.37)
Ayesha Body – 200 meters (24.88)
Tiffany Gunn – 400-meter hurdles (1:00.52)
Kerry Meagher – 1,500 meters (4:19.66)
Megan Johnson – 1,500 meters (4:27.17)
Jean Marinangeli – 10,000 meters (36:14.66)
Petra Dankova – triple jump (12.02m)
Cassie Gullickson – triple jump (11.74m)
Jennifer Kearney – high jump (1.68m)
Jill VanWeelden – pole vault (3.35m)
Dee Dee Bryant – pole vault (3.25m)
Meghan Horn – shot put (12.53m), discus (42.40m) and hammer (40.16m)
Kate Duman – javelin (40.37m)
4×100 Relay – 46.59
4×400 Relay – 3:46.16
Men:
Selim Nurudeen – 110-meter hurdles (14.00)
Mark Barber – 110-meter hurdles (15.19) and 400-meter hurdles (53.38)
Ryan Postel – 200 meters (22.01) and 400 meters (47.48)
Trevor McClain-Duer – 400 meters (48.21)
Roberto Garcia – 400-meter hurdles (55.58)
Thomas Chamney – 800 meters (1:52.96)
Kurt Benninger – 1,500 meters (3:45.21)
Kevin Somok – 1,500 meters (3:46.22)
Eric Morrsion – 1,500 meters (3:47.38)
Vinnie Ambrico – 1,500 meters (3:53.75)
Ryan Johnson – 3,000-meter steeplechase (9:20.94)
Sean O’Donnell – 5,000 meters (14:25.66)
Kaleb Van Ort – 10,000 meters (29:40.85)
Godwin Mbagwu – long jump (6.96m) and triple jump (14.88m)
Ryan Mineburg – high jump (2.00m)
Christopher Jacques – high jump (1.95m)
Juan Alba – discus (49.71m) and hammer (52.92m)
Chip Roberts – discus (45.86m) and hammer (59.54m)
Garet Koxlien – discus (43.35m)
Jason Davis – hammer (49.13m)
Derek Goguen – javelin (60.59m)
4×100 Relay – 42.59
4×400 Relay – 3:11.17
NCAA Regional Qualifiers:
The NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship continues its pattern formulated in the 2003 season, which added a regional qualifying meet on the trip to the national championship meet. Athletes across the country are required to qualify for their respective regional meet, then finish among the top three to earn a spot to the national meet in Austin, Texas, on June 9, 10, 11 and 12.
Notre Dame has seven regional meet qualifiers so far this season – with LSU hosting the event on May 28 and 29 in Baton Rouge, La.:
Athlete – event (season-best time, qualifying time)
Selim Nurudeen – 110-meter hurdles (14.00, 14.33)
Kurt Benninger – 1,500 meters (3:45.21, 3:48.21)
Kevin Somok – 1,500 meters (3:46.22, 3:48.21)
Eric Morrison – 1,500 meters (3:47.38, 3:48.21)
Tiffany Gunn – 400-meter hurdles (1:00.52, 1:00.82)
Kerry Meagher – 1,500 meters (4:19.66, 4:29.12)
Megan Johnson – 1,500 meters (4:27.17, 4:29.12)
Meet results:
Complete results will be posted as soon as possible on www.und.com after completion of the meet on Saturday. Competing SIDs ONLY can request an e-mailed copy of the results by sending an e-mail to Wasielewski.3@nd.edu.
Meet schedule:
Here is the tentative meet schedule for Saturday.
Field Events
10:00 a.m. – Javelin – men, women follow
10:00 a.m. – Shot Put – women, men follow
10:00 a.m. – Long Jump – women, men follow
Triple Jump follows Long Jump
11:00 a.m. – Pole Vault – women, men follow
11:00 a.m. – High Jump – men, women follow
12:30 p.m. – Hammer – women, men follow
12:30 p.m. – Discus – men, women follow
Running Events
11:15 a.m. Women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase
11:45 a.m. Men’s 3,000-meter steeplechase
12:00 p.m. Women’s 4×100 Relay
12:05 p.m. Men’s 4×100 Relay
12:10 p.m. Women’s 1,500 meters
12:25 p.m. Men’s 1,500 meters
12:40 p.m. Women’s 100-meter hurdles
12:50 p.m. Men’s 110-meter hurdles
1:05 p.m. Women’s 400 meters
1:15 p.m. Men’s 400 meters
1:25 p.m. Women’s 100 meters
1:35 p.m. Men’s 100 meters
1:45 p.m. Women’s 800 meters
1:55 p.m. Men’s 800 meters
2:10 p.m. Women’s 400-meter hurdles
2:25 p.m. Men’s 400-meter hurdles
2:40 p.m. Women’s 200 meters
3:00 p.m. Men’s 200 meters
3:15 p.m. Women’s 3,000 meters
3:30 p.m. Men’s 5,000 meters
3:50 p.m. Women’s 4×400 Relay
3:55 p.m. Men’s 4×400 Relay