SWARTHMORE, Pa. - The Salisbury University
men's and women's track and field teams completed their
regular-season schedules with two meets in the last four days in a
final attempt to qualify for the 2008 NCAA Division III national
championships.
At the New Captain's Classic held at Christopher Newport
University, last Saturday, senior Samuel Singleton
set a new school record in the 400-meter dash with a time of 48.72
seconds. Singleton broke his own record by .02 seconds set at the
Duke Invitational (April 4). Sophomore Christian
Adami placed first in the javelin with a distance of 52.06
meters (170 feet, 10 inches).
In the Swarthmore Last Chance Meet, on Tuesday, a pair of Sea
Gulls earned second-place finishes as sophomore Justin
Acker earned an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the
100-meter dash with a time of 10.77 seconds. Junior Jenn
Bulger cleared the high jump with a leap of 1.61 meters
(five feet, three and one quarter inches).
Adami improved on his throw in the Captain's Classic with a throw
of 182 feet, six inches. Adami, who provisionally qualified in the
javelin back in March, must now wait until Sunday to see if he will
receive a chance to represent Salisbury in the NCAA
championship.
In the two meets, four student-athletes completed their track and
field tenures with SU as Alicia Canzanese finished
fifth and sixth in the 100 and 200 meters, respectively, at CNU.
At Swarthmore, Colt Vander Vliet earned a
fifth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles (54.98 seconds). Long
distance standout Eric Graves notched a season
best time in the 1,500 meters (3:58.80). Buck
Stokes finished his career as a Sea Gull with a season
best 15:52.34 in the 5,000-meter run. Junior Josh
Michael, a future athletic trainer, competed in his final
meet as a Gull and set a personal record in the 800-meter run
(1:55.38). Sophomore Brandon Fugett tossed the
shot put 14.81 meters at Swarthmore and was just off the school
record. Singleton had a season best time of 22.67 seconds in the
200-meter dash. Bill Nastasiak finished the season with a season
best time of 9:54.90 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase where he
finished eighth overall.
The official 2008 NCAA Division III men's and women's championship
fields will be announced this Sunday, May 18. The Sea Gull
men's 4x100 meter relay team has already solidified itself
a spot in this season's championships as Acker, Singleton,
senior Kevin Teal and sophomore Delannie
Spriggs will head to Oshkosh, Wisc., for the three-day
event (May 22-24).
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