Thursday, May 23
Greensboro, NC
Samford University
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NCAA East Regional
Track Heads to Greensboro for NCAA East Regional
5.22.13 | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field, Track and Field
MEET INFORMATION | SCHEDULE | LIVE RESULTS
FULL EAST REGION QUALIFIER LISTS: WOMEN | MEN
TRACK HEADS TO GREENSBORO FOR NCAA EAST REGIONAL
Samford Track and Field begins postseason action this week at the NCAA East Regional in Greensboro, N.C. Three days of competition begins on Thursday, May 23 with six Bulldogs looking to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Samford qualified six athletes, as Brandon Hazouri (800 meters), Lauren D'Alessio (5,000 meters), Bob Elliot II (high jump), Chenelle Terry (high jump), Owen Wagoner (pole vault) and Ashley Cope (pole vault) will represent the Bulldogs.
QUALIFIER BREAKDOWN
East Region Seeding
Brandon Hazouri – 800 meters – 17th – 1:49.00
Lauren D'Alessio – 5,000 meters – 33rd – 16:27.94
Owen Wagoner – Pole Vault – 37th – 16-6.75 (5.05m)
Bob Elliot II – High Jump - 41st – 6-10.25 (2.09m)
Ashley Cope – Pole Vault – 42nd – 12-10.25 (3.92m)
Chenelle Terry – High Jump – 45th – 5-8.75 (1.75m)
Five 2013 All-SoCon Athletes
- Chenelle Terry – High Jump (1st)
- Ashley Cope - Pole Vault (1st), 100-meter hurdles (1st), Heptathlon (1st), Long Jump (3rd)
- Bob Elliot II – High Jump (2nd)
- Brandon Hazouri – 800 meters (2nd)
- Lauren D'Alessio - 1,500 meters (2nd)
Two school record holders
- Chenelle Terry - High Jump - 5-8.75 (1.75m)
- Lauren D'Alessio - 3,000 meters – 9:49.47
One former NCAA East Regional qualifier
- Owen Wagoner, Pole Vault, 2012
LAST TIME OUT: GEORGIA TECH INVITE
Samford track wrapped up its last competition of the season before NCAA Regionals by sending a handful of athletes to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Invite. Fighting through scattered rainstorms, multiple Bulldogs improved their regional standings in hopes of earning a postseason bid.
SoCon Champion Chenelle Terry tied her own school record in the high jump, placing third in the event in 5-8.75 (1.75m). This is her best mark of the 2013 season and puts her within the top 50 in the East Region. Ashley Cope set a new personal best in the women's pole vault, placing fifth this weekend at 12-10.25 (3.92m) which currently puts her in the East Region top 40.
Lauren D'Alessio set a new personal best in the women's 1,500 meters, placing third in 4:30.96 which moves her to second all-time at Samford. Layton Dorsett earned a fifth-place finish in the men's 1,500 meters (3:51.69) while also running the 800 meters (21st, 1:53.81) along with teammate Brandon Hazouri (3rd, 1:49.00). Danielle Blanco in the women's 400-meter hurdles (12th, 1:01.56) and Bob Elliot II in the men's high jump (6-6.75, 2.00m) rounded out Samford's competitors.
NEXT UP: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Regional fields of 48 for each event will be narrowed down to 12 by the end of the weekend, with those final 12, plus the final 12 from the West Region, advancing to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., starting on June 5.
FULL EAST REGION QUALIFIER LISTS: WOMEN | MEN
TRACK HEADS TO GREENSBORO FOR NCAA EAST REGIONAL
Samford Track and Field begins postseason action this week at the NCAA East Regional in Greensboro, N.C. Three days of competition begins on Thursday, May 23 with six Bulldogs looking to qualify for the NCAA Championships.
Samford qualified six athletes, as Brandon Hazouri (800 meters), Lauren D'Alessio (5,000 meters), Bob Elliot II (high jump), Chenelle Terry (high jump), Owen Wagoner (pole vault) and Ashley Cope (pole vault) will represent the Bulldogs.
QUALIFIER BREAKDOWN
East Region Seeding
Brandon Hazouri – 800 meters – 17th – 1:49.00
Lauren D'Alessio – 5,000 meters – 33rd – 16:27.94
Owen Wagoner – Pole Vault – 37th – 16-6.75 (5.05m)
Bob Elliot II – High Jump - 41st – 6-10.25 (2.09m)
Ashley Cope – Pole Vault – 42nd – 12-10.25 (3.92m)
Chenelle Terry – High Jump – 45th – 5-8.75 (1.75m)
Five 2013 All-SoCon Athletes
- Chenelle Terry – High Jump (1st)
- Ashley Cope - Pole Vault (1st), 100-meter hurdles (1st), Heptathlon (1st), Long Jump (3rd)
- Bob Elliot II – High Jump (2nd)
- Brandon Hazouri – 800 meters (2nd)
- Lauren D'Alessio - 1,500 meters (2nd)
Two school record holders
- Chenelle Terry - High Jump - 5-8.75 (1.75m)
- Lauren D'Alessio - 3,000 meters – 9:49.47
One former NCAA East Regional qualifier
- Owen Wagoner, Pole Vault, 2012
LAST TIME OUT: GEORGIA TECH INVITE
Samford track wrapped up its last competition of the season before NCAA Regionals by sending a handful of athletes to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Invite. Fighting through scattered rainstorms, multiple Bulldogs improved their regional standings in hopes of earning a postseason bid.
SoCon Champion Chenelle Terry tied her own school record in the high jump, placing third in the event in 5-8.75 (1.75m). This is her best mark of the 2013 season and puts her within the top 50 in the East Region. Ashley Cope set a new personal best in the women's pole vault, placing fifth this weekend at 12-10.25 (3.92m) which currently puts her in the East Region top 40.
Lauren D'Alessio set a new personal best in the women's 1,500 meters, placing third in 4:30.96 which moves her to second all-time at Samford. Layton Dorsett earned a fifth-place finish in the men's 1,500 meters (3:51.69) while also running the 800 meters (21st, 1:53.81) along with teammate Brandon Hazouri (3rd, 1:49.00). Danielle Blanco in the women's 400-meter hurdles (12th, 1:01.56) and Bob Elliot II in the men's high jump (6-6.75, 2.00m) rounded out Samford's competitors.
NEXT UP: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Regional fields of 48 for each event will be narrowed down to 12 by the end of the weekend, with those final 12, plus the final 12 from the West Region, advancing to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore., starting on June 5.
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