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 Gray sets 5k PB at Flotrack Husky Classic http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94d5928f42a004577263997.jpg" alt="Gray sets 5k PB at Flotrack Husky Classic" /></p><h3>Monday 14th February 2011</h3> <p>NATALIE Gray recorded the fastest 5k time of the year for 2011 by a British athlete finishing fifth with a time of 15:54.29 at the Flotrack Husky Classic held at the Dempsey Indoor Facility, University of Washington, Seattle, improving her previous best by 20 seconds.</p> <p>Gray, the 22-year-old former Loughborough student coached by Bill Foster representing the University of New Mexico finished fifth in the race won by Tennessee athlete Jackie Areson who claimed victory also in a PB of 15:39.81.</p> <p>Compatriots Ruth Senior and Felicity Milton finished 7th and 15th respectively with times of 16:02.38 and 16:24.87.</p> NCAA Page #24992 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 +0000 NCAA champ Charlotte Browning kicks off season with victory http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94ca834759d162861846057.png" alt="NCAA champ Charlotte Browning kicks off season with victory" /></p><h3>Saturday 2nd October 2010</h3> <p>CHARLOTTE Browning the reigning NCAA indoor mile and outdoor 1500m champion began her cross-country season in fine style with a classy victory at the 2010 Wisconsin adidas Invitational in Madison, representing the University of Florida Gators.</p> <p>The 22-year-old former Loughborough student from the Aldershot, Farnham & District Club, and under-23 team gold medallist for GB at the European Championships last year in Dublin and part of Dame Kelly Holmes ‘On Camp with Kelly’ mentoring programme, claimed victory over the 6km course clocking a time of 20mins 14secs as the Gators women’s team finished in seventh place overall.</p> NCAA Page #24686 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Fraser and Gray impress for New Mexico http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94ca6e766ea459267851103.png" alt="Fraser and Gray impress for New Mexico" /></p><h3>Friday 1st October 2010</h3> <p>THE University of New Mexico men's and women's cross-country teams competed in the Notre Dame Invitational in South Bend, Indiana on Friday as the squads finished second in the men's 8km and fourth in the women's 5km respectively.</p> <p>Kenyan Nicholas Kipruto led the team with a second-place time of 23:45 finishing runner-up to Luke Peskedra from Oregon by only six seconds.</p> <p>Rory Fraser claimed a top five position, placing fourth at 23:53. This was also an improvement for the Leicestershire county champion, having clocked 24:19 at the Roy Griak meeting the previous week.</p> <p>On the women's side, Lobo Junior, former Loughborough student Natalie Gray, claimed a top-ten position with a time of 16:47. The Notre Dame Invite was Gray's second meeting of the season after running at the Roy Griak Invitational.</p> <p>The Lobos men's team scored an overall 78 points earning them the runner-up spot, while the women's team fourth-place position was gained with 143 points.</p> NCAA Page #24684 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Brits shine for New Mexico at Roy Griak Invitational http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <h3>Tuesday 28th September 2010</h3> <p>BRITISH athletes were at the forefront for the University of New Mexico Lobos men’s and women’s teams on Saturday (25th September) at the Roy Griak Invitational hosted by the University of Minnesota.</p> <p>Former Loughborough student Ruth Senior finished eighth on the day as the women’s squad came second out of 29 teams, whilst, the men finished third out of 22 after three Lobos; Kenyan Nicholas Kipruto and the British duo of Rory Fraser and Keith Gerrard all finished in the top six.</p> <p>In the women’s race two Loughborough Alumni coached by Bill Foster made their debut on the NCAA circuit representing the Lobos securing top-twenty finishes for Kirsty Milner (19th in 21:34) and Natalie Gray (25th in 21:44) as compatriot Sarah Waldron claimed 17th in 21:30.</p> NCAA Page #24666 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Milton’s magic helps Oklahoma to victory http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94c9f08ccc8b8c496797558.jpg" alt="Milton’s magic helps Oklahoma to victory" /></p><h3>Saturday 25th September 2010</h3> <p>FELICITY Milton with a top-ten finish was part of the Oklahoma State University squad that successfully won the team title at Cowboy Jamboree meeting in Stillwater claiming the first-place individual and first-place team finish in both the men's and women's university divisions.</p> <p>The highly impressive American senior Mihaela Susa was the top finisher in the event for the Cowgirl’s, finishing the 6km race with a time of 21:10.53, ahead of runner-up Sydney Messick of Kansas State.</p> <p>In total five OSU runners finished in the top 10 as Victoria Fratczak, Natalja Piliusina, Felicity Milton and Kate Kujawa crossed the line in fourth, fifth, sixth and ninth places respectively.</p> NCAA Page #24659 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Milton to open NCAA cross-country season in Stillwater http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94ca2ede22eed1359605819.jpg" alt="Milton to open NCAA cross-country season in Stillwater" /></p><h3>Friday 24th September 2010</h3> <p>FELICITY Milton opens her cross-country season this Saturday (25th September) as the Oklahoma State University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams host the 74th Annual Cowboy Jamboree at the OSU Cross Country Course in Stillwater continuing the tradition of holding the oldest consecutively run cross country race in America.</p> <p>British international, Milton, (23) from Exton in Rutland beginning her second year representing the Cowgirls is looking forward to the challenge:
“We’ve got a race plan. I think the big thing for me is learning to race as a pack. I’m pretty new to the scene, really. Certainly racing as part of a team is nothing I’ve done before. It’s going to be a race simulation for the nationals, which we’re hoping to make as a team.”</p> <p>“It’s nice to be at home, especially with work and everything. It’s pretty busy at the minute. Everyone knows the Jamboree. It’s the oldest in the U.S., so it’s a big meet. That’s another pressure, but it’s a pressure to do well."</p> NCAA Page #24649 Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Fraser leads the way for New Mexico http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94c8f3500b0475147226750.png" alt="Fraser leads the way for New Mexico" /></p><h3>Tuesday 14th September 2010</h3> <p>RORY Fraser led the way for the University of New Mexico's cross-country team finishing runner-up at the 2010 Lobo Invitational that featured over 1,500 runners participated in the event held at UNM's North Golf Course on Saturday (4th September).</p> <p>Fraser, the reigning Leicestershire county champion had the top finish for the Lobos as he finished second in the 8k men's collegiate event with a time of 24mins 31.4secs.</p> <p>Fraser was followed by GB compatriot Keith Gerrard in third place as he crossed the finish line at 25:05.0. In ninth place for the Lobo’s was American Alex Willis claiming a time of 25:23.3. Finishing in 12th place was hometown athlete Sean Stam with a time of 25:31.6.</p> <p>On the women's side former Loughborough University student Ruth Senior finished in third in the 5k event as she finished the race with at time of 17:18.6. Also finishing in the top 15 for the Lobo’s was American Vanessa Ortiz in 11th place, who recorded a time of 17:52 and was followed in 13th place by Delyth James at 18:07.4.</p> NCAA Page #24611 Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Charlotte Browning wins NCAA 1500m title http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94c13f0ea9b38a696004328.jpg" alt="Charlotte Browning wins NCAA 1500m title" /></p><h2>2010 NCAA Track & Field Championships</h2> <h3>Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, USA</h3> <h3>Saturday 12th June 2010 – Day 4</h3> <p>GREAT Britain’s Charlotte Browning has completed the unique double of winning the national collegiate indoor mile and 1500m outdoor titles with victory at the 2010 NCAA Track & Field Championships in Oregon.</p> <p>The 22-year-old Aldershot, Farnham & District athlete running in the orange and black of the Florida Gators team clocked a time of 4:15.84 to secure victory ahead of Gabriele Anderson (Minnesota) 4:16.25 and third placed Jordan Hasey (Oregon) 4:16.43.</p> <p>A delighted Browning commented afterwards: “I didn’t think it was going to happen, this is one of the hardest races of the season and my career, it was a real nerve-racking race right to the end but I’m really pleased.”</p> <p>Browning follows in the footsteps of fellow ‘On Camp with Kelly’ athlete Hannah England who won double gold over the mile and 1500m representing Florida State University in 2008.</p> <p>In the men’s 1500m final Lee Emanuel (University of New Mexico), the NCAA indoor Mile champion, finished 6th having led for most of the race until the last 200 metres when three members of the Oregon team passed him to take one, two and three. Emanuel ran a time of 3:48.61 as Andrew Wheating won gold in 3:47.94.</p> <p>Gerald Phiri (Texas A&M) finished in eighth place in the final of the men's 200m clocking a time of 20.91secs.</p> <h4>Report by Mark Woolley.</h4> <p><h4>Live video streaming is available on the following link: <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/sports/c-otrack/champpage/inc/div1/c-otrack-div1-livestreams.html" rel="popup">www.ncaa.com/sports/c-otrack/champpage/inc/div1/c-otrack-div1-livestreams.html</a></h4> <br /> <h4>Live results are available on the following link: <a href="http://www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAA/" rel="popup">www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAA/</a></h4> <br /> [youtube gPzqDNV5OP8]</p> NCAA Page #23606 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Phiri edged out of the medals in Eugene http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94c133a5c7b478533628350.jpg" alt="Phiri edged out of the medals in Eugene" /></p><h2>2010 NCAA Track & Field Championships</h2> <h3>Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, USA</h3> <h3>Friday 11th June 2010 – Day 3</h3> <p>GERALD Phiri (Texas A&M) placed fourth in a wind-aided 10.20secs in the final of the men’s 100m narrowly missing out on a podium place on Day 3 of competition at the 2010 NCAA Track & Field Championships in Oregon held in front of a record sell-out crowd of 11,972 at Hayward Field.</p> <p>Jeff Demps (Florida), America's fastest gridiron football player, won the title clocking a time of 9.96secs adding the outdoor gold to his NCAA 60m indoor victory in March.</p> <p>This was Demp’s first sub-10-second clocking but will not count as an official lifetime best because it was aided by a 2.5mph wind. He finished well ahead of runner-up Rondell Sorrillo (10.09) of Kentucky and bronze medallist Luther Ambrose (Louisiana-Monroe) 10.12.</p> <p>Chris Gowell (Baylor) earned the third All-America honour of his collegiate career with a seventh place finish in the men’s 800m final. In a stellar field, Gowell chased the field through the first lap, and made a late sprint into seventh place clocking a time of 1:47.67. Andrew Wheating completed victory for the host team of Oregon with a mark of 1:45.69.</p> <h4>Report by Mark Woolley.</h4> <p><h4>Live video streaming is available on the following link: <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/sports/c-otrack/champpage/inc/div1/c-otrack-div1-livestreams.html" rel="popup">www.ncaa.com/sports/c-otrack/champpage/inc/div1/c-otrack-div1-livestreams.html</a></h4> <br /> <h4>Live results are available on the following link: <a href="http://www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAA/" rel="popup">www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAA/</a></h4> </p> NCAA Page #23599 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 NCAA champions Emanuel and Browning go the extra mile to reach finals in Oregon http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94c11e5b9b8eef087623830.jpg" alt="NCAA champions Emanuel and Browning go the extra mile to reach finals in Oregon" /></p><h2>2010 NCAA Track & Field Championships</h2> <h3>Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, USA</h3> <h3>Thursday 10th June 2010 – Day 2</h3> <p>GREAT Britain’s NCAA indoor mile champions Lee Emanuel and Charlotte Browning progressed to the finals of the metric 1500m version as the duo look to complete the unique double at the 2010 NCAA Track & Field Outdoor Championships in Oregon.</p> <p>On the second day of competition at Hayward Field, despite the adverse weather conditions with heavy rain once again affecting the athletics programme, NCAA indoor mile champion Lee Emanuel (University of New Mexico) clocked a time of 3:44.99 in the men's 1500m semi-finals to qualify automatically for Saturday’s final finishing second in his heat.</p> <p>David Forrester (Florida State) finishing seventh behind Emanuel in a time of 3:47.30 missing out on the final.</p> <p>National US collegiate indoor mile gold medallist Charlotte Browning (Florida), the 2010 Southeastern Conference 1500m outdoor champion, advanced to the finals of the women’s 1500m in Oregon finishing ninth overall in the semi-finals clocking a time of 4:16.77.</p> <p>Gerald Phiri (Texas A&M) looking to complete a 100m and 200m sprint double qualified through to the 200m final in 20.79secs, however, compatriot James Alaka (Washington) finished fourth in heat 3 with a time of 21.11 outside of a fastest loser position.</p> <p>Natalie Pearson (Asheville) finished with a time of 24.07secs in the preliminary rounds of the 200m to finish seventh in her heat and 18th overall in the event failing to progress.</p> <p>Ruth Senior (University of New Mexico) started the women’s 3,000m steeplechase at a good pace but fell after the first water jump. The rain was coming down very heavy as Senior, a former BUCS champion over the distance, finished the race with a time of 10:20.45 in 9th place missing out on qualification.</p> <p>John Beattie (Tulsa) in his final appearance on the NCAA circuit finished 10th overall in the men's 10,000m semi-finals failing to progress with a time of 29:16.48.</p> <h4>Report by Mark Woolley.</h4> <p><h4>Live video streaming is available on the following link: <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/sports/c-otrack/champpage/inc/div1/c-otrack-div1-livestreams.html" rel="popup">www.ncaa.com/sports/c-otrack/champpage/inc/div1/c-otrack-div1-livestreams.html</a></h4> <br /> <h4>Live results are available on the following link: <a href="http://www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAA/" rel="popup">www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAA/</a></h4> </p> NCAA Page #23588 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Gowell and Phiri qualify for finals at NCAA Championships http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94c10979816689643865217.jpg" alt="Gowell and Phiri qualify for finals at NCAA Championships" /></p><h2>2010 NCAA Track & Field Championships</h2> <h3>Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon, USA</h3> <h3>Wednesday 9th June 2010 - Day 1</h3> <p>CHRIS GOWELL (800m) and Gerald Phiri (100m) produced the standout performances in for British athletes in Track Town USA qualifying through to their respective finals on a rain-affected opening day of competition at the 2010 NCAA Track & Field Championships staged at the historic Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.</p> <p>In the men's 800 metres, two-time All-American Chris Gowell (Baylor) placed second in his heat and sixth overall with a time of 1:49.69 to qualify for Friday’s final.</p> <p>Despite the rainy conditions Gowell sat in just behind the leaders before sprinting to the front with 200 metres to go. From there, Gowell and Oregon's Andrew Wheating made the charge home to secure the two automatic qualifying positions.</p> <p>Gerald Phiri (Texas A&M) had a very busy day in Oregon running in the men’s 4x100m relay at the start of the track programme as the team of Tran Howell, Bryan Miller, Curtis Mitchell and Phiri won their heat time of 39.05secs matching their best effort of the year from the NCAA West preliminary round in Austin.</p> <p>In the individual 100m Phiri finished second in heat 3 with a time of 10.28secs to qualify through. James Alaka (Washington) failed to progress in heat 2 finishing 6th in 10.37.</p> <p>Lucy Yates (Utah) claimed eighth place in the second heat of the women’s 800m semi-finals with a time of 2:15.43, finishing 23rd in the overall standings of the event and was unable to progress into the final heat.</p> <p>In the opening heat of the men's 400m Toby Ulm (Georgetown) clocked a time of 52.29secs to finish in 7th place missing out on qualification.</p> <h4>Report by Mark Woolley.</h4> <p><h4>Live video streaming is available on the following link: <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/sports/c-otrack/champpage/inc/div1/c-otrack-div1-livestreams.html" rel="popup">www.ncaa.com/sports/c-otrack/champpage/inc/div1/c-otrack-div1-livestreams.html</a></h4> <br /> <h4>Live results are available on the following link: <a href="http://www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAA/" rel="popup">www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAA/</a></h4> </p> NCAA Page #23582 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Track Town USA welcomes NCAA Champs as Brits fly the flag in Oregon http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94c0f436f26cd1252425953.jpg" alt="Track Town USA welcomes NCAA Champs as Brits fly the flag in Oregon" /></p><h3>Wednesday 9th June 2010</h3> <p>TONIGHT in the American running mecca of Eugene, Oregon, the 2010 NCAA Track & Field Championships begin and will continue over the weekend (9th-12th June) as the top ranked collegiate athletes in the United States from the regional conference qualifiers go head-to-head in the medal chase at Hayward Field.</p> <p>Eleven British athletes will line-up at the iconic Track Town USA venue that stages the championships for the first time since 2001 - the stadium made famous by the legendary runner Steve Prefontaine and home to next month’s IAAF Diamond League meeting that bares his name - all striving for NCAA glory at the season-ending championships that marks the finale of the collegiate athletics outdoor campaign in America.</p> <p>In the men events James Alaka (Washington) will compete over the 100m and 200m sprint double alongside Gerald Phiri (Texas A&M) also runs in the 100m.</p> <p>In the middle-distance races Chris Gowell (Baylor) goes in the 800m, reigning two-time NCAA indoor mile champion Lee Emanuel (New Mexico) runs over the metric 1500m version attempting to add an outdoor medal to his growing collection as he lines-up alongside David Forrester (Florida State).</p> <p>Toby Ulm (Georgetown) takes on the 400m hurdles, whilst, John Beattie (Tulsa) competes over 10,000m.</p> <p>In the women’s section Natalie Pearson (Asheville) runs in the 200m and the inform Lucy Yates (Utah) having set a lifetime best to qualify for Eugene competes over 800m.</p> <p>NCAA indoor mile champion Charlotte Browning (Florida) has a good chance of a medal and goes in the 1500m as former British Universities champion Ruth Senior (New Mexico) in her debut season on the NCAA circuit lines-up in the 3,000m steeplechase.</p> <h4>Preview by Mark Woolley.</h4> <p><h4>Live video streaming is available on the following link: <a href="http://www.ncaa.com/sports/c-otrack/champpage/inc/div1/c-otrack-div1-livestreams.html" rel="popup">www.ncaa.com/sports/c-otrack/champpage/inc/div1/c-otrack-div1-livestreams.html</a></h4> <br /> <h4>Live results are available on the following link: <a href="http://www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAA/" rel="popup">www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAA/</a></h4> </p> NCAA Page #23573 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Eugene-bound for Britain’s top NCAA athletes http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94c022278287cf641530462.jpg" alt="Eugene-bound for Britain’s top NCAA athletes" /></p><h3>Sunday 29th May 2010</h3> <p>ON the final day of competition in the West and East Prelims there was further success for British student athletes as they rubber-stamped their ticket for next months 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships that take place in Eugene (10th-13th June).</p> <p>In Greensboro, North Carolina, in the East Regional Prelims Florida’s Charlotte Browning, the women’s 1500m SEC outdoor champion ran a strategic race to finish third overall in the quarter-finals with a time of 4mins 18.46secs advancing to the NCAA Championships.</p> <p>Florida State’s David Forrester finished third in his heat of the 1500m with 3:51.70 to also qualify through. University of Florida’s Justin Taylor failed to progress finishing seventh in 3:52.95.</p> <p>Natalie Pearson became the first UNC Asheville track and field athlete to ever qualify for the nationals as she ran a school-record of 23.47secs in the women's 200 metres.</p> <p>In the men’s 3,000m steeplechase held over from the previous day due to heavy rain, Butler’s Rob Mullett finished in 16th place in 8:51.82 with team mate Steve Lisgo 35th in 9:12.51 outside of the top twelve qualifiers for Eugene. Alex Felce representing New York’s Stony Brook University clocked 9:10.08 to claim 32nd place overall.</p> <p>Butler’s Joe Macdonald finished in 33rd place overall in the men’s 5,000m with a time of 14:39.46.</p> <p>In the West Regional Prelims in Austin, Texas, double indoor NCAA mile champion Lee Emanuel ran a time of 3:38.81 in the 1500m to qualify for Eugene. Emanuel was one of the top five finishers in his heat and ran the third best time of the field inside the Myers Stadium record of 3:43.32 set in 2001.</p> <p>Fellow Lobos David Bishop missed out by two places in 14th with a time of 3:43.77, whilst, Ross Millington clocked 3:48.64 to secure 20th place overall.</p> <p>There was huge disappointment for New Mexico’s Rory Fraser missing out on qualification by a margin of just 0.24secs in the men’s 5,000m finishing 13th in 14:10.47. Tulsa's Lewis Timmins finished 23rd in 14:32.61.</p> <p>Gerald Phiri of Texas A&M and Washington’s James Alaka progressed to the finals of the men’s 200m finishing 4th and 8th respectively with times of 20.57 and 20.71 in their semi-final heats.</p> <p>A trio of New Mexico Lobos competed in the women’s 5,000m heats as Ruth Senior, having already qualified for Eugene in the steeplechase, finished 17th in 17:02.86, followed by Nicky Archer 26th in 17:22.46 and Ashley Gibson 40th in 17:47.74. Gibson also competed in the 1500m finishing 15th in a season's best of 4:24.28.</p> <h4>Report by Mark Woolley.</h4> <p><strong>Full Results:</strong></p> <h3>WEST REGION: Austin, Texas</h3> <p><h4><a href="http://www.texassports.com/livestats/m-track/index.htm" rel="popup">www.texassports.com/livestats/m-track/index.htm</a></h4> </p> <h3>EAST REGION: Greensboro, North Carolina</h3> <p><h4><a href="http://www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAAEast/" rel="popup">www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAAEast/</a></h4> </p> NCAA Page #23455 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Chase to Eugene continues at NCAA Prelims http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94c00d0109b6af499441039.jpg" alt="Chase to Eugene continues at NCAA Prelims" /></p><h3>Saturday 29th May 2010</h3> <p>BRITISH student athletes continued their quest at the East & West Preliminaries to book their ticket for next months 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships that take place in Eugene (10th-13th June).</p> <p>Only the top 12 out of 48 competitors in each regional event will advance to the NCAA finals at Hayward Field.</p> <p>In the West Prelims at the Mike A. Meyers Stadium in Austin, Texas, former Loughborough student Ruth Senior representing the New Mexico Lobos finished third in the first heat of the women's 3,000 metre steeplechase to earn her place in the semi-finals in Eugene next month clocking a time of 10mins 15.46secs.</p> <p>Gerald Phiri of Texas A&M was in sparkling form setting the fastest qualifying time to reach the final of the men’s 100m clocking 10.17 (-0.9). Washington’s James Alaka claimed 8th place overall in 10.42 (-0.9) to also progress.</p> <p>In the 200m heats Phiri and Alaka finished 7th and 13th overall in qualifying with times of 20.77 and 20.93secs respectively.</p> <p>Utah’s Lucy Yates having set a university record (2:06.21) with a lifetime best in the heats of the 800m the previous day qualified through to the semi-final in Eugene on her debut season in the NCAA finishing in 9th place with a time of 2:07.34.</p> <p>All-American Chris Gowell racing in the colours of Baylor University also progressed in the men’s 800m finishing 7th in 1:47.38, however, Sam Evans representing New Mexico was eliminated finishing 16th in 1:49.88.</p> <p>In Greensboro, North Carolina, on the Irwin Belk Track with the programme badly affected by rain delays Toby Ulm of Georgetown edged through to the semi-finals of the 400m hurdles in Eugene qualifying as a fastest loser with a time of 50.71 finishing in 11th place.</p> <p>Natalie Pearson of Asheville finished 16th overall in the women’s 200m with a mark of 23.76 (-1.3).</p> <p>The men’s 3,000m steeplechase was postponed until the following day due to the adverse weather conditions.</p> <h4>Report by Mark Woolley.</h4> <p><strong>Full Results:</strong></p> <h3>WEST REGION: Austin, Texas</h3> <p><h4><a href="http://www.texassports.com/livestats/m-track/index.htm" rel="popup">www.texassports.com/livestats/m-track/index.htm</a></h4> </p> <h3>EAST REGION: Greensboro, North Carolina</h3> <p><h4><a href="http://www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAAEast/" rel="popup">www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAAEast/</a></h4> </p> NCAA Page #23444 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Brit’s hit qualifying spots at NCAA Prelims http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94bff76614bb89534093817.jpg" alt="Brit’s hit qualifying spots at NCAA Prelims" /></p><h3>Friday 28th May 2010</h3> <p>ON the opening day of track competition at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship East & West Preliminaries British student athletes produced a fine set of positive results in Austin, Texas and Greensboro, North Carolina, (27th-29th May).</p> <p>Only the top 12 out of 48 competitors in each regional event will advance to the NCAA finals that take place at Hayward Field in Eugene next month (10th-13th June).</p> <p>In the West Prelims at the Mike A. Meyers Stadium the New Mexico Lobos had all three competitors in the men’s 1500 metres qualify for the quarter-finals as double indoor mile champion Lee Emanuel finished second with a time of 3:43.31 behind the winner A.J. Acosta (3:42.76) from Oregon. David Bishop clocked a time of 3:44.21 as Ross Millington finished with a time of 3:50.58 to qualify through.</p> <p>Sam Evans ran a time of 1:49.52 in the 800m preliminaries to qualify for the quarter-finals.</p> <p>Utah's Lucy Yates set a new school record in the 800m finishing as the runner-up after the first round in 2:06.21.</p> <p>New Mexico’s Ashley Gibson also hit a qualifying time of 4:26.14 in the women’s 1500m, whilst, Oklahoma’s Felicity Milton narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 10,000m finishing 14th in her race with a time of 34:53.17. Nicky Archer of New Mexico finished 22nd in 35:24.87. Only the top 12 finishers advanced to the next round.</p> <p>Tulsa's John Beattie qualified through in 9th place in the men's 10,000m with a mark of 29:41.67.</p> <p>Gerald Phiri representing Texas A&M eased through the first round of the men's 100m clocking 10.30secs to win his heat.</p> <p>Washington's James Alaka struggled coming out of the blocks in the sixth and final heat of the 100m, but he still cruised to second place in a time of 10.49secs that qualifies him for the quarter-finals.</p> <p>Senior All-American Chris Gowell produced one of the performances of the day running the fastest time in the 800 metres to qualify first for Baylor University setting a season’s best time of 1:47.81.</p> <p>In Greensboro, North Carolina, on the Irwin Belk Track reigning NCAA indoor women’s mile champion Charlotte Browning representing the Florida Gators advanced to the quarter-finals of the 1500m finishing 13th overall in the first round in 4:22.54.</p> <p>Toby Ulm of Georgetown was second in his 400m hurdles heat in 50.78secs to qualify. Natalie Pearson from Asheville ran 11.71 secs (0.8m/s) but failed to progress in the women's 100m</p> <p>Florida State’s David Forrester qualified through in the men’s 1500m finishing 13th in 3:48.76 as Kris Gauson in the colours of Butler University finished in 31st place overall clocking a time of 3:51.66.</p> <h4>Report by Mark Woolley.</h4> <p><strong>Full Results:</strong></p> <h3>WEST REGION: Austin, Texas</h3> <p><h4><a href="http://www.texassports.com/livestats/m-track/index.htm" rel="popup">www.texassports.com/livestats/m-track/index.htm</a></h4> </p> <h3>EAST REGION: Greensboro, North Carolina</h3> <p><h4><a href="http://www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAAEast/" rel="popup">www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/NCAAEast/</a></h4> </p> NCAA Page #23435 Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Fraser and Milton set for NCAA Prelims in Texas http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94bfe87e1bd4af746288339.jpg" alt="Fraser and Milton set for NCAA Prelims in Texas" /></p><h3>Thursday 27th May 2010</h3> <p>LEICESTERSHIRE’S Rory Fraser and Felicity Milton are on their marks ready to race over 5,000m and 10,000m respectively this weekend at the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship Preliminaries in Austin, Texas, (27th-29th May).</p> <p>Now in his second year at the University of New Mexico, Fraser (23), from the Leicester OWLS club was an NCAA Indoor and Outdoor qualifier in the 5,000m last year and a two-time all-region cross-country runner, plus an All-America candidate in the 5,000m over the 2010 and will line-up on Saturday with ‘Lobo’ team mates Jacob Kirwa and Brock Hagerman in their quarter final heat.</p> <p>The futures bright, the futures Orange as Felicity Milton (23), in her debut year on the NCAA circuit represents the Oklahoma State University Cowgirls team at the Mike A. Meyers Stadium in Austin and goes into the championships in fine form having ran her best 10,000m time at the Mt. Sac Relays in April clocking a time of 34:17.72.</p> <h4>Article by Mark Woolley.</h4> <h4>The 2010 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship Preliminaries take place at the Mike A. Meyers Stadium in Austin, Texas from 27th-29th May, full reports and results will be available on athletics-leics.com.</h4> NCAA Page #23426 Mon, 31 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Browning captures SEC 1500m title – NCAA news and results round-up http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94bf0f4e570797205049231.jpg" alt="Browning captures SEC 1500m title – NCAA news and results round-up" /></p><h3>Sunday 16th May 2010</h3> <p>NCAA indoor mile champion Charlotte Browning (AFD) captured the women’s 1500m title with a lifetime best performance at the 2010 SEC Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee, clocking a time of 4mins 13.96secs.</p> <p>In the championships that were badly affected by delays on the final day of competition due to heavy rain and lightening at the Tom Black track, European U23 team gold medallist Browning became the first Florida athlete to win the SEC outdoor women’s 1500m title since Hazel Clark in 1999. Compatriot Stacey Johnson (Cannock & Staffs) was sixth in 4:24.05.</p> <p>“This was my first 1500 of the year, so I didn’t know how prepared I was,” Browning reflected. “I knew I had been training well and, going into the competition, I was level-headed. I knew it was going to be one of the hardest races all year and I’m really pleased with the outcome.”</p> <p>Felicity Milton (Woodford Green with Essex Ladies) representing the Oklahoma State Cowgirl track and field team finished eighth over 5,000m at the Big 12 Championships in Columbia, Missouri, the 23-year-old from Rutland clocking a time of 16:26.89 at the Audrey J. Walton Stadium.</p> <p>At the 2010 Horizon League Outdoor Track and Field Championships Steve Lisgo (Mansfield) led Butler University to a clean sweep of the top four places in the men’s 1500m with a winning time of 3:50.98, and the 23-year-old also won the men’s steeplechase in 8:54.20.</p> <p>Kris Gauson (Belgrave) finished runner-up in both the 800m and the 1500m. He crossed the finish line in the 800m in a time of 1:51.85, just 0:00.41 behind winner, American Matt Zaluckyj, and finished the 1500m in 3:51.01, just 0:00.03 behind Lisgo.

</p> <p>Rob Mullett finished second in the steeplechase in 9:01.56 and third in the 1500m in 3:51.09, whilst, former Loughborough student Joe Macdonald (Trafford) was fourth in the 1500m (3:51.95).</p> NCAA Page #23318 Wed, 19 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Medal haul for Brits at Mountain West Conference Championships http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94befb5081e2e7342718796.jpg" alt="Medal haul for Brits at Mountain West Conference Championships" /></p><h3>Saturday 15th May 2010</h3> <p>BRITISH athletes collected a total of seven medals (one gold, two silver, four bronze) in action representing the University of New Mexico ‘Lobos’ track and field team at the Mountain West Conference Championships in Albuquerque (12th-15th May).</p> <p>American Chris Barnicle produced an outstanding performance in the men's 5,000m taking gold with a stadium record mark of 14:18.20 as teammate Rory Fraser (OWLS) secured bronze with a time of 14:40.35, compatriot Ross Millington (Stockport) finished fourth in 14:52.29.</p> <p>The NCAA mile champion Lee Emanuel (Sheffield) won gold for the second time in his American college career in the 1500m setting a stadium record time of 3:44.99, this having won in 2008 with a time of 3:47.63. David Bishop (Bristol & West) clocked a time of 3:47.34 taking third place with teammate Millington fourth in 3:47.48.</p> <p>Emanuel went on to take second in the 800m with a time of 1:49.46 as Sam Evans (Birchfield) ran a season-best to claim bronze 1:50.08</p> <p>Loughborough graduate Ashley Gibson (Elswick) won bronze in the women’s 1500m with a time of 4:31.81, whilst, fellow Loughborough Alumni, former BUCS champion Ruth Senior (City of Norwich), claimed silver over the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of 10:48.90 in the race won by Colorado’s Kristen Hemphill in a stadium record of 10:35.85.</p> NCAA Page #23313 Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Bingham second to Borlee in Florida http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94be6c8027ef4c131416411.jpg" alt="Bingham second to Borlee in Florida" /></p><h3>Saturday 8th May 2010</h3> <p>WORLD finalist Michael Bingham with a strong performance finished runner-up to Belgium's Kevin Borlee over 400m at the Seminole Twilight meeting in Florida, this having finished runner-up to his brother Jonathan in the 2009 NCAA final last year.</p> <p>On the Mike Long Track in Tallahassee, Bingham, the 24-year-old former Loughborough-based sprinter clocked a time of 46.08secs on his season debut as Borlee claimed victory in 44.89 - a mark that ranks in the top 10 best performances in the NCAA this season.</p> <p>In Fayetteville, Arkansas last summer Bingham closed out his impressive American university career by finishing in the silver medal position behind champion Jonathan Borlee in the NCAA outdoor final.</p> NCAA Page #23212 Mon, 10 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Senior breaks New Mexico steeplechase record http://www.athleticsontrack.com/ncaaathletics.html <p><img src="http://www.athleticsontrack.com/uploads/94bdd8dbd8e3ea093050302.jpg" alt="Senior breaks New Mexico steeplechase record" /></p><h3>Saturday 1st May 2010</h3> <p>FORMER Loughborough student Ruth Senior, the 2009 British Universities champion broke the University of New Mexico record over the 3,000m steeplechase with a lifetime best of 10mins 09.14secs at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational at Stanford, California.</p> <p>The 22-year-old City of Norwich athlete surpassed the old record (10:38.20) set in 2008 by American Kara Henry by 29 seconds.</p> <p>"I was trying not to think about the time I just tried to go out and run," Senior said. "I was actually a little disappointed I thought I would run faster. But I really can't complain. My old PB was four years old so it feels good to better that. It feels good to get the first one out of the way, the steeple is a hard race to run."</p> <p>Senior's previous personal best in the event was 10:12.50, set at the World Junior Championships.</p> <p>In his first outdoor meeting of the season Rory Fraser (OWLS) ran a time of 14:04.07 in the 5,000m.</p> NCAA Page #23151 Tue, 04 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100