Clark Earns Top A-10 Rookie Honors; Men’s Cross Country Claims Silver at IC4As Josh Clark earned Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Rookie honors after placing 23rd at the A-10 Cross Country Championship. In addition, the men’s cross country team placed second at the IC4A Championship with six Hawks being named All-East for placing in the top 25.
Awards & Honors Doaty and Savage Compete at NCAA Regional Championship Torey Doaty and Dan Savage represented SJU at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field East Regional Championship at the University of Kentucky. Savage placed 39th in the 3000m steeplechase, while Doaty placed 24th in the 400m hurdles. Other notable performances by the Hawks during the year saw Doaty earn a silver medal in the 400m hurdles at the IC4A Outdoor Championship and Savage claim silver in the Steeplechase at the A-10 Outdoor meet. Indoor, Steve Thompson won the 800m individual title and the Hawks earned six medals at the A-10 Indoor Championships.
Foster Wins ECAC Indoor Track Gold, Bourdeau Garners Top A-10 Outdoor Honors Paced by seniors Courtney Foster and Dannah Hayward, the women’s track team broke seven school records during the 2016-17 indoor and outdoor seasons. Individually, Foster eclipsed her own indoor 400m record (54.96) en route to winning a gold medal at the ECAC Championship, while Hayward broke her own school mark in the 400m hurdles (59.89). The duo also helped the Hawks set new indoor and outdoor 4x400m relay records. In addition, the indoor Distance Medley, 4x100m and Sprint Medley Relay records were also eclipsed. The team placed seventh at the A-10 Outdoor meet, the program’s highest finish since 2004. Nathaniela Bourdeau was named the meet’s Most Outstanding Track Performer after winning the 100m and 200m and placing third in the 4x100m. At the ECAC Outdoor Championship, Caroline Duffy became the first Hawk to earn All-East in three events (4x400, 4x100, 200m) at the same meet.
ATHLETICS ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17
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