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Thursday, May 25
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Eagles Gear Up for NCAA East Regional
5/23/2017 10:58:00 AM | Men's Track & Field
Seven Eagles will travel to Lexington to try and earn an NCAA Championships spot
NCAA East Regional Meet Central
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The postseason continues for the Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team, as seven Eagles head to the NCAA East Regional, May 25-27, on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. The Green and White will have one sprinter, three distance runners, one jumper, and two throwers in attendance against the some of the top competitors in the nation.
Last season's meet featured nine Green and White competitors. Then-junior Tyler Brown (Findlay, Ohio - Findlay) took home a 17th-place finish in the 400m dash quarterfinals with a mark of 46.54 seconds, while then-redshirt sophomore Hlynur Andresson (Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland - Mountain Ridge) nabbed 25th in the 10000m run semifinals. The higlight of the meet, however, came from then-redshirt junior Willy Fink (Maumee, Ohio - Maumee), who qualified to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 3000m steepelchase. Fink clocked in with a career-best time of 8:40.60, which was the fifth-best time in program history, to secure an eighth-place finish.
This year, three Eagles will be making their NCAA East Regional debut. Junior Leighton Antonio (Hudson, Ohio - Hudson) will take part in the 200m dash, while redshirt junior Lahsene Bouchikhi (Antwerp, Belgium - Stedelijk Lyceum Paardenmarkt Luchthaven) snagged a spot in the 5000m. Rounding out the first-timers is sophomore Cameron Hart (Columbus, Ohio - Bishop Hartley), who will take part in both the long jump and the high jump.
Three other EMU competitors will be heading to the meet for the second time. Andresson will once again take part in the competition, this time around competing in the 3000m steepechase. Redshirt senior Anthony Jones (Sandusky, Ohio - Sandusky) qualified in the hammer throw for the second straight season, and sophomore Derek Ziegenfuss (Allentown, Pa. - Parkland) qualified in the javelin once again. Finally, Fink will head to the meet for the fourth time in his career, taking part in the 3000m steeplechase along with Andresson.
The NCAA East Regional can be followed from home through both live results and a live stream of each day of competition. Links to each can be found on the men's track and field schedule page of EMUEagles.com.
The meet kicks off on Thursday, May 25, with Ziegenfuss and the javelin at noon, while Jones will take part in the hammer throw at 4 p.m. Hart will round out day one of competition with the long jump at 4:30 p.m. Day two, May 26, picks back up with Antonio in the 200m first round at 7:55 p.m., while Fink and Andresson will race in the 3000m steeplechse at 9 p.m. Finally, the meet concludes on Saturday, May 27, with Hart in the high jump at 6 p.m. and Bouchikhi in the 5000m at 8:45 p.m. For more information on the NCAA East Regional, including a complete schedule, please click here.
YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) - The postseason continues for the Eastern Michigan University men's track and field team, as seven Eagles head to the NCAA East Regional, May 25-27, on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ky. The Green and White will have one sprinter, three distance runners, one jumper, and two throwers in attendance against the some of the top competitors in the nation.
Last season's meet featured nine Green and White competitors. Then-junior Tyler Brown (Findlay, Ohio - Findlay) took home a 17th-place finish in the 400m dash quarterfinals with a mark of 46.54 seconds, while then-redshirt sophomore Hlynur Andresson (Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland - Mountain Ridge) nabbed 25th in the 10000m run semifinals. The higlight of the meet, however, came from then-redshirt junior Willy Fink (Maumee, Ohio - Maumee), who qualified to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 3000m steepelchase. Fink clocked in with a career-best time of 8:40.60, which was the fifth-best time in program history, to secure an eighth-place finish.
This year, three Eagles will be making their NCAA East Regional debut. Junior Leighton Antonio (Hudson, Ohio - Hudson) will take part in the 200m dash, while redshirt junior Lahsene Bouchikhi (Antwerp, Belgium - Stedelijk Lyceum Paardenmarkt Luchthaven) snagged a spot in the 5000m. Rounding out the first-timers is sophomore Cameron Hart (Columbus, Ohio - Bishop Hartley), who will take part in both the long jump and the high jump.
Three other EMU competitors will be heading to the meet for the second time. Andresson will once again take part in the competition, this time around competing in the 3000m steepechase. Redshirt senior Anthony Jones (Sandusky, Ohio - Sandusky) qualified in the hammer throw for the second straight season, and sophomore Derek Ziegenfuss (Allentown, Pa. - Parkland) qualified in the javelin once again. Finally, Fink will head to the meet for the fourth time in his career, taking part in the 3000m steeplechase along with Andresson.
The NCAA East Regional can be followed from home through both live results and a live stream of each day of competition. Links to each can be found on the men's track and field schedule page of EMUEagles.com.
The meet kicks off on Thursday, May 25, with Ziegenfuss and the javelin at noon, while Jones will take part in the hammer throw at 4 p.m. Hart will round out day one of competition with the long jump at 4:30 p.m. Day two, May 26, picks back up with Antonio in the 200m first round at 7:55 p.m., while Fink and Andresson will race in the 3000m steeplechse at 9 p.m. Finally, the meet concludes on Saturday, May 27, with Hart in the high jump at 6 p.m. and Bouchikhi in the 5000m at 8:45 p.m. For more information on the NCAA East Regional, including a complete schedule, please click here.
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