Men's Track and Field to Compete in IC4A Championship
IC4A
Championship Schedule PRINCETON, N.J. (May 15, 2008) -
The University of Connecticut men's track and field team travels to
Princeton, N.J. May 16-18 to compete in the 132nd annual IC4A Championship meet.
The meet will feature 82 schools from all three NCAA divisions that are members
of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC). The meet gets under way
Friday at 1:00 p.m. with the decathlon. Qualifying standards for the IC4A meet
are very stringent, which means only the best athletes from each school compete.
UConn will be fielding a strong team, and head coach Greg Roy is hoping
for a top five finish in the meet, but admits that the return to health of
captain Basil Campbell (Ewing, N.J.) is key to Connecticut's chances.
"What Basil did in running all those races at the BIG EAST Championship was
amazing," Roy said. "In all my years coaching I've never had an athlete do that,
he really put the team first. Unfortunately, he is paying for it now. Hopefully
he'll be ready to go this weekend." This is also the Huskies' last meet before
they compete at the NCAA Regionals in Tallahassee on May 30-31. That means it is
the last chance for Connecticut athletes who have yet to qualify for that
competition to do so. "Will Sanders' (Wethersfield, Conn.) last
steeplechase run was only .99 of a second off the qualifying standard, so if he
can shave one more second off it this weekend, he's in," said Roy. "I also think
Museveni Akanno (Linden, N.J.) is ready for a big week as he looks to
qualify in both the long jump and triple jump. Following the conclusion of the
meet check with UConnHuskies.com for results and a recap of the competition.
Scheduled UConn Participants (Subject to Change)
100-Meter Dash
Basil Campbell
200-Meter Dash
Basil Campbell
800-Meter Run
Brian Gagnon
110-Meter Hurdles
Verrol Jackson
400-Meter Hurdles
Kyle
Edmonds
Anthony Burris
3000-Meter Steeplechase
Will
Sanders
Relays
4x400-meter
4x800-meter
High Jump
Marquis Thomas
Long Jump
Museveni Akanno
Triple Jump
Museveni Akanno
Jamaal Smith
Pole Vault
Kyle
Duggan
Zachary Meverden
Shot Put
Andrew Dubs
Javelin
Dylan Dombrowski
Decathlon
Aaron King
Sean
Smith
Kyle
Rowbotham
Joe
Staub
Dylan Dombrowski
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