Indoor Season Has Record-Breaking Success from Start to Finish
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Editor: Kristy McNeil APRIL 2012 Indoor Season has Record-Breaking Success from Start to Finish Junior Tory Worthen accepts the Most Outstanding Performer of the Meet Seniors Ricky Kearney, Dave Slovenski and Donn Cabral accept the Ivy award from Robin Harris, executive director of the Ivy League. League Indoor Heptagonal trophy Outdoor Schedule Chairman’s Statement Date Meet eter eter Callahan’s 3:58.76 mile and the men’s Heps title were just the Mar. 23-24 at Central Florida Invitational most obvious of the achievements by our student-athletes this indoor Mar. 30-31 at Raleigh Relays (men only) season. All of us close to the program continue to be impressed by the dedication Apr. 6-7 Sam Howell Invitational of our coaches and the grace of our athletes. Apr. 14 at Penn-Yale-Princeton After each international trip we help finance, which are permitted only Philadelphia, Pa. (women only) every four years under NCAA rules, the Friends of Princeton Track goes back Apr. 14 at George Mason Invite (men only) to the steady buildup of funds to support travel to faraway meets, recruiting, Apr. 19-21 at Mt. Sac Invitational awards, and athletic therapy, among other programs. The latest contribution of Walnut, Calif. our program is to permit the hiring of a director of track and field operations, Apr. 20-21 Larry Ellis Invitational freeing the coaches to coach rather than handle administrative details, which is Apr. 26-28 at Penn Relays key when there are 40 events to be overseen during practice and at the five or May 5-6 at Ivy League Heptagonals more meets that are run at Princeton each year. Philadelphia, Pa. On behalf of the student-athletes, coaches, and everyone involved in the May 11-13 ECAC & IC4A Championships programs, thank you very much for your unwavering support! May 24-26 at NCAA East Regional Jacksonville, Fla. Dan Biederman ’75 June 6-9 at NCAA Championships Chairman, Friends of Princeton Track Des Moines, Iowa In This Issue... Thank You for Supporting the Excellence Season In Review ..................................................2 The generosity of the Friends of Princeton Track and Cross Country has Messages from the Coaches ................................3 made a significant difference for our men’s and women’s programs. It has 2011-12 Results ................................................ 4-5 helped to assure that Princeton is represented this year by teams that have Student-Athlete Features ................................. 6-7 won championships and runners who have won All-America honors under the Postseason Honors ...............................................8 guidance of the best coaching possible this year. Your gift has helped to make possible unique international trips such as the recent one to Greece. The Friends photos courtesy of Beverly Schaefer, Tom Connolly, Dan continue to try to enhance the opportunities for our athletes and coaches. We Grossman, Patrick Shanahan and The Ivy League thank this year’s donors wholeheartedly. April 2012 Tiger Tracks Recap of the 2011-12 Indoor Season MEN’S TRACK & FIELD would also finish fourth in the heptathlon with 5,004 points. The Princeton men’s track and field team set a number of records during Senior Patrick Park was fourth in the shot put. He threw to 17.38 (57- the season and capped it off with its third straight indoor Heptagonal title, 00.25) on his second attempt to earn four points for Princeton. and two All-America performances at the NCAA Championships. Sophomore Omar Jarrett earned a point in the high jump as he cleared Five Ivy League records were set by the Tigers in 2012, including: 2.00 (6-6.75) to finish in sixth place. senior Donn Cabral in the 5,000-meter run in 13:45.92, senior Joe Stilin in In the relays, Princeton earned a second-place finish and two third- the 3,000 in 7:53.15, senior Dave Slovenski in the pole vault at 5.37 (17-7.50), place finishes. The Tigers were second in the distance medley relay. sophomore Conor McCullough in the weight throw at 23.19 (76-1) and the Sophomore Alejandro Arroyo Yamin, senior Nilan Schnure, Van Ackeren and distance medley relay in 9:31.96. In addition, a sub-4-minute mile was run Callahan passed the baton in 9:54.11. three times. Junior Peter Callahan ran 3:58.86 and 3:58.76 on consecutive Freshman Connor Martin, Stilin, Paternostro and Williams ran the weekends and Stilin ran 3:59.98 in his last race of the season. The duo are 4x800 in 7:36.23 for third place. The 4x400 of Kearney, Dinkins, Hopkins and just the third and fourth Ivy Leaguers to run a sub-4-minute mile in Ivy freshman Daniel McCord finished the relay in 3:19.43. League history. In addition, Callahan ran a program record in the 1,000 in 2:20.78. WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD Callahan and Cabral both earned first-team All-America honors for Junior Tory Worthen’s Ivy League- and Princeton-record-setting pole placing in the top eight in their respective events at the NCAAs. Callahan vault highlighted the 2012 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships finished sixth in the mile at 4:02.66, and Cabral was eighth in the 5,000 at for women’s track and field. Worthen was named the Most Outstanding 13:53.14. (see page 8 for more information). Performer of the Meet after winning her third straight indoor pole vault title Another national nod came Princeton’s way to McCullough. His throw clearing 4.12 (13-6.25). She entered the meet with a season-best mark of of 23.19 (76-1) was the best throw in the nation during the indoor season. He 3.96 (13-0) and a personal best of 4.11 (13-6.25), which she improved to 4.12 earned his way onto The Bowerman “also receiving mention” list. He is the reaching it on her second attempt. No other vaulters in the field attempted first student-athlete in the Ivy League to be named to The Bowerman lists, anything higher than 3.90 (12-9.50). which debuted in 2009 as the sport’s version of the Heisman Trophy. The 4x800 relay put on a spectacular performance to win the relay The Tigers’ championship season began by winning seven events en on Day 2. The relay of sophomore Kristin Smoot, sophomore Kacie O’Neil, route to winning their third Ivy League Heps title. Princeton earned 184 junior Alexis Mikaelian and junior Greta Feldman ran its fastest time of the points, while the host school accumulated 176. Columbia was far back in season at 8:44.32. third place with 70 points followed by Harvard, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn and The 4x400 of senior Eileen Moran, sophomore Carrie Vuong, freshman Yale. Cecilia Barowski and junior Joie Hand clocked in at 3:46.75 to finish as the On Day 1, McCullough set a Heps meet record to retain the weight runner-up. throw crown for Old Nassau for the fourth straight year. Moran qualified for the finals of both the 60 and the 200 and earned Princeton earned big points in the pole vault, 17 total, as the Tigers two third-place finishes. She was third in the 60 at 8.86 and in the 200 at went 2-3-4. Slovenski was the runner-up, clearing 5.20 (17-00.75). Senior 24.83 to pick up six points in each event. Derek Hynes was third at 4.90 (16-00.75), and freshman Adam Bragg was Feldman and Mikaelian both qualified for the finals of the mile, where fourth at 4.80 (15-9). Feldman was fourth as she crossed the line at 4:49.95 to earn four points for Stilin was the runner-up in the 3,000 with a tight race between the the Tigers. Mikaelian would take eighth in the race. top three runners. Stilin clocked in at 8:11.42, just 0.12 seconds out of first The Tigers received four points from sophomores Theresa Devine and place. Cabral finished third at 8:11.69. The pair would contribute 14 points Imani Oliver. Devine posted a PR of 16:45.23 in the 5,000 to finish in fourth to the team total. place, while Oliver jumped to 12.19 (40-0) to take fourth place in the triple The Tigers got eight points in the long jump with sophomore Tom jump. Hopkins taking third, and sophomore Damon McLean finishing fifth. Hopkins Rounding out the scorers were freshman Teju Adewole and sophomore jumped to 7.19 (23-7.25) on his second attempt, while McLean reached 7.13 Beth McKenna. Adewole was fifth in the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.86 to (23-4.75) on his first try at the pit. earn two points for the Tigers in her first Heps. McKenna picked up two McLean won the triple jump to get the field events started on the points in the pentathlon. She finished with 3,333 points to place fifth out of right foot on Day 2. McLean reached 15.12 (49-7.25) on his fifth attempt. He 16. McKenna earned Princeton’s first points in the pentathlon since 2009. reached 15.00 (49-2.50) on two other attempts, a mark no other competitor Princeton finished Heps with 56 points to finish in sixth place with nine would reach. Freshman Nana Owusu-Nyanteky finished fourth in his first Tigers earning All-Ivy League honors. Columbia ended Princeton’s two-year Heps, jumping to 14.52 (47-7.75).