SYRACUSE Track SYRACUSE AT THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Ranking the Orange 2014-15 SCHEDULE 4The Syracuse men enter the ACC Championship with its highest ranking in program history at No. 19 4’Cuse competes without throwers and a limited roster of jumpers and still enters the MEET weekend as the third-highest ranked team in the ACC. 12/6 Greg Page Relays 4This is in large part due to the strong distance program head coach Chris Fox has built. 1/16 Gotham Cup The Syracuse cross country team won its fifth conference title in six seasons this year and 1/24 Cornell Upstate Challenge finished fifth at the NCAA Championship. 1/30-31 Penn State National Knight Time 2/13-14 Spire Division I Invitational 4Rookie Justyn Knight has made an immediate impact Knight’s Results 2/13-14 Boston Valentine’s Invite nationally, despite racing just twice thus far collegiately. 2/21 Cornell Marc Denault Invitational 4The Vaughan, Ontario native has set school records Event NCAA Rank Time 1500 * 8 3:39.66 2/27-28 ACC Indoor Championships in both of his meets this year -- each of which stood for over-25 years, including shattering a 52-year old 5k *! 6 13:34.86 3/14-15 NCAA Indoor Championships Canadian Junior Record in the 5k at the Payton Jordan * - Syracuse Record 4/3-4 Princeton Sam Howell Invitational Invitational ! - Canadian Junior Record 4/4 Auburn Tiger Classic 4Knight didn’t begin running competitively until he was 4/4 Stanford Invitational a sophomore in high school at the advice of his gym teacher. 4/11 Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational 4Knight has earned ACC Track Performer of the Week honors after both of his appearances 4/17-18 Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational this season. 4/22-25 Penn Relays 4He was also the top-rookie at the ACC Cross Country Championships and earned gold in the Pan-Am Games for Team Canada in cross country. 5/2 Payton Jordan Invitational 5/2 Cornell Outdoor Invitational Hail Hehir 5/14-15 ACC Outdoor Championships 4Martin Hehir has continued his standout season into the outdoor campaign. 5/28-30 NCAA East Prelims 4The ACC Cross Country and 5000-meter Indoor Champion, Hehir has been crowned an All- American twice thus far in 2014-15. 6/10-13 NCAA Outdoor Championships 4Hehir owns the nation’s second-fastest time in the 10k (28:27.70) and eight-fastest time in the 5k so far this year (13:35.70). He’s the top-qualifier in the 10k and second behind teammate Justyn Knight in the 5k this weekend. 4He also has stood out in the classroom, earning ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in both cross country and indoor track and was a Soladay Award nominee at Syracuse, which is MEET INFO considered the top award a student-athlete can achieve. Track Info Malone Alone at the Top Track....................................................................................Mike Long Track 4Margo Malone is the Orange’s top female qualifier this weekend, owning the ACCs top-time Dates.............................................................................Thursday-Saturday in the 10k by over 30 seconds. 4Malone was an NCAA Championships qualifier in the event last season and owns the sixth- Broadcast Info best time nationally this season (32:29.89), which she set at the Stanford Invitational. Stream...................................................................................................ESPN3 Play-by-Play..................................................................................Tom Block Distance is Key Color ............................................................................................Dan O’Brien 4For the Orange to have a strong showing this weekend in Talahassee, it’ll be on the backs of the distance runners. 4The Syracuse men have the top-three qualifiers in the 10k (Martin Hehir, Dan Lennon and Reed Kamyszek), with Philo Germano sitting in 10th. 4Syracuse also has four of the top-10 5k runners as well, with Justyn Knight and Hehir owning the top-two times, followed by Colin Bennie (6th) and Joel Hubbard (10th). 4The same can be said for the women, who own three of the top times in the 10k, with Margo MEDIA INFORMATION Malone (1st), Maura Linde (4th) and Jessie Petersen (5th) leading the pack Track SID ... ..............................................Tyler Cady Harrison A Title Hopeful Office .......................................................................... 315-443-2608 4The ACC Indoor Champion in the 60-meter dash, Shaina Harrison is looking for her second Cell ............................................................................... 315-941-6569 ACC Championship of the year in the 100-meter dash. E-mail ...................................................................... [email protected] 4She is the No. 2 qualifier in the 100-meters at 11.56 seconds, which she set at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational. The Syracuse University Athletic Communications staff is available 4Harrison won Syracuse its first women’s ACC Championship in any sport since joining the to assist all media. Contact Tyler Cady for releases or information conference at the indoor championships this season. and for assistance in arranging interviews with coaches and student-athletes. Pollitt and Crittenden Hurdling the Competition 4Donald Pollitt and Freddie Crittenden are the ‘Cuse men’s top-two hurdlers, but also rank near the top of the ACC. 4Pollitt is the top-seed in the men’s 110-meter hurdles and is looking to rebound after missing the national qualifying time by one tenth of a second in the indoor season. SYRACUSE AT THE ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Family Affair 4Margo (jr.) and Mary Malone (fr.) are sisters who will be competing together this weekend. ORANGE IN THE ACC TOP-10 Shannon is their third sister at Syracusewho is redshirting after transferring from Virginia 4Molly Malone (Sr.) is of no relation to the trio. MEN Robinson’s One to Watch 1500-METERS 4Junior Rebecca Robinson has the No. 10 time in the 400-meters entering this weekend, but she has the potential to make some noise in Talahassee this weekend. 1. JUSTYN KNIGHT * 3:39.7 4/17/15 4Robinson’s times have steadily dropped each year since arriving on campus her top-time of the season thus far is nearly a half second slower than she posted last outdoor season. 5000-METERS 1. JUSTYN KNIGHT * 13:34.9 5/2/15 Kamyszek in the Classroom 4Besides posting the third-best time in the ACC in the 10k this season, Reed Kamyszek has 2. MARTIN HEHIR * 13:35.7 5/2/15 been busy off the track and in the classroom for the Orange. 6. COLIN BENNIE 13:53.9 4/3/15 4The ‘Cuse Scholar Award recipient at the ninth-annual ‘Cuse Awards, Kamyszek finished 10. JOEL HUBBARD 14:06.6 5/2/15 his undergraduate career with a perfect 4.0 GPA, while taking a heavy courseload in Biochemistry and Ethics and earning acceptance into Duke Medical School for next fall. 4Kamyszek was the Elite 89 Award recipient at the 2013 NCAA Cross Country Championships 10000-METERS for having the highest GPA at an NCAA Championship event. 1. MARTIN HEHIR * 28:27.7 4/3/15 2. DAN LENNON 28:46.2 4/3/15 Adding Jumping Success 3. REED KAMYSZEK 28:49.5 4/3/15 4Although the Orange don’t have a full jumping roster, Syracuse has had success in the pits this season 10. PHILO GERMANO 29:35.7 4/3/15 4Regine Hunter posted the third-best distance in the ACC this season at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational (12.66 meters) and enters the ACC Championships in the hunt for gold. 100-METER HURDLES 4Freshman Jabari Butler posted the conference’s seventh-best jump at the same meet in the 1. DONALD POLLITT 13.59 5/2/15 high jump (2.04 meters). 4Reggie Morton is the ninth-best qualifier in the long jump as well, with 7.29 meters posted 2. FREDDIE CRITTENDEN 13.8 4/10/15 at the Penn Relays. 4x100-METERS Under-4 Minute Miles 5. SYRACUSE 45.6 4/23/15 4For the first time in Syracuse history, a miler broke the four-minute barrier -- and two did it in the same meet. 4Freshman Justyn Knight and junior Martin Hehir both cruised under the mark at the Penn HIGH JUMP State National during the indoor season. 7. JABARI BUTLER 2.04 m 4/10/15 Assault on the Record Books 4Syracuse runners have been shattering records left and right this season. LONG JUMP 4Margo Malone (32:29.89) and Martin Hehir (28:27.70) each broke the 10k record at the 9. MARTIN HEHIR 7.29 m 4/23/15 Stanford Invitational. 4Justyn Knight broke the 5k (13:34.86) and 1500-meter (3:39.66) school records. 4During the indoor season, Rebecca Robinson broke the 400-meter record (54.12 seconds), WOMEN Hehir also took the mile (3:59.81) and 3000-meter (7:53.15) records during the indoor season. 100-METERS 2. SHAINA HARRISON 11.56 4/10/15 Pacing the Field at the Payton Jordan 4The Orange had a strong showing in its final true outdoor test of the regular season, with Justyn Knight and Martin Hehir posting their best 5k times of the year. 400-METERS 4Sydney Leiher also posted a season-best time in the 3000-meter steeplechase. 10. REBECCA ROBINSON 53.76 4/10/15 Miss 305 10000-METERS 4Shaina Harrison and Rebecca Robinson each got the Orange off to fast starts at the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational, each posting their season-best times in the 100 and 400 1. MARGO MALONE * 32.29.9 4/3/15 respectively at the meet. 4. MAURA LINDE 34:12.0 4/3/15 5. JESSIE PETERSEN 34:18.6 4/17/15 Strong Start in Stanford 4Martin Hehir and Margo Malone each shattered school records in the 10,000-meters to 10. PHILO GERMANO 29:35.7 4/3/15 open the outdoor campaign.