March 26, 2010
WASHINGTON - Nene Kamate, a graduate student on the Georgetown track & field team, has already solidified her name in the Georgetown track & field all-time lists - but, tonight, she put her name on another record. Kamate set a school record in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.74 in the preliminary round of the event.
Kamate will return to the Paul Derr Track in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday to compete in the final of the women's 100-meter hurdles. Running a 13.74 in the prelims, Kamate breaks the school record that was previously set in 1991 by former Hoya All-American Judith Owen. Kamate's time qualifies her for the BIG EAST Championships during the first week of May.
The Georgetown women's middle distance/distance program continues to show its strength year after year as the Hoyas easily took first place in the women's 4x1500-meter relay. Kirsten Kasper, Christine Whalen, Amanda Walsh and Lauren Gregory timed in at 18:33.56, a time that is in the top 25 all-time at Georgetown.
In his first crack at the hurdles this outdoor season, All-American Chris Kinney ran an impressive 13.82 in the preliminary round of the men's 110-meter high hurdles. Kinney's time was the second-best of the prelim times. Biyerem Okengwu also qualified for tomorrow's final with a time of 14.37 in the event - both qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in May.
In his final year of eligibility as a Hoya, Kenny Mitchell got off to a successful start as he ran a 10.47 in the men's 100-meter dash to qualify for the final on Saturday in Raleigh. While teammate Kadeem Hunter fell just shy of qualifying for the finals, Hunter's time of 10.83, in addition to Mitchell's time, qualifies for the BE Championship in the event. Mitchell then ran the second leg of the men's sprint medley relay with Austin Perron taking the leadoff, Okengwu running the third and All-American Danny Harris anchoring the quartet for fifth place with a time of 3:28.52.
In the women's 100-meter dash, Tenille Stoudenmire and Amanda Kimbers both qualified for tomorrow's final and the conference championship as they timed in at 11.92 and 12.06, respectively.
Toby Ulm and Austin Perron finished 10th and 12th in the men's 400-meter dash tonight with times of 47.97 and 48.03, respectively - both qualifying for the league championship.
Deidra Sanders led the way in the women's 400-meter dash as she finished 11th with a time of 56.06 while Chela Green placed 32nd (58.51) - both qualifying for the BIG EAST Championships. Autumn Touchstone finished 14th in the women's 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.55, enough to also qualify for the league championships.
Competing unattached as he finished up his eligibility last year, Liam Boylan-Pett ran in the men's 1500-meter run and finished third in the frist section of the race with a time of 3:43.92.
In Palo Alto, Calif., the Hoyas competed at the Stanford Invitational. In the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, Alex Mason competed in section I of the race, finishing 12th with a time of 8:56.77 while Dylan Sorensen finished 8th in section II of the race (9:09.40). Mason's time ranks eighth in the country and he is now 10th all time at GU while Sorensen ranks 20th in the country. Both student-athletes qualified for the BIG EAST Championships.
In the men's 5,000-meter run, Mark Dennin finished 15th in section I of the race with a time of 13:59.15, a time that is the 15th-best time in the country (2010 outdoor season) currently according to Track & Field Results Reporting System (TFRRS) and the 16th-best time in GU history, while Sandy Roberts and Ayalew Taye competed in the third section of the race. Roberts finished 21st (14:30.59) while Taye finished 24th (14:35.78) - all three made easily qualified for the league championship.
In the 10,000-meter run, Natasha LaBeaud competed in the first section of the race for the women, finishing 14th with a time of 33:34.61. Her time ranks 10th among all collegiate times according to the latest TFRRS and ranks third on the GU all-time list. Mike Krisch, competing in section I for the men, finished 15th (28:59.96) - both student-athletes qualified for the league championship in May. Krisch's time is the 12th-best time recorded in the United States to date, and he is the highest-ranked BIG EAST competitor on the list.
This is the first year that the NCAA has transitioned to its new format - two preliminary rounds to the NCAA Championships, rather than the regional system that consisted of the North, East, South and West. The preliminary rounds in Greensboro, N.C., and Austin, Texas, will be based on the descending order list rather than have a cutoff time like in previous years.
The Hoyas will continue the season on April 2-3 at the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va., hosted by the College of William & Mary.
