BOSTON – The American University track team set several AU top-10 times on the first day of the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 28). Seniors
Kaden Kluth and
Carver Morgan repeated as finals qualifiers, with Kluth qualifying in the men's mile (4:06.81) and Morgan qualifying in the men's 800 (1:51.30). Freshman
Shealyn Brochu was the only freshman in the women's mile field to qualify for the final in the event, running 4:49.96.
- In the men's mile, freshman Emmett Engelhardt placed 13th in a PR of 4:08.95.
- Freshman Gregory Celariste placed 20th in the 400 meters, running a personal best and second AU all-time mark of 50.14 seconds. In the women's 400, sophomore Lara Gin placed 18th, running a PR of 57.49 seconds to improve her third all-time mark for AU.
- In the men's 800, sophomore Papakojo Danquah ran an indoor PR of 1:55.78 to place 10th.
- Sophomore Kara Langbaum ran a three-second personal best in the 800 meters to place 18th, running 2:16.37 to put herself at seventh all-time for AU.
- Senior Cooper Michaud put the first points on the board for the Eagles, running a 16-second PR of 14:20.86 in the 5k to place seventh. Sophomore Daniel Messer (14th) also PRed in the 5k, running a 12-second PR of 14:45.16.
- Freshman Lilia Jones continued her PR streak in the 60 meters, improving her second all-time mark to 7.68 seconds to place 10th in the event. She doubled back in the 200, running a PR of 25.93 seconds to improve her seventh AU all-time mark.
- Celariste doubled in the 200 along with junior Jason Omari-Anim. The duo of Celariste (19th) and Omari-Anim (20th) ran 22.14 and 22.15 seconds, both significant personal bests. They moved up to second and third all-time for the Eagles.
- The men's 4x8 squad of Ty Parker, Daden Grogan, Zack Zerbe, and Barak Goldstein placed fifth with a seventh AU all-time mark of 7:36.28.
See the full results
here.
The Eagles will be back in action for day two of the Patriot League Championships tomorrow (Mar. 1), starting with the men's mile at 12:02 p.m.
Kaden Kluth will race the men's mile final at 12:02, followed by
Shealyn Brochu in the women's mile final at 12:11 p.m. At 12:58 p.m.,
Carver Morgan will race the men's 800 meter final.
Also taking place tomorrow are the 3k, the distance medley relay, and the 4x400 relay.
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PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP DAY 1 RESULTS
| Mile Semifinal, Men |
4. Kaden Kluth, 4:06.81 (Q) | 13. Emmett Engelhardt, 4:08.95 (PR) |
| Mile Semifinal, Women |
8. Shealyn Brochu, 4:49.96 (Q) |
| 400m Semifinal, Men |
20. Gregory Celariste, 50.14 (PR)* |
| 400m Semifinal, Women |
18. Lara Gin, 57.49 (PR)* | 22. Zoe Clark, 58.23 |
| 800m Semifinal, Men |
4. Carver Morgan, 1:51.30 (Q) | 10. Papakojo Danquah, 1:55.78 (PR) |
| 800m Semifinal, Women |
18. Kara Langbaum, 2:16.37 (PR)* |
| 5000m FINAL, Men |
7. Cooper Michaud, 14:20.86 (PR)* | 14. Daniel Messer, 14:45.16 (PR) | 21. Noah Smith, 15:11.35 | 24. Jaden Frederick, 15:44.53 |
| 60m Semifinal, Men |
17. Jason Omari-Anim, 7.04 (=PR) |
| 60m Semifinal, Women |
10. Lilia Jones, 7.68 (PR)* | 11. Tamara Dorval, 7.70 | 24. Ciera Thacker, 8.05 | 26. Chloee Dotts, 8.15 |
| 200m Semifinal, Men |
19. Gregory Celariste, 22.14 (PR)* | 20. Jason Omari-Anim, 22.15 (PR)* |
| 200m Semifinal, Women |
27. Zoe Clark, 25.43 | 29. Ciera Thacker, 25.49 | 32. Lilia Jones, 25.93 (PR)* | 34. Chloee Dotts, 26.75 |
| 4x800 Relay, Men |
5. Parker, Grogan, Zerbe, Goldstein, 7:36.28* |
| 4x800 Relay, Women |
10. Langbaum, Lestina, Orr, Riley, 9:32.98 |
*Top 10 Record Book Mark
**New School Record
