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 Western Carolina travels to the NCAA East Regional May 27-28 in New York |
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May 24, 2005
NCAA East Regional Information
Lexington, Va. - The Western Carolina University Track & Field team departed the Cullowhee Valley on Tuesday afternoon bound for New York and the 2005 NCAA East Regional. A total of 16 student-athletes qualified for the regional meet, with eight of those having surpassed the NCAA qualifying standard.
This years East Regional is being hosted by Manhattan College at their new facility, Icahn Stadium, on Randall's Island May 27-28.
The first leg of the trek to the metropolis of New York City took the Track Cats to familiar territory. Western spent Tuesday night in Lexington, Va., the home to former Southern Conference member Virginia Military Institute (VMI).
On the docket for Wednesday is a quick morning workout at the facilities at VMI followed by a quick lunch then back on the road. From Lexington to White Plains, N.Y., where Western will spend the next several days as it competes, is approximately a six hour drive. The travel party intends on getting settled Wednesday evening then taking a sight-seeing excursion into New York City and Times Square.
Fans can follow the Track & Field team by checking back to CatamountSports.com for write-ups and photo galleries documenting the trip.
Below is a list of the 16 Catamounts who qualified for the regional and their event, followed by the seasonal ranking in both the East Region and overall in the NCAA:
Name Event East Nation Mike Malone 100M 16th 64th 200M 28th 93rd 110M Hurdles 35th 112th Zeb Johnson 400M 32nd 104th Adam Puett * 1500M 36th 136th David Bowles * Javelin 19th 65th Wes Willoughby Pole Vault 22nd 94th Zeb Johnson 4x100M Relay 24th 90th Mike Malone Darius Bryson James Gregory James Barr 4x400M Relay 16th 71st James Gregory Charleton Grant Zeb JohnsonAsia Davis * 400M Hurdles 11th 29th Leslie Martin 800M Laura Tieszen * Pole Vault 6th 40th Brittany Whitaker High Jump 24th 89th Tonya Edmonds * 4x400M Relay 18th 57th Raquel Ramseur *
Asia Davis * Jennifer Spivey *
* - denotes reached NCAA Qualifying Mark
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