Lisle, IL – Williams College senior distance standout Caroline Cretti put on a show at the NCAA Div. 3 Outdoor Track & Field Championships on day one at Benedictine University winning the 10,000 by nearly 42 seconds as she cruised to a victory in 35:10.42. Head coach Ralph White has said all spring that Cretti was in great shape and ready to showcase her talents and she delivered with an impressive effort.
Cretti will seek a distance double at the championships when she competes in the 5,000 on Saturday. She won the 2006 5,000 Indoor title in March.
With Cretti leading the way the Ephs have tallied 14 points and trail the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire by one point after the first of three days of competition. The Ephs finished second at the 2006 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Sophomore Liz Gleason earned All-America honors as well with her 8th-place finish in the 10,000. Gleason was clocked in 36.22.41.
Senior sprinter Katie Fulton qualified for the finals of the 200 by finishing 6th in the trials with a time of 24.65. Fulton will run out of lane two in the final on Saturday.
The Ephs’ 4X400 relay of Maddy Outman, Veronica Ivey, Katie Howard and Carrie Plitt moved on to the finals with a qualifying time of 3:48.26, which was the fifth fastest time. The Eph relay was ranked 10th coming into the Championships.
Senior Kristin Moss did not advance to the finals in the long jump as her 18’ 1.5” jump came up three inches short of moving into the finals. Sophomore Lissy Robie ran the 1,500 in 4:41.29, but did not advance to the finals.
Eph Senior Dan Austin Defends NCAA Discus Title – Williams Second After Day One at NCAAs.
Dan Austin had to contend with some rainy conditions during his discus event, but still won easily with a throw of 195’ 1”. “It was not a bad throw considering the conditions,” said Eph throwing coach Matt Campanelli. “We all know Dan can throw farther than that, but the weather just did not cooperate.” A year ago Austin won the discus event with a throw of 196” 1” and his best throw while at Williams came at this years Div. III New Englands when he hurled the discus 196’ 11”.
Senior Brandon Mirach earned All-America honors with an eighth place finish in the long jump with a leap of 23’ 4”. Mirach entered the event ranked 11th. He will also compete in the triple jump at the championships.
Sophomore sprinter Andrew Arons (aka “Skinny) advanced to the finals of the 200 when he finished his trial in a time of 21.39. Arons will run out of lane 9 in the finals.
Junior Mike Davitian improved on his pre-Championships ranking of 15th by pounding out the third fastest qualifying time in the 1,500, coming across the finish line in 3:50.56.
The Ephs finished the Indoor Championships in 20th place, but after one of three days of competition at the outdoor championships Williams is in second place behind the University of Wisconsin Whitewater. Wisconsin Whitewater has 20 points and Williams has 11.
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1stNo school in NCAA history has ever won both the men's football and basketball championships in the same season. Sportsbook.com odds makers think Texas has a legitimate shot at doing just that and is offering fans the chance to bet on the feat, with odds set at 35-1. Ranked second in the AP poll, the Longhorns football team has posted a perfect record so far and seems destined to clash with USC in the championship deciding Rose Bowl in January. Should Vince Young and his squad pull off the win then all the pressure will shift to head coach Rick Barnes' basketball team.
The Longhorns hoops squad enters this season with its highest ever ranking in a national poll. They are currently number three according to ESPN/USA Today and sit behind only Duke and Connecticut with odds at 12-1 at Sportsbook.com to March to victory come NCAA tournament time.
"Never in NCAA history has a school won both of these championships in the same year", said Alex Czajkowski, Marketing Director, Sportsbook.com. "The Longhorns have been close to the top in both sports for so long; this could be the year that everything comes together. Everybody loves to bet on NCAA football and basketball, I think our players and Longhorn fans everywhere will be excited to get in on a piece of history."
A win by both teams would be historic and sentimental. Texas has always been considered football country, but Barnes has put together a team made up mostly of in-state talent hoping to raise the popularity of basketball to the same dizzying heights that football enjoys.
"It would be a great story if it happened, and a tremendous achievement for the University of Texas," added Czajkowski.
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DURHAM, N.C. -- J.J. Redick started a rally late in the first half and finished with 29 points, leading top-ranked Duke over Davidson.
Redick shot 10-for-18, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range as the Blue Devils (3-0) took a break from the NIT Season Tip-Off and beat Davidson in its season opener.
It's the 19th straight victory for Duke in the series, and the 28th in 29 outings in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Davidson's only victory in Durham came in coach Mike Krzyzewski's second season.
Shelden Williams missed a triple-double by one blocked shot. He finished with 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting, 10 rebounds and nine blocks.
Lee Melchionni scored 16 points for Duke, which shot 55.6 percent from the field.
Ian Johnson scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half for Davidson.
No. 6 Oklahoma 68, Samford 41
NORMAN, Okla. -- Kevin Bookout scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Michael Neal added 15 points on five 3-pointers to help No. 6 Oklahoma beat Samford.
Oklahoma opened the second half with a 22-5 run and led 49-22 after Nate Carter's reverse layup with 9:59 to play.
Taj Gray, whose only basket of the first half was a dunk that gave the Sooners a 27-17 halftime lead, scored Oklahoma's first six points of the second half and Carter -- who left the game briefly in the first half with an injury -- also scored six points in the run. He finished with 10 points.
J. Robert Merritt had 15 points to lead Samford and Randall Gulina added 12.
No. 7 Louisville 78, Tennessee-Martin 61
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Juan Palacios had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 7 Louisville past Tennessee-Martin in the season opener for both teams.
Taquan Dean had a poor shooting day but still finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Louisville, which -- except for an exhibition game Sunday -- will be off until Dec. 3.
The win was the 450th at the college level for Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who's also coached at Boston University, Providence and Kentucky.
Jeremy Kelly scored a career-high 31 points for Tennessee-Martin, which finished 6-21 last season and did not qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
Redick shot 10-for-18, including 4-for-6 from 3-point range as the Blue Devils (3-0) took a break from the NIT Season Tip-Off and beat Davidson in its season opener.
It's the 19th straight victory for Duke in the series, and the 28th in 29 outings in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Davidson's only victory in Durham came in coach Mike Krzyzewski's second season.
Shelden Williams missed a triple-double by one blocked shot. He finished with 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting, 10 rebounds and nine blocks.
Lee Melchionni scored 16 points for Duke, which shot 55.6 percent from the field.
Ian Johnson scored 13 of his 19 points in the second half for Davidson.
No. 6 Oklahoma 68, Samford 41
NORMAN, Okla. -- Kevin Bookout scored 13 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Michael Neal added 15 points on five 3-pointers to help No. 6 Oklahoma beat Samford.
Oklahoma opened the second half with a 22-5 run and led 49-22 after Nate Carter's reverse layup with 9:59 to play.
Taj Gray, whose only basket of the first half was a dunk that gave the Sooners a 27-17 halftime lead, scored Oklahoma's first six points of the second half and Carter -- who left the game briefly in the first half with an injury -- also scored six points in the run. He finished with 10 points.
J. Robert Merritt had 15 points to lead Samford and Randall Gulina added 12.
No. 7 Louisville 78, Tennessee-Martin 61
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Juan Palacios had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 7 Louisville past Tennessee-Martin in the season opener for both teams.
Taquan Dean had a poor shooting day but still finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Louisville, which -- except for an exhibition game Sunday -- will be off until Dec. 3.
The win was the 450th at the college level for Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who's also coached at Boston University, Providence and Kentucky.
Jeremy Kelly scored a career-high 31 points for Tennessee-Martin, which finished 6-21 last season and did not qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
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Juan Palacios had 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 7 Louisville past Tennessee-Martin in the season opener for both teams.
Taquan Dean had a poor shooting day but still finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Louisville, which -- except for an exhibition game Sunday -- will be off until Dec. 3.
The win was the 450th at the college level for Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who's also coached at Boston University, Providence and Kentucky.
Jeremy Kelly scored a career-high 31 points for Tennessee-Martin, which finished 6-21 last season and did not qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
Taquan Dean had a poor shooting day but still finished with 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Louisville, which -- except for an exhibition game Sunday -- will be off until Dec. 3.
The win was the 450th at the college level for Louisville coach Rick Pitino, who's also coached at Boston University, Providence and Kentucky.
Jeremy Kelly scored a career-high 31 points for Tennessee-Martin, which finished 6-21 last season and did not qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.
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