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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