LEXINGTON, Ky. – Earlier today, four members of the Northeastern track and field team competed in the East Preliminary Round of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships hosted by the University of Kentucky. Senior captain
Paul Duffey highlighted the evening's events by qualifying for the quarterfinal round in the 1500m run.
Duffey entered the field ranked 19
th in the East region with a time of 3:44.17. By placing in the top five of his heat (4
th), the Hanson, Mass. native earned a spot in Saturday's quarterfinal round. Tonight, Duffey ran 3:50.52, good for 12
th in the field with the top runner clocking 3:46.82. On Saturday, Duffey will compete for a chance to race in Oregon in the 1500m quarterfinals. The race is set for 6:45 p.m. and will be streamed live
here. A top five finish in his heat or one of the next two fastest times would send the senior to the NCAA Championship for the first time in his career.
David Adams opened tonight's competition in the 400m hurdles. The rookie entered ranked 47
th with a 52.51 seed time. Adams completes his freshman campaign ranked 36
th in the East region after running 53.45, good for seventh in his heat.
Sophomore
Patrice Williams was next into the starting blocks, finishing 45
th overall in the 400m dash. Williams ran a 55.40 in her first NCAA East regional meet and completes her season ranked second all-time at NU in the event.
Closing out the first night of competition was sophomore
Marc Rienas in the 800m run. Racing in the first of five heats, Rienas clocked 1:53.56 which ranked 41
st in the East region.
Three more Huskies are set to compete in tomorrow's events,
Paige Suse in the high jump at 4:30 p.m.,
Ryan Kim in the shot put at 4:30 p.m. and
Jordan O'Dea in the 3000m steeplechase at 8:20 p.m. The 3000m steeplechase will be the quarterfinal round which will be streamed live
here. A top three finish in her heat or one of the next three fastest times would punch her ticket for the NCAA Championships in Eugene, Ore.
