Lehigh University
NCAA Regionals
Uqdah places 9th as Lehigh finishes action in Fla.
5/31/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track and Field, Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
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He continued, “I told the kids that they should be proud of what they accomplished this season and this weekend in particular. Everyone more than held their own against some of the top athletes from the top programs along the east coast.”
Uqdah’s ninth place finish leaves him with an outside shot of qualifying for Nationals in
On Friday, Shannon Alejandro crossed the finish line in a personal best time of 4:31.90 to finish 24th overall in the 1500-meters. The junior came in seeded 32nd and defeated runners from West Virginia, Georgetown, Boston College and Villanova to name a few. Hannah England of host FSU was first in the prelims with a time of 4:12.24.
Sarah Serwo also placed better than she had been seeded crossing in 22nd place with a time of 2:11.24 in the 800-meters. She too came in seeded 32nd and finished in front of student-athletes from schools such as
For the men, Scott Robinson more than held his own versus a stacked field of 400-hurdlers as he placed 16th with a time of 52.11. The junior from California needed to improve his personal best time by just one-half second to have qualified for finals but had an impressive showing regardless, defeating hurdlers from the likes of UNC-Wilmington, Georgia, Clemson, UConn, Rutgers, Maryland, Princeton, Virginia, Harvard, and Wake Forest. Terry Thornton of
In his first NCAA Regional James Pachucki put up quite a showing in the javelin, getting off a throw of 62.00-meters, which lifted him to the top of his flight in front of competitors from Rutgers and Coastal Carolina to name a few.
