Members of the men's and women's track and field teams competed at the prestigious Penn Relays over the weekend, with the four by one mile relay team taking home fourth place in the collegiate men's Championship of America.
The team, composed of junior Carlos Jamieson and seniors Brendan Fennell, Brian McCabe and Steve Hallinan, completed the course in 16:32.02 minutes, only three seconds behind event winner Texas, who won the race with a time of 16:29.50 minutes. The runners had individual times of 4:06.7, 4:05.8, 4:14.4 and 4:05.1 minutes, respectively.
For the women, seniors Kate Lilley and Cathleen Ford competed in the collegiate women's 3000-meter race. Lilley took home fourth with a time of 9:47.40 minutes while Ford took 11th place with a time of 9:53.62 minutes. Both times were Personal Best records for each runner.
The men's and women's teams get back to the track Friday, when they will travel to Annapolis, Md., to compete in the Patriot League Championships.
-JUSTIN HALL
Swimming team earns NCAA Public Recognition Award
The men's and women's swimming and diving teams were awarded an NCAA Public Recognition honor this week, the second-straight year that the team has received this award.
The NCAA Public Recognition Award honors teams that consistently post high Academic Progress Rates, which monitor the academic progress of each individual student-athlete.
AU was one of only 15 swimming and diving squads across the country to receive the award.
Head Coach Mark Davin told aueagles.com that he is proud of the team for receiving the awards.
"Academic excellence is something that we talk about with our kids often and this team has really gotten on board with us," he said. "They have been and continue to be a great representative of academic and athletic excellence for the university and athletics department."
-J.H.
