Colorado University Athletics
Colorado
Day 1
Vaughn, Metivier, Florence Advance to Finals
June 09, 2005 | Track and Field
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ? University of Colorado sophomore Brent Vaughn ran the top time in heat one of the men's 5,000 meters with a time of 14:21.04, and senior Renee Metivier ran to a fifth placing in her 5,000-meter heat to qualify for Saturday's final at the 2005 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships at the Alex G. Spanos Sports Complex in Sacramento, Calif. June 8-11.
Four CU distance runners participated Wednesday night in the first day of competition at the NCAA Championships.
Metivier qualified in the women's 5000 meters with a season-best 16:19.37 to place her 10th overall.
Men's 5k final is Saturday, June 11 at 8:50 p.m., while the women's 5k follows at 9:10 p.m. (mountain).
In the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase, senior Natalie Florence broke her own school record clocking in a time of 10:08.31 to finish third in heat one. Florence surpassed her 10:12.26 at the Big 12 Championships back on May 15. Her time on Wednesday placed fifth overall out of the two qualifying heats and was just off the top spot of 10:07.02 held by Butler's Victoria Mitchell.
The 3000-meter steeplechase finals are Friday, June 10, 8:05 p.m. (mountain).
In the men's 3000 meter steeplechase, sophomore Bill Nelson finished eighth in heat one, however sprinted just .35 seconds off his personal mark of 8:46.36. He finished 17th overall of the two heats with a time of 8:46.71 where the top 5 from each heat advance plus the next best four.
On the track Thursday will be Stephen Pifer in the men's 1500 meters, and Bret Schoolmeester and Sara Slattery in the 10,000 meters for men and women, respectively.
Men 5000 Meter Run - Preliminaries
1) Nick Willis, JR, Michigan, 13:54.24Q
2) Brent Vaughn, SO, Colorado, 14:21.04Q
3) Ian Dobson, SR, Stanford, 13:54.30Q
4) Ed Moran, SR, William & Mary, 14:21.35Q
5) Matt Tegenkamp, SR, Wisconsin, 13:54.55Q
6) Ryan Hall, JR, Stanford, 14:21.43Q
7) Simon Ngata, SR, Georgia, 13:54.79Q
8) Shadrack Songok, FR, Texas A&M-CC, 14:21.60Q
9) Chris Solinsky, SO, Wisconsin, 13:54.97Q
10) Robert Cheseret, JR, Arizona, 14:21.67Q
11) Eric Logsdon, SR, Oregon, 13:55.27Q
12) Josphat Boit, JR, Arkansas, 14:21.71Q
13) Stephen Haas, JR, Indiana, 13:57.38q
14) Kevin Chelimo, SO, Texas Tech, 13:58.31q
15) Chris Emme, SR, Stanford, 13:58.44q
16) Stephen Samoei, SO, Texas-El Paso, 14:02.07q
Women 5000 Meter Run - Preliminaries
1) Sara Bei, SR, Stanford, 16:12.57Q
2) Megan Metcalfe, SR, West Virginia, 16:18.71Q
3) Jaime Turilli, JR, Illinois, 16:13.53Q
4) Lindsay Donaldson, FR, Yale, 16:19.28Q
5) Stephanie Madia, JR, Notre Dame, 16:14.59Q
6) Julia Lucas, SO, NC State, 16:19.29Q
7) Lauren Christman, JR, Santa Barbara, 16:16.35Q
8) Desiraye Osburn, JR, Wichita State, 16:19.35Q
9) Lauren Blankenship, SO, Samford, 16:16.60Q
10) Renee Metivier, SR, Colorado, 16:19.37Q
11) Cosette Smith, SR, Santa Barbara, 16:18.75Q
12) Teresa McWalters, FR, Stanford, 16:19.60Q
13) Rebecca Walter, SO, Michigan, 16:20.31q
14) Keira Carlstrom, JR, American, 16:23.98q
15) Felicia Guliford, JR, Tennessee, 16:26.48q
16) Kathleen Turchin, SO, Tenn-Chat, 16:31.14q
Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase Preliminaries
1) Victoria Mitchell, SR, Butler, 10:07.02Q
2) Shannon Wommack, JR, Tenn.-Chattanooga, 10:08.52Q
3) Barbora Kuncova, JR, Oklahoma State, 10:07.31Q
4) Fiona Crombie, JR, Providence, 10:08.64Q
5) Natalie Florence, SR, Colorado, 10:08.31Q
6) Cassie King, JR, North Carolina, 10:08.70Q
7) Cassie Hunt, SO, Illinois, 10:08.72Q
8) Kristina Roth, SO, NC State, 10:09.85Q
9) Rena Williams-Chesser, JR, Brigham Young, 10:08.82Q
10) Liz Wort, JR, Duke, 10:09.91Q
11) Delilah DiCrescenzo, SR, Columbia, 10:09.03q
12) Brianna Dahm, SR, Marquette, 10:10.02q
13) Andrea Parker, SR, Michigan, 10:13.88q
14) Lisa Pratt, JR, Brigham Young, 10:14.55q
Men 3000 Meter Steeplechase Preliminaries
1) Peter Kosgei, SO, Arkansas, 8:32.97Q
2) Andrew Lemoncello, JR, Florida State, 8:34.28Q
3) Mircea Bogdan, JR, Texas-El Paso, 8:33.51Q
4) Patrick Mutai, FR, Texas-El Paso, 8:34.75Q
5) Andy Smith, SR, NC State, 8:34.81Q
6) Josh McAdams, JR, Brigham Young, 8:34.84Q
7) Henrik Ahnstrom, SR, Northern Arizona, 8:34.89Q
8) Itay Magidi, SO, Clemson, 8:35.05Q
9) Ben Bruce, SR, Cal Poly-SLO, 8:34.92Q
10) Erik Emilsson, JR, UCLA, 8:37.07Q
11) Aaron Fisher, SR, Ohio State, 8:35.18q
12) Lucas Meyer, SR, Yale, 8:36.39q
13) Aaron Aguayo, SO, Arizona State, 8:38.16q
14) Ryan Warrenburg, JR, Arizona State, 8:42.32q
17) Bill Nelson, SO, Colorado, 8:46.71
