Syracuse University
NCAA Regional Championships
NCAA Regionals Preview: Jumps
5/25/2010 12:14:03 PM | Track and Field
Schedule of Events | Live Results
2010 Outdoor Performances: Men | Women
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Syracuse track & field team resumes its outdoor postseason campaign when it travels to the 2010 NCAA Division I East Regional Championship hosted by North Carolina A&T State University. The three-day event begins Thursday, May 27 and continues through Saturday, May 29 at the Irwin Bell Track. The Orange will send 23 student-athletes to take part in 10 different events.
The Orange had a week rest after competing at the ECAC/IC4A Championships at Princeton, where eight student-athletes earned NCAA Regional-qualifying standards. The men finished tied for 18th-place, while the women tied for 21st. Graduate student Michael LeBlanc earned his third consecutive title in the 100-meter dash (10.47), while also leading the 400-meter relay team, consisting of LeBlanc, graduate student Antoine Clark, junior Jarret Eaton and freshman Darryl White, to its fastest time of the season (40.36). For the women, sophomore Heather Stephens broke the Syracuse record in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:14.04).
Jumps
On her way to qualifying for NCAA Nationals, senior Uhunoma Osazuwa also became eligible to compete in the high jump at Regionals. Osazuwa reached NCAA Regional standards three times this season, including her most recent mark of 1.81m at the BIG EAST Championships. Joining Osazuwa is fellow senior Melissa Romero, who tied for third (1.75m) at the Penn Relays to solidify her trip to Regionals.
Thursday's NCAA Regionals gets underway at 10 a.m. with the men's javelin. The first event the Orange will take part in is the women's high jump and 1,500-meter run at 5 p.m.