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Lead Stories: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

XC / T&F Athletes the Majority among NCAA Woman of the Year Nominees

Posted September 7th, 2007 at 8:45 AM by Matt Kappel

Section: News & Results, Cross Country

Michelle SikesFourteen of the 30 conference nominees for the NCAA’s Woman of the Year award competed in track & field and/or cross country, including Wake Forest’s Michelle Sikes (Pictured), the Rhodes Scholar and NCAA Division I outdoor champion in the 5,000 meters.

Outdoor track & field had the most nominees of the various women’s sports with 12. Indoor track & field (10) and cross country (seven) also had more nominees than the next-closest sport, basketball (five nominees).

Now in its 17th year, the Woman of the Year award honors exceptional female student-athletes who excel in academics, athletics and community leadership. The nominees have completed their collegiate athletics eligibility. Many of the nominees competed in multiple sports.
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Interview with Michelle Sikes: 2007 NCAA D-I 5k Champ

Posted July 20th, 2007 at 12:15 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews

Michelle SikesWake Forest’s Michelle Sikes is distance specialist. She is just coming off a surprise victory in the 5K at the 2007 D1 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She has current best times of 15:16 and 32:58.

Q. Can you explain how you first got starting in the sport of running?

A. In 4th grade, I tripped over a wooden beam while running through a playground near my house. I broke my arm in the fall, and therefore decided that I was meant to play soccer. However, once a person manages to discover soccer, its only a matter of time before running surfaces - first as a fitness-enhancement for the upcoming season, then as a real alternative to the sport. Some people wait until its too late, when they are in their thirties, forties, to recognize the second option. I got lucky with that and, through some well-meant prodding from my soon-to-be HS coach and friends already dedicated to XC who were on the team, I decided to make the big switch to cross-country. Glad you prefaced running with “sport of” in your question, by the way.

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Lagat plans to keep rivals guessing until the last minute

Posted June 22nd, 2007 at 12:45 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

lagat.jpgAt 6:25 p.m. tonight Bernard Lagat will line up for the first round of the men’s 1500m at the AT&T USA Outdoor Championships at the Michael A. Carroll Stadium at Indiana University-Purdue University here, the first step in defending his national title and earning a berth on the U.S. squad for the IAAF World Championships in Osaka in August.

But it’s what he will do after that that has everyone talking. Two hours and ten minutes later will be the final in the men’s 5000m, where Lagat, a two-time Olympic medalist, is also the defending champion. Lagat is entered, but will he start?

Reached on his mobile telephone here, Lagat said that he would not make up his mind until just before the start:

“I’m going to warm up and then I will see”

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Fast times, upsets & successful title defenses highlight Friday’s NCAA action

Posted June 9th, 2007 at 8:00 AM by Bob Ramsak

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Chris SolinskyFast steeplechases and 5000s, where Wisconsin’s Chris Solinsky (Pictured) defended his title, highlighted the track competition on Friday at the NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships at Sacramento’s Hornet Stadium.

First up was the men’s steeplechase which saw favorite Aaron Aguayo out fast from the gun with Arkansas’ Peter Kosgei, Florida State’s Andrew Lemoncello, and Mississippi’s Barnabas Kirui right on his heels. Aguayo continued to lead the foursome through four laps in 4:28.3, then Kirui jumped into the lead with three laps to go. Kirui easily pulled away from the field, with Lemoncello running alone in second and Aquayo, Colorado’s Bill Nelson and others battling for third. Kirui extended his through to the finish to win in a personal best 8:20.36.
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