McSweeney and Myers Earn All-American Honors
Contact:
Matt Kifer, sports information director
724-938-4552
kifer@calu.edu
May 25, 2010
UPDATE:
Graduate student Clare McSweeney and junior Brice Myers earned
All-America honors at the 2010 NCAA Division II Championships in
Charlotte, N.C., on May 29.
PREVIOUSLY:
Eight student-athletes
from Cal U's men's and women's track and field teams will compete at the NCAA
Division II National Championships May 27-29 in Charlotte, N.C. Women competitors are Claire
McSweeney, who will compete in the 800-meter race, and the 4 x 400 relay team
of Shakeria Love, Jerrica Sneddon, Sandy Estep and Yahnae Wilson. Competing individually
on the men's side will be Brice Myers (110-meter hurdles), Frank Ehrensberger
(400-meter race), and Alex Smith (800 meters).
At the PSAC meet held
May 13-15, McSweeney, Myers and the women's 4 x 400 relay team all won state
titles, while Smith and Ehrensberger finished second and fourth respectively.
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athletic teams at
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McSweeney placed sixth overall in the women's 800-meter run with a time
of 2 minutes, 8.63 seconds.
Myers finished third in the men's
110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.12 seconds.
Both athletes set
personal bests at the Nationals.
All told, eight student-athletes from Cal U's men's and women's track
and field teams competed at the NCAA Division II National Championships.