George Washington University Athletics
GW Track to Run at Atlantic 10 Championship
5/5/2016 12:00:00 AM | Men's Track/Cross Country
| 2016 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship | |
| Date | Location | Saturday-Sunday, May 7-8 |
| Location | George Mason Stadium |
| Additional Information | A-10 Championship Central | Schedule of Events |
| Follow | @GWXCTrack | Live Results |
LEADING OFF: The George Washington men's and women's track teams will compete at the two-day Atlantic 10 Championship this weekend at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Virginia.
LAST TIME OUT: Senior Ryan Tucker and sophomore Miranda DiBiasio each set new program records in their respective 5,000-meter events at last weekend's Penn Relays at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
Both will be in action this weekend; Tucker will compete in the 5000m while DiBiasio will enter the 10,000-meter run.
LAST TIME AT A-10 CHAMPIONSHIP: DiBiasio, Ariana North and John Louis-Pane each earned All-Conference recognition at last spring's outdoor championships, as DiBiasio placed eighth in the women's 5000m, North finished sixth in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase and Louis-Pane took sixth in the men's 3000m steeplechase. North and DiBiasio aim to become GW outdoor track's first-ever two-time All-Conference performer, as North lines up in the 3000m steeplechase on Saturday at 5:40 p.m. while DiBiasio competes in the 10000m on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
A STEP UP: In just its second full season as an outdoor track program, GW's men's and women's teams have combined to set 13 new program records. GW also has a total of six student-athletes (three men, three women) currently ranking in the top 20 of six events in the Atlantic 10 entering the weekend.
CONFERENCE RANKS: For the men, Tucker currently boasts the eighth-best 5000m time (14:35.04) and 12th-best 1500m time (3:53.10) in the Atlantic 10. Junior Jordan Pantalone ranks 15th for the 3000m steeplechase (9:47.02) while sophomore Ryan DePinto is 15th in the 1500m (3:53.10).
On the women's side, DiBiasio boasts the conference's top 5000m time (16:56.02) while North holds top-20 rankings in both the 3000m steeplechase (6th, 11:00.94) and 5000m (17th, 17:44.07).
SCHEDULE/LINEUP:
Men
Saturday, 2:45 p.m.: 400m Trials - Joseph Verghese
Saturday, 4:15 p.m.: 800m Trials - Sawyer Bilton, Rob Craven
Saturday, 5:20 p.m.: 200m Trials - Joseph Verghese
Saturday, 6:05 p.m.: 3000m Steeplechase - Jordan Pantalone
Sunday, 11:05 a.m.: 1500m - Charles Arnold, Ryan DePinto, Chris Shaffer
Sunday, 1:40 p.m.: 5000m - Ryan Tucker, Seamus Roddy, Andrew Weber
Sunday, 2:30 p.m.: 4x800m - TBA
Women
Saturday, 2:30 p.m.: 400m Trials - Kirsten Nottingham
Saturday, 3:45 p.m.: 800m Trials - Malone Gabor
Saturday, 5:20 p.m.: 200m Trials - Kirsten Nottingham
Saturday, 5:40 p.m.: 3000m Steeplechase - Ariana North
Saturday, 6:30 p.m.: 10000m - Miranda DiBiasio, Brigid Prial
Sunday, 10:50 a.m.: 1500m - Halley Brown, Caroline Wolfe, Madison Yerke
Sunday, 1:15 p.m.: 5000m - Macaulay Porter, Kelli Stetson
