BIG EAST Announces Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Squad
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NEW YORK – One hundred thirty four outdoor track & field student-athletes were named to the All-BIG EAST team on Wednesday thanks to their performances at the BIG EAST Outdoor BIG EAST Championships Presented by the Jeep Brand this past weekend at the Spire Institute in Geneva, Ohio.
The All-BIG EAST squad is comprised of BIG EAST competitors who finished in the top three in any individual or relay event at the championships.
Sixty-nine women and 65 men complete the list. A total of 36 student-athletes -- 19 women, 17 men – earned all-conference for multiple events. Three women received all-conference honors in three events: Tayler Whittler of DePaul, Cassy Goodrich of Marquette, and Shanice Grant of Villanova. The Most Outstanding Performer in Track Events, St. John’s Pariis Garcia, earned all-conference in four events. For the men, DePaul’s Charles Bottom and Jarvis Hill and Marquette’s Connor Boos and Terrance Howard were three-event all-conference honorees. Blue Demon Sebastian Feyersinger earned All-BIG EAST in four events, while Xavier’s Zachary Polk earned all-league accolades in five events.
On the women’s side, the BIG EAST runner-up Villanova had a conference-best 16 student-athletes on the all-conference team. BIG EAST title winner Marquette had 14, while third place finisher St. John’s had 13.
For the men, BIG EAST Champion Marquette had a league-high 19 All-BIG EAST selections. The Wildcats, also runners up on the men’s side had 17 All-BIG EAST selections.
The full list is below, with student-athletes arranged alphabetically by school, then by last name. Also below are the major awards and team finishes from the 2016 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Women
Olivia Pratt, Jr., Butler (10,000-meters)
Laura Riches, Sr., Butler (3,000-meter steeplechase)
Allie Vogeler, Fr., Butler (400-meter hurdles)
Colleen Weatherford, Jr., Butler (3,000-meter steeplechase)
Sarah Chappell, Sr., DePaul (Discus)
Ariel Davis, Fr., DePaul (100-meter hurdles)
Emily Eller, Fr., DePaul (Shot Put)
Taylor Farley, Sr., DePaul (4x100-meter relay)
Alexia Harvey, Fr., DePaul (100-meter hurdles)
Shayna Nwokenkwo, Jr., DePaul (100-meters, 4x100-meter relay)
Jessica Watkins, Fr., DePaul (4x100-meter relay)
Tayler Whittler, Sr., DePaul (100-meters, 200-meters, 4x100-meter relay)
Katrina Coogan, Sr., Georgetown (1,500-meters, 4x800-meter relay)
Piper Donaghu, So., Georgetown (1,500-meters, 4x400-meter relay)
Autumn Eastman, So., Georgetown (10,000-meters)
Jocelyn Hubbard, Jr., Georgetown (4x400-meter relay)
Emma Keenan, So., Georgetown (4x800-meter relay)
Andrea Keklak, Jr., Georgetown (800-meters, 4x400-meter relay)
Jody-Ann Knight, So., Georgetown (4x400-meter relay)
Aleta Looker, So., Georgetown (4x800-meter relay)
Heather Martin, Sr., Georgetown (800-meter, 4x800-meter relay)
Bridget Bodee, Jr., Marquette (High Jump)
Allison Chmelik, Fr., Marquette (Triple Jump)
Nicole Ethier, Sr., Marquette (4x400-meter relay)
Monique Felix, Fr., Marquette (Triple Jump, Heptathlon)
Ashley Gaffey, Fr., Marquette (Discus)
Cassy Goodrich, So., Marquette (200-meters, 400-meters, 4x400-meter relay)
Nicole Jaffke, Jr., Marquette (Pole Vault)
Keely Knobbe, Fr., Marquette (Hammer)
Maya Marion, So., Marquette (Shot Put)
Catherine Sherwood, Fr. Marquette (Heptathlon)
Anna Strong, Jr., Marquette (4x400-meter relay)
Arra Strong, Jr., Marquette (4x400-meter relay)
Gemma Tedeschi, So., Marquette (Pole Vault)
Omo Tseumah, Jr., Marquette (High Jump)
Sarah Collins, Jr., Providence (5,000-meters)
Briana Ilarda, So., Providence (3,000-meter steeplechase)
Katie Lembo, So., Providence (10,000-meters)
Catarina Rocha, So., Providence (5,000-meters)
Jasmine Burkett, So., St. John’s (400-meter hurdles, 4x800-meter relay)
Ann Dagrin, Sr., St. John’s (Hammer)
Pariis Garcia, Grad Student, St. John’s (200-meters, 400-meters, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay)
Erica Graham, So., St. John’s (Long Jump)
Shenika King, Sr., St. John’s (4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay)
Claire Mooney, Grad Student, St. John’s (400-meters, 4x800-meter relay)
Jennifer Odoemene, Fr., St. John’s (Discus)
Christine Oguledo, Jr., St. John’s (4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay)
Anointing Onuoha, So., St. John’s (Long Jump)
Marlow Schulz, So., St. John’s (4x400-meter relay, 4x800-meter relay)
Maya Stephens, So., St. John’s (4x100-meter relay)
Stephanie Van Pelt, Sr., St. John’s (1,500-meters, 4x800-meter relay)
Nyla Woods, So., St. John’s (Hammer)
Sammy Bockoven, Fr., Villanova (4x800-meter relay)
Bella Burda, Fr., Villanova (5,000-meters)
Sofia Calabrese, Fr., Villanova (High Jump)
Siofra Cleirigh Buttner, So., Villanova (800-meters, 4x800-meter relay)
Rebecca Del Rossi, So., Villanova (4x800-meter relay)
Kristen Erikson, Jr., Villanova (Shot Put)
Shanice Grant, Sr., Villanova (100-meters, 100-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay)
Caroline Hamilton, So., Villanova (Javelin)
Kathleen Ho Sang, So., Villanova (4x100-meter relay)
Nicole Hutchinson, Fr., Villanova (4x800-meter relay)
Hannah Lee, Jr., Villanova (Javelin)
Ekiah Lewis, Sr., Villanova (4x100-meter relay, Long Jump)
Alyssa Lombardo, Sr., Villanova (4x100-meter relay)
Bridget Owen, So., Villanova (Pole Vault)
Veronica Scott, Jr., Villanova (400-meter hurdles, Javelin)
Anne Yahiro, Sr., Villanova (Triple Jump)
Karmen Auble, So., Xavier (Heptathlon)
Men
Johnny Leverenz, So., Butler (800-meters)
Erik Peterson, Jr., Butler (5,000-meters)
Charles Bottoms, Jr., DePaul (400-meters, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay)
Kyle Decker, Fr., DePaul (110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles)
Sebastian Feyersinger, So., DePaul (200-meters, 400-meters, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay)
Jarvis Hill, So., DePaul (400-meter hurdles, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay)
Trevor Kintyhtt, Jr., DePaul (Shot Put, Discus, Hammer)
Evan Lowry, So., DePaul (110-meter hurdles, 400-meter hurdles)
Brian Mada, Fr., DePaul (Triple Jump)
Nick Meersman, Sr., DePaul (4x100-meter relay)
Mac Melto, Jr., DePaul (4x400-meter relay)
Blake Thompson, Sr., DePaul (Discus)
Ahmed Bile, Jr., Georgetown (1,500-meters, 4x800-meter relay)
Scott Carpenter, So., Georgetown (3,000-meter steeplechase, 4x800-meter relay)
Darren Fahy, Jr., Georgetown (3,000-meter steeplechase)
Jonathan Greene, So., Georgetown (10,000-meters)
Andrew Ogle, Sr., Georgetown (4x800-meter relay)
Joseph White, So., Georgetown (800-meters)
Cole Williams, Sr., Georgetown (1,500-meters, 4x800-meter relay)
Brandon Bell, Jr., Marquette (4x100-meter relay)
Connor Boos, Fr., Marquette (100-meters, 4x100-meter relay, 4x400-meter relay)
Max Bullard, So., Marquette (Shot Put)
Dwayne Dash, Jr., Marquette (Long Jump)
Djdade Denson, So., Marquette (Triple Jump)
William Eggers, So., Marquette (Decathlon)
Wally Ellenson, Sr., Marquette (High Jump)
William Ford, So., Marquette (Pole Vault)
Brendan Franz, Sr., Marquette (4x400-meter relay)
Terrance Howard, Fr., Marquette (Shot Put, Discus, Hammer)
John Krzyszkowski, Jr., Marquette (Javelin)
Joel McBride, Jr., Marquette (Hammer)
Carson Meinholz, Jr., Marquette (Decathlon)
Nicholas Ebert, So., Marquette (4x400-meter relay)
Joel Swanberg, Jr., Marquette (110-meter hurdles, Pole Vault)
Karl Tatum, Fr., Marquette (4x100-meter relay)
Jay Whalen, Fr., Marquette (4x400-meter relay)
Will Wolf, So., Marquette (Triple Jump)
Joshua Word, So., Marquette (4x100-meter relay)
Trevor Crawley, Jr., Providence (10,000-meter run)
Harvey Dixon, Sr., Providence (4x800-meter relay)
Jordan Mann, Sr., Providence (3,000-meter steeplechase, 4x800-meter relay)
Julian Oakley, Jr., Providence (4x800-meter relay)
Joseph Vercollone, Sr., Providence (4x800-meter relay)
Robert Cacace, Sr., Villanova (Decathlon)
James Deutemeyer, Jr., Villanova (Pole Vault)
Robert Hurlbut, Sr., Villanova (10,000-meters)
Pearson Feagans, Fr., Villanova (Long Jump)
Jack Judge, Fr., Villanova (Javelin)
Ville Lampinen, Fr., Villanova (800-meters, 4x400-meter relay)
Josh Lampron, Jr., Villanova (4x800-meter relay)
Ben Malone, So., Villanova (4x800-meter relay)
Ishmael Muhammad, So., Villanova (4x400-meter relay)
Sterling Pierce, Fr., Villanova (100-meters, 200-meters)
Harry Purcell, Fr., Villanova (400-meters, 4x400-meter relay)
Paul Sheridan, So., Villanova (Javelin)
Elliot Slade, So., Villanova (1,500-meters, 4x800-meter relay)
Patrick Tiernan, Sr., Villanova (5,000-meters)
Donald Urschel, Sr., Villanova (4x400-meter relay)
Harry Warnick, Jr., Villanova (4x800-meter relay)
Jordan Williamsz, Sr., Villanova (5,000-meters)
Matthew Bryant, Jr., Xavier (4x100-meter relay)
Dimitrious Dimitroff, So., Xavier (4x100-meter relay)
Sean Farnan, Fr., Xavier (4x100-meter relay)
Russell Platt, Jr., Xavier (High Jump)
Zachary Polk, So., Xavier (100-meters, 200-meters, 4x100-meter relay, High Jump, Long Jump)
For a full list of the 2016 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Champions click
here. For the full PDF of the results, click
here.
Final Team Scores
Men
1. Marquette – 246 pts.
2. Villanova – 179 pts.
3. DePaul – 163 pts.
4. Georgetown – 95 pts.
5. Butler – 64 pts.
6. Xavier – 52 pts.
7. Providence – 48 pts.
Women
1. Marquette – 196 pts.
2. Villanova – 179 pts.
3. St. John’s – 176 pts.
4. DePaul – 104 pts.
5. Georgetown – 82 pts.
6. Providence – 48 pts.
7. Butler – 40 pts.
8. Xavier – 27 pts.
Men’s Most Outstanding Track Performer – Sterling Pierce, Villanova, Fr., Sprints^
Men’s Most Outstanding Field Performer – Trevor Kintytt, DePaul, Jr., Throws^
Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year – Marquette (Head Coach Bert Rogers)^
Women’s Most Outstanding Track Performer – Pariis Garcia, St. John’s, Grad Student, Sprints/Middle Distance^
Women’s Most Outstanding Field Performer – Monique Felix, Marquette, Fr., Multis^
Women’s Coaching Staff of the Year – Marquette (Head Coach Bert Rogers)^
^ denotes unanimous selection