Tag Archives: NCAA East Regional Championships
5k tests athletes’ focus at final day of NCAA East Preliminaries
A hazy May twilight descended upon the final races of the Division I NCAA East Preliminary Round Saturday, May 26, as the packed crowd filling Hodges Stadium surrounded the fleet-footed competitors with wave after wave of palpable energy.
Upset for UNF pole vaulter starts final NCAA East Regional day
The final day of the NCAA East Regional Track and Field Championship kicked off with an upset for one UNF pole vault athlete Saturday morning. David Shepherd, a UNF sophomore, cleared 5.02 meters but did not qualify for the national championship.
NCAA Day 2: Women’s pole vaulting, men’s hammer throw take center stage
The second day of the NCAA’s Division 1 East Preliminary Round began Friday, May 25, at UNF’s Hodges Stadium, with college fans from all over the country coming to support their athletes. An onslaught of physically demanding events, like the pole vault and the hammer throw, topped the the morning agenda. Nicole Smith, a junior [...]
Photo Gallery: NCAA Track and Field East Preliminaries
Spinnaker reporter Andrea Aribe took photos of Thursday’s track events at UNF’s Hodges Stadium.
Parking services, UPD prepare for influx of UNF visitors
As the athletes and attendees settle in for the first evening of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Track and Field Meet, UNF is prepared to accommodate for the additional people and cars. Parking Services Event Coordinator Felicia Rivera detailed these accommodations and all the need-to-knows in campus logistics for May 24-May 26. Students on campus [...]
UF tops first day’s field events at NCAA East Preliminaries
Mayor Alvin Brown walked into UNF’s Hodges Stadium Thursday, May 24, sporting his self-proclaimed Osprey blue tie and an enthusiasm for the events occurring there over the next few days. Thursday marked the beginning of the NCAA East Preliminary Round in which approximately 1,600 athletes will compete tofinish in the top 12 of their event [...]
