Junior Patrick Fullerton qualified for Saturday's 1500-meter final on day one of the NCAA Championships in Charlotte this evening. (PHOTO BY Gerry Wall) |
Fullerton Qualifies for
1500M Final
on Day One of NCAA Championships
Bradford, Mass., native will race for National Championship on Saturday
Fullerton, competing in his first NCAA Track Championships after qualifying 17th nationally, posted a time of 3:52.92 to place sixth in the second of two qualifying heats for the event. Colorado Mines University sophomore Mack McLain, ranked tenth nationally for the event entering the championships, was the top qualifier with his time of 3:44.70 in the first heat.
Fullerton, who qualified for the Championships with his school-record time of 3:49.07 at the New Balance Boston High Performance Twilight Invitational two weeks ago, will now race in Saturday’s 1500-meter final at 6:15 p.m. In tonight’s prelims, Fullerton turned it on in the final lap to qualify for the final with a 54.5-second split over the final 400-meters.
Freshman Corey Thomas (Brookline, Mass./BC High), the East Region Field Athlete of the Year, will take the stage for Stonehill at the NCAA Championships tomorrow when he competes in the high jump final starting at 5:10 p.m., before attempting to qualify for the 110-meter high hurdles final when the prelims are run starting at 7:35 p.m.
Thomas is tied for second nationally in the high jump with his school-record leap of 7’0.5” to win the New England Championship earlier this month after earning All-America honors in the event during the indoor season. He is ranked eighth nationally in the 110-meter hurdles with his school-record winning time of 14.32-seconds at the Northeast-10 Conference Championships last month.
Live results for the NCAA Championships are available at www.flashresults.com/2010_Meets/outdoor/ncaa2/, linked via www.ncaa.com and www.stonehillskyhawks.com.
Fullerton with coaches Rich Hart and Karen Boen following his 1500-meter championship qualifying run in Charlotte tonight. (PHOTO BY Gerry Wall) |
