NOTRE DAME'S RYAN SHAY QUALIFIES FOR OLYMPIC TRIALS;
BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD AT MT. SAC TRACK AND FIELD MEET
April 17th, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT: Peggy Curtin
(219) 631-7516
(NOTRE DAME, Ind.) - - Notre Dame junior All-American Ryan Shay
(Central Lake, Mich.) broke a 11-year-old school record and qualified
for the U.S. Olympic Trials later this year by running a time of 28:26.91
in the 10,000 meters Friday April 14th at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut,
Calif.
Shay placed fourth overall in the race, but was the first collegiate
runner and first American, finishing behind two runners from Mexico
and one from Germany. Shay's personal best and NCAA automatic qualifying
time of 28:26.91 beat the previous school record of 28:44.91 set by
Ron Markezich in 1989. His time also met the provisional qualifying
time of 28:50.00 for the U.S. Olympic Trials and was a little over one
second faster than the Olympic Games B Qualifying time, which is 28:28.00.
Other Notre Dame athletes competing at the Mt. SAC meet included freshman
Tameisha King (Mableton, Ga.), who finished second in the women's long
jump with a leap of 19-9, and senior Tim Kober (Gillette, N.J.) who
placed third in the 800 meters with a time of 1:49.47. The Irish had
two others, sophomores Liz Grow (New Braunfels, Texas) and Luke Watson
(Stillwater, Minn.), record fourth-place finishes in 400 meters and
3,000-meter steeple chase.
While in California, a few Irish athletes also competed at the Pomona-Pitzer
Invite at Pomona College on Friday, April 14. Grow highlighted the meet
by running a personal-best and NCAA B qualifying time of 53.35, the
second-fastest in school history, in the 400 meters. Freshman Jamie
Volkmer (Kearney, Neb.) turned in two fourth-place finishes in the pole
vault (10-11 3/4) and the triple jump (37-6 3/4), while senior Matt
Thompson was fourth in the hammer throw with a mark of 173-7. The Notre
Dame men's and women's track and field squads will be back in action
this weekend at the Ball State Invitational, Saturday, April 22, in
Muncie, Ind.
-see attached results-
ADD 1-1-1-1 NOTRE DAME TRACK AND FIELD RESULTS
Mt. SAC Relays - Notre Dame Results (April 14-16) Hosted By Mt. San
Antonio College - Walnut, Calif.
Women's High Jump Men's 800 Meters
- Jennifer Engelhardt (5-7) 3. Tim Kober 1:49.47 6. Phil Mishka 1:52.25
4
Women's 400 Meters . Liz Grow (54.40)
Men's 10,000 Meters Women's Long Jump
4. Ryan Shay 28:26.91 2. Tameisha King (19-9)
Men's Discus Women's 1,500 Meters
-Matt Thompson 171-6 11. Patty Rice (4:35.24)
Men's 3,000-Meter Steeplechase
4. Luke Watson 8:51.54
Men's Long Jump - Marshaun West 23-9
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