Eight different Eagles earned USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region kudos with another five performers tallying All-University Athletic Association honors to highlight the 2016-17 indoor season for the Emory University Men's Track and Field team.
Junior Max Brown was the lone representative of the Eagles at the 2017 NCAA Division III Championships in Naperville, IL, qualifying for the Mile Run for the second consecutive season. Brown finished 12th overall with a time of 4:16.96 but was later deemed to have ran inside the curve and was disqualified.
Brown led a group of eight performers that were honored by the USTFCCCA, earning All-Region honors in the 800m Run, the Mile and in the Distance Medley Relay. Also earning All-Region recognition for the Eagles were junior Shane Sullivan (3000m Run, 5000m Run), freshman Samuel Branson (DMR), senior Michael McBane (DMR), senior Lukas Mees (5000m Run), junior Benjamin Rogin (60m Hurdles), junior Jasper Rubin-Sigler (60m Dash) and junior Robert Wilhelm III (DMR).
Junior Charlie Hu led the Eagles at the UAA Championships hosted by Brandeis University as Emory placed second for the second consecutive year. Hu was named the Most Outstanding Field Performer after winning the Triple Jump and adding All-UAA honors in the Long Jump.
Emory saw two additional event champions as senior Kyle Veator won the Long Jump while Sullivan was the top finisher in the 5000m Run. Veator added All-UAA honors in the 55m Dash with Sullivan posting a top-three finish in the 3000m Run. Adding All-UAA honors for the Eagles was Rogin in the 55m Hurdles and Brown in the Mile as Emory totaled eight All-UAA finishes and scored 80 points across the two-day meet.
In other scored meets throughout the indoor season, Emory finished fifth out of 15 teams at the BSC Panther Icebreaker, seventh out of 23 teams at the Emory Crossplex Invitational and fifth at the Sewanee Indoor Invitational.
One school record fell during the indoor season as Sullivan set the new standard in the 3000m Run. Sullivan broke his previous top time set in 2016 (8:34.57) three times in 2017 including his fastest mark of 8:22.85, ran at the Samford Open on February 10th.
The Emory trio of Brown, Hu and Rogin rounded out the yearly awards as the group was selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District team for their performance in the classroom as well as in the playing arena. The selection was the second straight for both Brown and Rogin while Hu earned his first Academic All-District honor.
The Eagles earned the following honors during the 2016-17 season:
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NCAA Division III Championship Participant |
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Warren, NJ (Watchung Hills) |
Mile Run |
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USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region (Top 5 in Respective Event) |
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Golden Valley, MN (Hopkins) |
DMR |
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Warren, NJ (Watchung Hills) |
800m Run, Mile, DMR |
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Chesterfield, VA (Lord Botetourt) |
DMR |
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Lukas Mees |
Marion, IA (Marion) |
5000m Run |
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Highland Park, IL (Highland Park) |
60m Hurdles |
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Port Jefferson, NY (Earl L Vandermeulen) |
60m Dash |
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Johns Creek, GA (Mt. Pisgah Christian) |
3000m Run, 5000m Run |
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Kingsville, MD (Gilman) |
DMR |
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University Athletic Association Most Outstanding Field Performer |
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Shanghai, China (Shanghai American School) |
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UAA Champion |
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Potomac, MD (Winston Churchill) |
Long Jump |
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Johns Creek, GA (Mt. Pisgah Christian) |
5000m Run |
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Shanghai, China (Shanghai American School) |
Triple Jump |
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All-UAA (Top-3 Finisher at UAA Championships) |
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Potomac, MD (Winston Churchill) |
Long Jump (1st), 55m Dash (3rd) |
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Johns Creek, GA (Mt. Pisgah Christian) |
5000m Run (1st), 3000m Run (3rd) |
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Shanghai, China (Shanghai American School) |
Triple Jump (1st), Long Jump (2nd) |
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Highland Park, IL (Highland Park) |
55m Hurdles (2nd) |
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Warren, NJ (Watchung Hills) |
Mile (3rd) |
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CoSIDA Academic All-District |
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Warren, NJ (Watchung Hills) |
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Shanghai, China (Shanghai American School) |
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Highland Park, IL (Highland Park) |
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UAA Athlete of the Week |
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Johns Creek, GA (Mt. Pisgah Christian) |
Jan. 16 |
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The following were the top marks by Emory athletes during the 2016-17 season:
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55m Dash |
6.52 |
UAA Championships |
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60m Dash |
7.02 |
BSC Panther Icebreaker |
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200m Dash |
22.78 |
UAA Championships |
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400m Dash |
50.75 |
UAA Championships |
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800m Run |
1:54.37 |
Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational |
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3000m Run |
8:22.85* |
Samford Open |
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5000m Run |
14:50.13 |
UAA Championships |
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Mile Run |
4:12.85 |
Tufts Last Chance National Qualifier |
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55m Hurdles |
7.74 |
UAA Championships |
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60m Hurdles |
8.35 |
Tufts Last Chance National Qualifier |
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High Jump |
1.84m |
UAA Championships |
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Long Jump |
6.86m |
UAA Championships |
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Triple Jump |
13.97m |
UAA Championships |
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Shot Put |
11.79m |
BSC Panther Icebreaker |
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Weight Throw |
14.45m |
UAA Championships |
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4x400m Relay |
Dylan Boye, Ian McIsaac, Aria Mohseni, Benjamin Rogin |
3:25.85 |
BSC Panther Icebreaker |
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DMR |
Michael McBane, Robert Wilhelm III, Samuel Branson, Max Brown |
10:23.81 |
UAA Championships |
* - Indicates Emory record