Sophomore Liam Fost and freshman Brett Henshey continued their strong indoor performances into the outdoor season as the duo highlighted the Eagles' outdoor campaign by representing the team at the NCAA Championships in Geneva, Ohio.
Fost qualified for the 400m dash while Henshey earned a bid to the high jump competition. Fost just the missed the cut to advance to the finals by .05 seconds, posting a preliminary time of 48.28 as he placed 10th. In the high jump, Henshey recorded a height of 1.93m as he tied for 18th in the event.
Both performers were recognized by the USTFCCCA earlier in the spring as they were chosen for South/Southeast All-Region acclaim. Fost highlighted a group of five Eagles on the All-Region list as he was named the South/Southeast Region Men's Track Athlete of the Year, becoming the first male in program history to claim the honor.
Fost added All-Region kudos in the 400m dash, joining Henshey (high jump), senior Bennett Shaw (3000m steeplechase), sophomore Thomas Perretta (800m run) and freshman Spencer Moore (3000m steeplechase) as All-Region honorees.
At the end of April, the Eagles hosted the UAA Outdoor Championships for the first time since 2015 as the team finished seventh following two event championships and three All-UAA finishes.
Henshey became the first Eagle since 2015, and second overall joining Daniel Pietsch, to be named the UAA Outdoor Rookie of the Year as he set a conference and school record with his championship-winning mark of 2.10m in the high jump.
Fost joined Henshey as gold medal winners at the meet as Fost put forth an incredible race in the 400m dash, edging out runners from WashU and NYU to win with a UAA record time of 47.19. Perretta rounded out the podium finishes for the Eagles as he was the runner-up in the 800m run, marking the first individual All-UAA honor of his career.
In other scored meets throughout the outdoor season, Emory came in second at both the Berry Field Day and Mountain Laurel Invitationals and fourth and fifth at the team's home classic and invitational meets in late March.
The Eagles earned the following honors during the 2019 season:
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NCAA Division III Championships Participant |
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North Caldwell, NJ (West Essex Regional) |
400m Dash (10th) |
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West Grove, PA (Salesianum) |
High Jump (T-18th) |
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USTFCCCA South/Southeast Region Track Athlete of the Year |
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North Caldwell, NJ (West Essex Regional) |
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USTFCCCA South/Southeast All-Region (Top 5 in Respective Event) |
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North Caldwell, NJ (West Essex Regional) |
400m Dash |
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West Grove, PA (Salesianum) |
High Jump |
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Rochester, MN (Mayo) |
3000m Steeplechase |
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Sparta, NJ (Pope John XXIII) |
800m Run |
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San Jose, CA (Bellarmine College Prep) |
3000m Steeplechase |
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University Athletic Association Rookie of the Year |
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West Grove, PA (Salesianum) |
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UAA Champion |
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North Caldwell, NJ (West Essex Regional) |
400m Dash |
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West Grove, PA (Salesianum) |
High Jump |
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All-UAA (Top-3 Finisher at UAA Championships) |
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North Caldwell, NJ (West Essex Regional) |
400m Dash (1st) |
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West Grove, PA (Salesianum) |
High Jump (1st) |
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Sparta, NJ (Pope John XXIII) |
800m Run (2nd) |
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The following were the top marks by Emory athletes during the 2019 season:
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100m Dash |
11.04 |
UAA Championships |
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200m Dash |
22.22 |
Berry Field Day Invitational |
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400m Dash |
47.19 |
UAA Championships |
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800m Run |
1:53.39 |
Georgia Tech Invitational |
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1500m Run |
3:58.48 |
Georgia tech Invitational |
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3000m Run |
8:45.94 |
Tiger Track Classic |
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5000m Run |
14:57.88 |
Tiger Track Classic |
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10000m Run |
32:27.54 |
UAA Championships |
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110m Hurdles |
15.42 |
UAA Championships |
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400m Hurdles |
55.77 |
UAA Championships |
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3000m Steeplechase |
9:30.65 |
Tiger Track Classic |
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High Jump |
2.10m* |
UAA Championships |
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Pole Vault |
4.17m |
UAA Championships |
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Long Jump |
6.49m |
Emory Classic |
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Triple Jump |
11.82m |
Emory Invitational |
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Shot Put |
11.71m |
Emory Invitational |
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Discus |
39.31m |
Emory Classic |
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Hammer |
44.06m |
UAA Championships |
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Javelin |
52.08m |
Emory Classic |
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4x100m Relay |
43.03 |
Emory Classic |
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4x400m Relay |
3:18.24 |
UAA Championships |
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4x800m Relay |
Thomas Perretta, Jacob Hedgepeth, William McGuire, Jonathan Rosenfeld |
7:56.43 |
Emory Invitational |
* - Indicates Emory record