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K-Mail Volume 2, Number 10
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Welcome to our Email Newsletter! Your ideas are
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This week we traveled to Fairfax,
Virginia for the inaugural
NCAA Eastern Regional Track and Field Championships held at
George Mason University!
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Got my number, and I'm ready to throw! |
Right before we left, we
got some great news about more honors for our team!
Coach Judge has been nominated for an Assistant Coach of the Year award, too!
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Candice Scott |
What are the Regionals, anyway?
This year, the NCAA instituted a
change in
the qualification procedure that effectively increased the
participation in the NCAA Championship system by 40%! This gives more schools and individuals a
chance to compete in the NCAA Championships. Success (a top 5 finish for
individuals, or a top 3
finish for relays) in one of the four regional
championships will move athletes and their teams to
Sacramento and the National
Championship!
It was a great time to see old friends like John Dye of Dyestat.com , Paul
Turner (Harvard) and great
competitors like Laura Gerraughty, cute guys :) and lots of fans.
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The Number of Division 1 institutions offering track (men's/women's) by region are as follows? East (110/112) Mideast (78/81) Midwest (39/39) West (40/42) Seems a little lopsided? Well, it's the 1st year! |
WE WON!!!!... AGAIN!
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Led by an quick
22 points
in the shot put,
followed by 25 points
in the
hammer,
and 13 more points in the
discus,
the
Florida Gators
were on their way to a
1st
place finish
in the NCAA Regional Championships!
Woo! Hoo! :) The men's team won, too! It was a great meet for the
Gators!
The Gators (105)
outpaced
South Carolina (77)
and
North Carolina (72.5)
to capture the
inaugural NCAA
Eastern Regional Championship!
As an interesting side note:
4 Florida Universities scored in the top 10 in the
NCAA Eastern Championship! ...
Florida(1),
Miami (4), Florida State (6) and South Florida (9)!
| SHOT (22 Points!) | DISCUS (13 Points!) | HAMMER (25 Points!) |
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2----Karen Freberg
54-07.5 3----Kim Barrett 54-02.5 4----Candice Scott 54-00.5 7----Merilyn Brown 51-00.75 PR 8----Erin Gilreath 50-08.25 11--Dore' DeBartolo 49-09 18--Scarlett Ekeroma 45-10.5 |
1--Rachel Longfors
180-11 (new PR) 6--Dore' DeBartolo 167-08 |
1---Candice Scott
214-04 2---Jukina Dickerson 208-07 3---Erin Gilreath 202-09 8---Kim Barrett 189-04 12--Dore' DeBartolo 178-03 15--Merilyn Brown 176-06 |
Championships aren't won without the support of many Gators working hard behind the scenes. We want to recognize our super Athletic Director Jeremy Foley and Associate AD Keith Carodine! When we needed those little extras to do our best, they were there for us.
 Dr.
Keith CarodineAssociate Athletic Director University of Florida |
We would like to especially
thank our Athletic Director Jeremy Foley & Dr. Keith Carodine for their support in helping us reach our goals! --Karen:) |
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Now, it's time to see who's moving on the the NCAA National Championship!
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Gator NCAA Automatic Qualifiers* |
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shot put: Karen
Freberg, Kim Barrett, Candice Scott *more Gators (like Dore' and Kristina) are likely to be added when the 'wild card' slots are filled. Six to eight people in each event will be added to the Regional Qualifiers based on the descending order lists. |
Take me to:
Page 2....Big Badda
Shot Putting!
Page 3....Discus Throwers!
Page 4....Hammer Throwing Time!
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5....My Tribute to John Dye & the Media!
EASTERN NCAA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!