Athletics News

SWARTHMORE, Pa. -- The Swarthmore men's and women's track and field teams will be traveling to Gettysburg College this weekend to participate in the 2008 Track and Field Centennial Conference Championships at Shirk Field at Musselman Stadium.

The Haverford men’s team will look to defend their 13 year winning streak, being the only men’s champion in Conference history. While the Haverford women look to win their third championship in a row.

At the championship meet last year Garnet junior Cait Mullarkey (Wilmington, Del. / Ursuline Academy) earned her first bronze medal in the women’s 3,000 steeplechase. Mullarkey recently posted an NCAA provisional qualifying time with her 11:02.22 finish (school record) at the Penn Relays on April 24. As a middle distance runner Mullarkey currently has the fourth fastest time in the women’s 800 meter run for the Conference when she raced a 2:17.37 time on April 19^th at the Widener Open.

Last season Nyika Corbett ’10 (Myrtle Point, Ore. / Myrtle Point) did not participate in the conference champions due to a season long injury but the Garnet will look to her this weekend for her efforts in the distant events. She currently has the fourth fastest time this season in the Centennial in the women’s 5,000 meter run posting an 18:20.42 finish-time at Princeton’s Distance Night.

Garnet captain Ross Weller ’08 (McConnellsburg, Pa. / Mercersburg) registered a 9:34.82 race-time while earning a silver medal at the 2007 championships in the men’s 3,000 steeplechase. Weller currently holds the fastest time in the Centennial for the steeplechase when he crossed the finish line with 9:27.88 on the clock at the Distance Night earlier this season.

Junior Connor Darby (Nashville, Tenn. / MLK Academic Magnet) was part of the Garnet men’s 4 x 800 team last season when they posted a 7:49.50 time good for a bronze medal, this season he will be giving his all when leading the men’s 4 x 400 relay team. The middle distance runner will also race in the men’s 800 meter run, earlier this season he ran a top time of 1:57.45 to earn a spot on the Centennial top-ten list for the season.

Click here for the Official 2008 Track & Field Championship Site

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