Friday, May 10
Wichita, Kan.
East Carolina University
vs
American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships
East Carolina Travels To Wichita For AAC Outdoor Championships
May 09, 2019 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
Live Results | Championship Central
WICHITA, Kan. – The East Carolina track and field program is set to challenge for a conference title this weekend when it heads to Cessna Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University for the 2019 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. Â
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The meet will be streamed live via the American Digital Network on Facebook (facebook.com/americandigitalnetworkplus).
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"Both teams are excited to compete this weekend," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "This is obviously the one meet where everybody wants to do their best. We feel like we have had some great practices over the last couple weeks and are very well rested and focused to compete at a very high level. I always preach to her teams, we can only control what we can control. Both teams are feeling very good about themselves and are very confident and enthusiastic and energetic about the upcoming weekend."
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The women fell just short of winning their first AAC title last season, coming in second to Houston. The men finished in seventh place.
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Senior Grace Sullivan is one of the favorites in the Steeplechase as she enters the meet with the second-best time among league athletes. She ran a school-record time of 10:12.62 at the Bill Carson Invitational. Sophomore Sommer Knight is also second on the conference performance list in the pole vault having cleared a season-best 4.15 meters at the Duke Invitational.
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On the men's side, senior Nick Ciaccia will contend for all-conference honors in the 10,000-meter run, heading into the meet fifth in the league with a time of 30:29.22 which he posted at the Raleigh Relays.
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In addition to competing for AAC team hardware, the Pirates will also look to better their individual times and marks in hopes of qualifying for the NCAA East Preliminary which is slated for May 23-25 in Jacksonville, Fla.
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WICHITA, Kan. – The East Carolina track and field program is set to challenge for a conference title this weekend when it heads to Cessna Stadium on the campus of Wichita State University for the 2019 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. Â
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The meet will be streamed live via the American Digital Network on Facebook (facebook.com/americandigitalnetworkplus).
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"Both teams are excited to compete this weekend," Director of Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country Curt Kraft said. "This is obviously the one meet where everybody wants to do their best. We feel like we have had some great practices over the last couple weeks and are very well rested and focused to compete at a very high level. I always preach to her teams, we can only control what we can control. Both teams are feeling very good about themselves and are very confident and enthusiastic and energetic about the upcoming weekend."
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The women fell just short of winning their first AAC title last season, coming in second to Houston. The men finished in seventh place.
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Senior Grace Sullivan is one of the favorites in the Steeplechase as she enters the meet with the second-best time among league athletes. She ran a school-record time of 10:12.62 at the Bill Carson Invitational. Sophomore Sommer Knight is also second on the conference performance list in the pole vault having cleared a season-best 4.15 meters at the Duke Invitational.
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On the men's side, senior Nick Ciaccia will contend for all-conference honors in the 10,000-meter run, heading into the meet fifth in the league with a time of 30:29.22 which he posted at the Raleigh Relays.
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In addition to competing for AAC team hardware, the Pirates will also look to better their individual times and marks in hopes of qualifying for the NCAA East Preliminary which is slated for May 23-25 in Jacksonville, Fla.
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