Friday, October 29
Lakeland, Fla.
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American Athletic Conference Championships
Yourkavitch Claims All-AAC Accolades
October 29, 2021 | Cross Country
LAKELAND, Fla. – Senior Abby Yourkavitch earned All-American Athletic Conference honors Friday morning, highlighting East Carolina's participation at the AAC Cross Country Championships at Holloway Park in Lakeland, Fla.
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Yourkavitch ran a 6K time of 22:02 for a 13th-place finish as the top 15 runners were awarded all-conference laurels.
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The women's team ended up in fifth place with 137 points – the Pirates' best result since a fourth-place showing in 2015. The men's squad matched its showing from last season, producing a sixth-place effort with 172 points. Tulsa claimed both team titles.
"The women took another step in the right direction today," head coach Josey Weaver said. "We still have not reached our ultimate goal of capturing a team championship. However, every year since taking the helm in 2016 our women have progressed. I'm excited for Abby to leave as an all-conference performer, but even more proud for her leaving this team better than she found it. We are very young on the women's side losing only Abby from our top nine next year. We look to continue to climb up the results in the AAC. Now the challenge to our group will be to reset and go after another strong showing at the NCAA Southeast Championships."
Madeline Hill and Lindsay Yentz both produced times of 22:32 to finish in 26th and 27th place respectively. Jenna Strange and Alyssa Zack rounded out the top-five runners on the women's side by crossing the line in 22:46 (32nd) and 23:05 (41st).
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As for the men, Chase Osborne recorded a team-best 8K time of 25:37 to finish in 30th place. Colin McCauley followed in 35th with a time of 25:46 while Matthew Russell, Jack Dingman and Ethan Hageman were 38th (25:56), 39th (25:57) and 40th (26:03).
"We did not have the day we were hoping to have in terms of our men's team finish," Weaver commented. "However, we are leaving this meet with some much-needed experience and an idea of what is to come for East Carolina cross country. Our men have had to battle adversity it seems like all year. I'm very proud of how this group has stuck together and grown over the past few months. We are excited to gain more experience at the NCAA Southeast regional championships. We will be racing a lot of guys who have never experienced a 10K thus far in their career."
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Up Next: The NCAA Southeast Regional Championships are slated for Nov. 12 in Lexington, Ky.
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Yourkavitch ran a 6K time of 22:02 for a 13th-place finish as the top 15 runners were awarded all-conference laurels.
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The women's team ended up in fifth place with 137 points – the Pirates' best result since a fourth-place showing in 2015. The men's squad matched its showing from last season, producing a sixth-place effort with 172 points. Tulsa claimed both team titles.
"The women took another step in the right direction today," head coach Josey Weaver said. "We still have not reached our ultimate goal of capturing a team championship. However, every year since taking the helm in 2016 our women have progressed. I'm excited for Abby to leave as an all-conference performer, but even more proud for her leaving this team better than she found it. We are very young on the women's side losing only Abby from our top nine next year. We look to continue to climb up the results in the AAC. Now the challenge to our group will be to reset and go after another strong showing at the NCAA Southeast Championships."
Madeline Hill and Lindsay Yentz both produced times of 22:32 to finish in 26th and 27th place respectively. Jenna Strange and Alyssa Zack rounded out the top-five runners on the women's side by crossing the line in 22:46 (32nd) and 23:05 (41st).
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As for the men, Chase Osborne recorded a team-best 8K time of 25:37 to finish in 30th place. Colin McCauley followed in 35th with a time of 25:46 while Matthew Russell, Jack Dingman and Ethan Hageman were 38th (25:56), 39th (25:57) and 40th (26:03).
"We did not have the day we were hoping to have in terms of our men's team finish," Weaver commented. "However, we are leaving this meet with some much-needed experience and an idea of what is to come for East Carolina cross country. Our men have had to battle adversity it seems like all year. I'm very proud of how this group has stuck together and grown over the past few months. We are excited to gain more experience at the NCAA Southeast regional championships. We will be racing a lot of guys who have never experienced a 10K thus far in their career."
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Up Next: The NCAA Southeast Regional Championships are slated for Nov. 12 in Lexington, Ky.
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