NORMAN, OKLA. -- Drake senior
Leyden Tolhurst (Auckland, New Zealand) finished seventh in the finals of the men's 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Midwest Regional Track and Field Championships Saturday.
Tolhurst was clocked in 3 minutes 50.71 seconds, running slower than his mark of 3:49.86 in Friday's qualifying round.
"The race was more technical than yesterday," said Tolhurst. "I felt more comfortable, but unfortunately I couldn't hang when the leaders when out."
Tolhurst did finish ahead of New Mexico senior Lee Emanuel who won the mile at the 2009 NCAA Indoor Championship. Emanuel was ninth in 3:53.63.
Tolhurst still remains in a pool for an at-large berth in the upcoming NCAA Championships June 10-13 in Fayetteville, Ark.
Drake sophomore
Casey McDermott (Newton, Iowa) finished 21st in the finals of the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase in 11:28.05.
Event 5 Men 1500 Meter Run=======================================================================
2 Heats - Advance top 4 in each plus next best 4 times
One waterfall line start.
American: A 3:29.30 8/28/2005 Bernard Lagat, Nike
College Best: C 3:30.56 8/11/1999 Bernard Lagat, Washington State
Midwest Regn: R 3:40.21 5/26/2007 Leonel Manzano, Texas
Facility: F 3:42.74 1989 John Quade, USOF-West
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 German Fernandez FR Oklahoma State 3:43.09 10
2 Ben Blankenship SO Minnesota 3:45.37 8
3 Wil Buchanan JR Colorado State 3:46.59 6
4 Justin Duncan SO Tulsa 3:46.73 5
5 Dan Castle SR Air Force 3:47.26 4
6 Rob Sorrell SO Oklahoma 3:47.66 3
7
Leyden Tolhurst SR Drake 3:50.71 2
8 Sebastian Ortiz SR Air Force 3:51.22 1
9 Lee Emanuel SR New Mexico 3:53.63
10 David Bishop JR New Mexico 3:54.23
11 Andy Richardson FR Minnesota 3:54.48
12 Kyle Miller SR Texas 4:06.8
Event 26 Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase=======================================================================
2 Seeded Sections - Slow to Fast - Timed Final. One Waterfall.
No section less than 5.
American: A 9:22.26 8/17/2008 Jenny Barringer, Colorado
College Best: C 9:29.20 6/13/2008 Jenny Barringer, Colorado
Midwest Regn: R 9:44.31 5/26/2007 Jennifer Barringer, Colorado
Facility: F 10:12.26 2005 Natalie Florence, Colorado
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 Jennifer Barringer SR Colorado 9:26.20C 10
2 Lennie Waite SR Rice 10:00.71F 8
3 Erin Bedell JR Baylor 10:01.71F 6
4 Becky Wade SO Rice 10:12.16F 5
5 Silje Fjortoft SO Southern Methodist 10:16.79 4
6 Nicole Mericle JR Rice 10:16.87 3
7 Rachel Carrizales SR Nebraska 10:21.51 2
8 Danielle Bradley JR Baylor 10:25.12 1
9 Emma Coburn FR Colorado 10:25.82
10 Emily Higgins JR Wyoming 10:35.79
11 Risper Kimaiyo FR Texas-El Paso 10:38.04
12 Joslyn Dalton SR Nebraska 10:39.20
13 Hannah Roeder JR Iowa 10:40.85
14 Jessica Furlan FR Nebraska 10:50.25
15 Nicole Peters FR Colorado State 10:51.51
16 Emily Hanenburg SO Colorado 10:55.07
17 Jamie Cheever SR Minnesota 10:59.81
18 Rachel York JR Wichita State 11:08.49
19 Sheila Salil JR Texas A&M-CC 11:11.35
20 Jennifer Webers SO Nebraska 11:21.87
21
Casey McDermott SO Drake 11:28.05
22 Kara DeWalt JR Montana 11:34.64
