Eleven Bulldogs Set to Compete at NCAA Regionals in New York
May 26, 2005
New Haven, CT - Eleven members of the Yale men's and women's track and field teams will be in action Friday and Saturday at the NCAA Regionals at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island in New York City. Each will be looking to advance to the NCAA Championships, held in Sacramento June 8-11.
The Yale contingent includes Heps champions Lindsay Donaldson (5000m run), Molly Lederman (pole vault), Lucas Meyer (steeplechase), Joslyn Woodard (long jump) and Josh Yelsey (1500m run). Jihad Beauchman will be in two events, the high jump and the triple jump, and Yale will have two runners in two other events - Donaldson and Katherine McKinstry in the 5000 and Claire Hamilton and Anne Martin in the steeplechase. Also in action are Vanessa Mazandi (800m run) and Shomari Taylor (400m hurdles).
Here is a schedule of the events Yale is participating in:
* must advance from Prelims
Friday
12:00
Men's High Jump
Final
Jihad Beauchman
3:00
Women's Pole Vault
Final
Molly Lederman
4:15
Men's 1500 Meters
Prelims (advance 12)
Josh Yelsey
5:00
Women's Long Jump
Trial & Final (adv. 9)
Joslyn Woodard
6:00
Women's 800 Meters
Prelims (advance 8)
Vanessa Mazandi
6:45
Men's 400M Hurdles
Prelims (advance 8)
Shomari Taylor
7:30
Women's 5000 Meters
Final
Lindsay Donaldson, Katherine McKinstry
Saturday
4:52
Men's 1500 Meters
Final
Josh Yelsey *
5:00
Men's Triple Jump
Trial & Final (adv. 9)
Jihad Beauchman
5:45
Women's 800 Meters
Final
Vanessa Mazandi *
6:07
Men's 400M Hurdles
Final
Shomari Taylor *
6:30
Women's Steeplechase
Final
Claire Hamilton, Anne Martin
7:00
Men's Steeplechase
Final
Lucas Meyer
Related links:
- Meet Information Page (hosted by Manhattan College)
- To purchase tickets, visit ticketweb.com and search for either NCAA or Icahn Stadium
- ivyleaguesports.com Regional Preview
report by Sam Rubin '95 (sam.rubin@yale.edu), Yale Sports Publicity
