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Junior Samuel Ellison (Dresher, Pa.) is headed to the finals site of the NCAA Championships for the second straight year after finishing third in his heat of the national quarterfinals in the 800 meters at Aggie Stadium on Friday night. In competition ...

May 25th 2013, 4:34am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Five Wildcats Qualify For Quarterfinals at NCAA East Regional

All five Villanova runners that competed in the national first round of the 1500 meters and the 800 meters on Thursday night moved on to the quarterfinals during a strong first day of competition for the Wildcats in the NCAA East Regional at Aggie Stad...

May 24th 2013, 2:38am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Men's and Women's Track Teams Set for NCAA East Regional

The official list of accepted athletes for the NCAA East Regional was announced and Villanova will send a total of 18 athletes to the regional meet. That total includes six men's athletes in three different events as well as 12 women's athletes i...

May 22nd 2013, 4:21am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Men's Track Has Six Athletes Headed to NCAA East Regional

The official list of accepted athletes for the NCAA East Regional was announced on Thursday afternoon and Villanova will send six athletes in three different events to the regional meet next week. The NCAA East Regional will be held at North Carolina A...

May 16th 2013, 5:16pm 804 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Dusty Solis Wins 800 Meters at Virginia Challenge

Sophomore Dusty Solis (Colorado Springs, Colo.) highlighted six Villanova distance runners who were in competition on Saturday evening at the Virginia Challenge, as he won the non-invitational section of the 800 meters at Lannigan Field. Solis had a ti...

May 12th 2013, 12:41am 1K views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Ellison Repeats as BIG EAST Outdoor Champion in 800 Meters

Junior Samuel Ellison (Dresher, Pa.) successfully defended his title in the 800 meters and also ran a leg on the 4x400 meter relay squad which earned All-BIG EAST honors at the BIG EAST Championships on Sunday afternoon. Villanova wrapped up competitio...

May 5th 2013, 9:32pm 835 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Wildcats Advance Five to Finals at BIG EAST Championships

Junior Samuel Ellison (Dresher, Pa.) had the top time in the preliminaries of the 800 meters and freshman Jordy Williamsz (Melbourne, Australia) similarly led the field in the 1500 meters as Villanova advanced a total of five runners from two events to...

May 5th 2013, 1:15am 709 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Track Teams Set For BIG EAST Championships This Weekend

Villanova will compete in the BIG EAST Championships this weekend, with the conference meet being held over three days from Friday through Sunday. Rutgers is hosting the conference championship at the Track & Field Complex in Piscataway.

May 3rd 2013, 3:14am 682 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Men's Track & Field Tallies Pair of Top-Three Finishes at Penn Relays

On the final day of competition at the 119th running of the Penn Relays, the Villanova men's 4x800 meter relay ran a strong race and finished in second place. Earlier in the day the 4xMile relay team recorded a third place finish.

Apr 27th 2013, 11:10pm 753 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments

Wildcats Take Second in Highly Competitive Men's Distance Medley Relay

The Villanova men turned in a strong performance and finished second in the DMR Championship of America race at the Penn Relays on Friday afternoon. Villanova ran 9:26.80 to finish behind Penn State who had a winning time of 9:24.68.

Apr 26th 2013, 11:13pm 532 views 0 likes 5 shares 0 comments