Teams: Men's Track & Field: Press Releases

Monday, May 19, 2008

MARCY, SORENSEN & FALLER SET TO COMPETE IN NCAA MEN'S TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

MEDFORD -- Senior quad-captains Dan Marcy (Middletown, NY) and Dave Sorensen (Dover, MA) will be joined by sophomore Jesse Faller (Burlington, MA) to represent the Tufts University men's outdoor track & field teams later this week (May 22-24) at the 2008 NCAA Division 3 Championships hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.

Marcy is ranked fourth in the country for the triple jump heading into the NCAA meet. He reached 48'3 1/2" (14.72m) at the MIT Spring Invitational on April 19. Sorensen also enters the NCAA's highly ranked in his event with a 9:10.73 time in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. He recorded that time at the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championships hosted by Hamilton College on April 26. Faller joined the two captains last Friday when he ran a 14:31.39 in the 5,000 meters at the IC4A Championships hosted by Princeton University.

No Jumbos will be in action on the first day of the NCAA's on Thursday (May 22). Sorensen will run in a straight final for the steeplechase on Friday (May 23) at 7:20 pm CST. On Saturday (May 24), Marcy is in action first thing with the trials and finals of the triple jump at 11:30 am. Faller will run in the last individual event of the championships, the men's 5K at 4:20 pm on Saturday.

NCAA Track & Field Championships Website

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