The Mid-Hudson will be well-represented at next week's NCAA Division I track and field regional meets, qualifiers for the national championships.
Eight graduates from Section 9 schools and 14 Army athletes have qualified for the East and West regional meets, in Jacksonville, Fla., and College Station, Texas, respectively. Regional competition takes place from May 28-31.
The lone entry at the West meet - and perhaps best opportunity for a local competitor to advance - is Cornwall graduate Karrie Baloga. The sophomore is seeded third in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.
At the East meet, keep an eye on Warwick graduate Lily Beattie and Roosevelt grad Sarah Trainor. Beattie, a freshman at Mississippi, is seeded tenth in the pole vault (she is ranked No. 4 among all national freshmen). Trainor, a junior at Connecticut, is seeded No. 13 in the 3,000 steeplechase.
Additional Section 9 graduates slated to compete are Amelia Benjamin of Ellenville (high jump); Valley Central grad Bianca Staples (triple jump); Goshen grad Emma Wapshare (javelin); Our Lady of Lourdes grad Jaheim Jones (100- and 200-meter dash); Monroe-Woodbury grad Collin Gilstrap (1,500 meters); New Paltz grad Aidan Ifkovits (hammer); and, Newburgh grad James Onwuka (relays).
Among the Army entries, senior Emily Fink is the top seed in the hammer throw and No. 14 in the shot put.
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NCAA West Regional
WOMEN
3,000-meter steeplechase: 3. Karrie Baloga (Cornwall grad; Northern Arizona, Soph.) 9:44.09
NCAA East Regional
WOMEN
1,500-meters: 29. Mikayla Cheney (Army, Soph.) 4:16.05; 45. Charlotte Richman (Army, Jr.) 4:18.01
10,000: 29. Louisa Diamond (Army, Soph.) 33:35.67
3,000 steeplechase: 13. Sarah Trainor (Roosevelt grad; Connecticut, Jr.) 10:05.46; 43. Joanna Halfhill (Army, Sr.) 10:18.58
High jump: 32. Amelia Benjamin (Ellenville grad; Albany, Soph.) 5-9.25
Pole vault: 10. Lily Beattie (Warwick grad; Mississippi, Fr.) 13-11.5
Triple jump: 40. Bianca Staples (Valley Central grad; Bowling Green, Jr.) 41-10.25
Shot put: 14. Emily Fink (Army, Sr.) 55-1; 29. Jordan Hecht (Army, Soph.) 52-3
Discus: 32. Sophia Dykstra (Army, Sr.) 170-9
Hammer: 1. Emily Fink (Army, Sr.) 233-4
Javelin: 38. Emma Wapshare (Goshen grad; Vermont, Sr.) 152-9
MEN
100-meters: 29. Jaheim Jones (Lourdes grad; Kent State, Sr.) 10.18
200: 38. Jaheim Jones (Lourdes grad; Kent State, Sr.) 20.72
800: 22. Kasen Jeitz (Army, Jr.) 1:47.42
1,500: 37. Collin Gilstrap (Monroe-Woodbury grad; Stony Brook, Soph.) 3:40.94
3,000 steeplechase: 15. Nathan Davis (Army, Jr.) 8:41.63
1,600 relay: 17. Penn State (James Onwuka; Newburgh grad, Sr.) 3:05.92
Triple jump: 40. Javan Guevara-Cragwell (Army, Sr.) 50-5
Shot put: 25. Robby Manse (Army, Jr.) 60-10.5
Hammer: 27. Robby Manse (Army, Jr.) 210-0.75; 33. Aidan Ifkovits (New Paltz grad; Tennessee, Fr.) 107-9.25
Javelin: 24. Elijah Goodwin (Army, Soph.) 218-9.5; 42. Collin Torres (Army, Fr.) 207-4.75
Pole vault: 30. Brian McSweeney (Army, Sr.) 17-3
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Mid-Hudson athletes qualify for 2025 NCAA track and field regionals
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