The Mid-Hudson had four of 22 regional competitors advance to the June 11-14 NCAA track and field championships, following regional action last week.
True to form, Cornwall High School graduate Karrie Baloga placed second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the West Regionals. A sophomore at Northern Arizona, she finished in 9 minutes, 40.13 seconds.
At the East meet, Newburgh Free Academy grad James Onwuka was part of a Penn State 1,600-meter relay that finished second in its heat and eighth overall in a season-best 3:03.557.
Army advanced two standout athletes qualify for NCAAs. Senior Emily Fink was the top seed in the women’s hammer but finished fourth at 218 feet. In the men’s 3,000 steeplechase, junior Nathan Davis finished second in his heat and ninth overall in 8:38.72.
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NCAA West Regional
WOMEN
3,000-meter steeplechase: 2. Karrie Baloga (Cornwall grad; Northern Arizona, Soph.) 9:40.13, advances to NCAA meet
NCAA East Regional
WOMEN
1,500-meters: 23. Mikayla Cheney (Army, Soph.) 4:20.37, did not advance to NCAAs (4:16.77 in first round); 41. Charlotte Richman (Army, Jr.) 4:24.90, did not advance
10,000: 24. Louisa Diamond (Army, Soph.) 34:08.10, did not advance to NCAAs
3,000 steeplechase: 27. (eighth in heat 1) Sarah Trainor (Roosevelt grad; Connecticut, Jr.) 10:022.99, did not advance to NCAAs; 44. (15th in first heat) Joanna Halfhill (Army, Sr.) 10:47.71, did not advance to NCAAs
High jump: 13. Amelia Benjamin (Ellenville grad; Albany, Soph.) 5-10.5, season best, did not advance to NCAAs
Pole vault: T17. Lily Beattie (Warwick grad; Mississippi, Fr.) 12-11, did not advance to NCAAs
Triple jump: 43. Bianca Staples (Valley Central grad; Bowling Green, Jr.) 39-10, did not advance to NCAAs
Shot put: 14. Emily Fink (Army, Sr.) 54-2.75, did not advance to NCAAs; 18. Jordan Hecht (Army, Soph.) 53-3.5, did not advance to NCAAs
Discus: 41. Sophia Dykstra (Army, Sr.) 149-2, did not advance to NCAAs
Hammer: 4. Emily Fink (Army, Sr.) 218-0, advanced to NCAAs
Javelin: 34. Emma Wapshare (Goshen grad; Vermont, Sr.) 143-9, did not advance to NCAAs
MEN
100-meters: 28. Jaheim Jones (Lourdes grad; Kent State, Sr.) 10.413, did not advance
200: 25. Jaheim Jones (Lourdes grad; Kent State, Sr.) 21.038, did not advance
800: 44. Kasen Jeitz (Army, Jr.) 1:51.81, did not advance
1,500: 25. Collin Gilstrap (Monroe-Woodbury grad; Stony Brook, Soph.) 3:43.49, did not advance
3,000 steeplechase: 9. (second in third heat) Nathan Davis (Army, Jr.) 8:38.72, personal best, advances to NCAAs
1,600 relay: 8. (second in heat 2) Penn State (James Onwuka; Newburgh grad, Sr.) 3:03.557, season best, advances to NCAAs
Triple jump: 37. Javan Guevara-Cragwell (Army, Sr.) 48-4.5, did not advance to NCAAs
Shot put: 32. Robby Manse (Army, Jr.) 58-0.5, did not advance to NCAAs
Hammer: 23. Aidan Ifkovits (New Paltz grad; Tennessee, Fr.) 205-8, did not advance to NCAAs; 25. Robby Manse (Army, Jr.) 204-4, did not advance to NCAAs
Javelin: 45. Elijah Goodwin (Army, Soph.) 186-10, did not advance to NCAAs; 48. Collin Torres (Army, Fr.) 175-3, did not advance to NCAAs
Pole vault: T37. Brian McSweeney (Army, Sr.) 16-6, did not advance to NCAAs
This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Four Mid-Hudson track and field athletes advance to 2025 NCAA championships
Reporting by Ken McMillan, Middletown Times Herald- Record / Times Herald-Record
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