Nowitzke Earns All-American Honors at NCAA Outdoor Championships

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Eastern Michigan University junior trackman Corey Nowitzke (Monroe, Mich.-Monroe) finished 11th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase here Saturday in the NCAA Men’s Outdoor Track and Field Championship at the A.G. Spanos Sports Complex. He was the seventh American in the race and earned All-American honors for 2006.

With the 2005-06 collegiate season now completed, Nowitzke is scheduled to run the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the USATF National Senior Track and Field Championships in Indianapolis, Ind. in two weeks.

Nowitzke was one of three EMU men’s athletes that competed at this year’s NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship. EMU junior David Adamek (Ridgeway, Ontario-Canada-Ridgeway Crystal Beach) came up a little short in his effort to make the finals in the shot put competition with a best effort of 59-feet-00.25 inches to finish 15th in the preliminaries Thursday (June 8). The top 12 advanced to the finals.

On Wednesday (June 7) EMU teammate Adam Kring (Jeddo, Mich.-Port Huron Northern) leaped 6-feet-8.75 inches in the prelims of the high jump to finish 28th, missing a chance to advance in that event.

Nowitzke qualified for the 3,000-meter steeplechase finals by running a 8:41.09 clocking in Wednesday’s prelims to finish eighth. The top 12 runners in the steeplechase advanced to the finals.

2006 NCAA DIVISION I OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS RESULTS - EMU ATHLETES ONLY

EMU Men’s Results

3,000-M Steeplechase - Final
1. Josh McAdams (BYU) 8:34.10
2. Mircea Bogdan (UTEP) 8:35.35
3. Aaron Aguayo (Arizona State) 8:35.78
4. Andrew Lemoncello (Florida State) 8:39.45
5. Brian Olinger (Ohio State) 8:40.58
6. Augustus Maiyo (Alabama) 8:42.04
7. Jon Pierce (Stanford) 8:44.17
8. Patrick Mutai (UTEP) 8:44.29
9. Jordan Fife (Indiana State) 8:45.53
10. Ryan Warrenburg (Arizona State) 8:45.81
11. Corey Nowitzke (EMU) 8:45.90
12. Jake Morse (Texas) 8:46.56
13. Luke Llamas (Cal Poly-SLO) 8:49.89
14. Itay Magidi (Clemson) 8:56.17

3,000-M Steeplechase - Prelim
8. Corey Nowitzke (EMU) 8:41.09*
*Qualfied for finals, June 10

Shot Put - Prelim
15. David Adamek (EMU) 59-feet-00.25 inches
Did not qualify to advance to the finals

High Jump - Prelim
28. Adam Kring (EMU) 6-feet-8.75 inches
Did not qualify to advance to the finals

EMU Women’s Results

Long Jump - Prelim
10. Ashley McCullough (EMU) 20-feet-7.25 inches
*Qualfied for finals, June 8

Long Jump - Final
9. Ashley McCullough (EMU) 20-feet-6.25 inches
Did not score-top eight score

100 Meters - Prelim
28. Patrice Beasley (EMU) :11.92
Did not score-top eight score

400M Hurdles - Prelim
DQ. Chrystal Dooley (EMU) DQ
Did not qualify to advance to the semifinals

2006 NCAA DIVISION I OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD
CHAMPIONSHIPS SCHEDULE - EMU ATHLETES ONLY

Wednesday, June 7, 2006

FIELD EVENTS
3:30 pm Long Jump Women Qual Round
Ashley McCullough (Dayton, Ohio-Colonel White)

4:15 pm High Jump Men Qual Round
Adam Kring (Jeddo, Mich.-Port Huron Northern)

TRACK EVENTS
7:25 pm 3000 Steeplechase Men Semifinal
Corey Nowitzke (Monroe, Mich.-Monroe)

Thursday, June 8, 2006

FIELD EVENTS
5:30 pm Shot Put Men Qual Round
David Adamek (Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada-Ridgeway Crystal Beach)

TRACK EVENTS
3:30 pm 100 Meters Women First Round
Patrice Beasley (Romulus, Mich.-Romulus)

4:10 pm 400 Hurdles Women First Round
Chrystal Dooley (Westerville, Ohio-Westerville South)

5:20 pm 100 Meters Women Semifinal
Patrice Beasley (Romulus, Mich.-Romulus)

Saturday, June 10, 2006
TRACK EVENTS
2:20 pm 3000 Steeplechase Men Final
Corey Nowitzke (Monroe, Mich.-Monroe)

Eastern Michigan Athletics

Nowitzke Earns All-American Honors at NCAA Outdoor Championships

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