Three Track Athletes Earn All-Academic Honors
3/17/2016 10:15:00 AM | Men's Track & Field, Women's Track & Field
Atlantic 10 Release
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Patrick Rollo, Daniel Samet and Hannah Rieden of the Davidson track and field programs were named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic team, the league announced Thursday.
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Rollo captured his second consecutive conference crown in the 800 meter at the 2016 A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championship. The senior, who holds the program mark in the event, raced to the top of the podium with a time of 1:56.31. Rollo's time was a mere 0.5 seconds faster than second-place finisher Steven Thompson from Saint Joseph's. The Owings Mills, Md., native also anchored the 4x800 relay, pacing the Wildcats to a new school record with a time of 7:52.28 to best the previous mark of 7:56.69. Rollo is majoring in psychology.
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Samet picked up valuable points for the Wildcats at the 2016 Indoor Track and Field Championships in two distance events. Hailing from Washington, D.C., Samet finished fifth in the 5,000 with a time of 14:54.38, before crossing the line in 4:21.36 in the mile to place ninth overall. Earlier in the season, the senior co-captain clocked career-bests in the 3,000-meter (8:32.27) and the 5,000-meter (14:42.30) events. Samet is studying history.
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On the women's side, Hannah Rieden competed in the 800-meter event at the A-10 Indoor Championships. The junior contended for the title in record-setting fashion, but was edged by Massachusetts' Heather McLean. Rieden clocked in at 2:12.41, a new program mark, knocking off 1.15 seconds from her preliminary time of 2:13.56. The Austin, Texas, native has now broke the half-mile record three times this season. Rieden was also part of the distance medley relay and the 4x800 relay teams. Rieden is an environmental studies major.
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The Davidson track and field programs open the 2016 spring slate this weekend, March 17-19 at the UNC Charlotte 49er Classic.
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Men's Academic All-Conference Team
Patrick Rollo, Davidson
Daniel Samet, Davidson
Logan Besougloff, George Mason
Stuart Lampen-Crowell, George Mason
John Seals, George Mason
Ryan Tucker, George Washington
Paolo Tavares, Massachusetts
Alex McGrainer, Rhode Island
David Dorsey, Saint Joseph's
Jack Magee, Saint Joseph's
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Women's Academic All-Conference Team
Hannah Rieden, Davidson
Leah Frischmann, Dayton
Sonya Napariu, Dayton
Autumn Greba, Duquesne
Abby O'Connell, Duquesne
Bridget Deveau, Massachusetts
Heather MacLean, Massachusetts
Carly Zinner, Massachusetts
Jennifer Czerapowicz, Rhode Island
Emma Kidd, Saint Louis
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Patrick Rollo, Daniel Samet and Hannah Rieden of the Davidson track and field programs were named to the Atlantic 10 All-Academic team, the league announced Thursday.
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Rollo captured his second consecutive conference crown in the 800 meter at the 2016 A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championship. The senior, who holds the program mark in the event, raced to the top of the podium with a time of 1:56.31. Rollo's time was a mere 0.5 seconds faster than second-place finisher Steven Thompson from Saint Joseph's. The Owings Mills, Md., native also anchored the 4x800 relay, pacing the Wildcats to a new school record with a time of 7:52.28 to best the previous mark of 7:56.69. Rollo is majoring in psychology.
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Samet picked up valuable points for the Wildcats at the 2016 Indoor Track and Field Championships in two distance events. Hailing from Washington, D.C., Samet finished fifth in the 5,000 with a time of 14:54.38, before crossing the line in 4:21.36 in the mile to place ninth overall. Earlier in the season, the senior co-captain clocked career-bests in the 3,000-meter (8:32.27) and the 5,000-meter (14:42.30) events. Samet is studying history.
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On the women's side, Hannah Rieden competed in the 800-meter event at the A-10 Indoor Championships. The junior contended for the title in record-setting fashion, but was edged by Massachusetts' Heather McLean. Rieden clocked in at 2:12.41, a new program mark, knocking off 1.15 seconds from her preliminary time of 2:13.56. The Austin, Texas, native has now broke the half-mile record three times this season. Rieden was also part of the distance medley relay and the 4x800 relay teams. Rieden is an environmental studies major.
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The Davidson track and field programs open the 2016 spring slate this weekend, March 17-19 at the UNC Charlotte 49er Classic.
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Men's Academic All-Conference Team
Patrick Rollo, Davidson
Daniel Samet, Davidson
Logan Besougloff, George Mason
Stuart Lampen-Crowell, George Mason
John Seals, George Mason
Ryan Tucker, George Washington
Paolo Tavares, Massachusetts
Alex McGrainer, Rhode Island
David Dorsey, Saint Joseph's
Jack Magee, Saint Joseph's
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Women's Academic All-Conference Team
Hannah Rieden, Davidson
Leah Frischmann, Dayton
Sonya Napariu, Dayton
Autumn Greba, Duquesne
Abby O'Connell, Duquesne
Bridget Deveau, Massachusetts
Heather MacLean, Massachusetts
Carly Zinner, Massachusetts
Jennifer Czerapowicz, Rhode Island
Emma Kidd, Saint Louis
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