Thursday, June 23, 2011

Richmond's Nicol Traynor 11th in 2011 NCAA Championships 3K Steeplechase Final

Richmond's Nicol Traynor became the 4th Spider to earn All-America honors at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.  Traynor ran 10:02.15 in the 3K steeplechase semi-final placing 2nd in her heat to advance to finals.  Here she is shown on her way to an 11th place finish in the final of the event held on the last day of the NCAA Championships. Joining Traynor on the All-America honors were teammates Andrew Benford (15th-3KSC), Heather Roush (14th-Javelin) and Amy Van Alstine (14th-5K). Richmond's Matt Llano (18th-10K) was honorable mention All-America. (Dan Petty Photo)

Traynor ran 10:17.07 in the 3K steeplechase final. (Dan Petty Photo)

Traynor, a junior form Ridge HS, NJ...has improved by nearly 30 seconds in the event this year. (Dan Petty Photo)

Nicol Traynor with 600M remaining in the 2011 NCAA Championships 3K Steeplechase final in Des Moines, IA. (Dan Petty Photo)

Traynor cleared the last water pit and held on for 11th place in the 2011 NCAA Championships final. (Dan Petty Photo)

Nicol Traynor (Dan Petty Photo)

Traynor on the last lap of the 2011 NCAA Championship Final where she placed 11th.  Next she will compete in the event at the USATF National Championships in Eugene, OR (June 23-26). (Dan Petty Photo)

Dan Petty (UR-'09) now works for the Denver Post...He was a member of our cross country and track & field teams before graduating...We thank him for his efforts over the years to make it to our championship meets to capture everything through photos!!
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Traynor 11th In 3,000m Steeple Final At NCAA Championship

The redshirt junior broke the school record with her semifinal run.

June 11, 2011

by Mike DeGeorge
UR SID
DES MOINES, Iowa - Redshirt junior Nicol Traynor placed 11th in Saturday's championship final of the 3,000m steeplechase as action at the 2011 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field National Championship concluded Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

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