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Monday, June 25, 2012

Richmond's Traynor Concludes Career in NCAA National Semifinals

Traynor Concludes Career in National Semifinals

Courtesy:Richmond Athletics
Release:06/06/2012

Nicol Traynor

DES MOINES, Iowa - Senior Nicol Traynor capped off her illustrious collegiate career on Wednesday in the Semifinal Round of the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase at the NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championship in Des Moines, Iowa.

Coming off an ankle injury suffered in May's NCAA Preliminary Round, Traynor (Basking Ridge, N.J./Ridge) clocked a time of 10:36.16 to finish 11th in her heat and 21st overall.

After earning Second Team All-America honors with her 11th-place showing in the 3k Steeple a year ago, she now concludes her career having qualified for two consecutive National Semifinals and having made three overall NCAA Championship appearances in her four outdoor seasons as a Spider.

Meaghan McGovern (Hammer Throw) and Nicol Traynor (3K Steeplechase)
will compete in the first round of the NCAA Championships this weekend.

Track & Field Tandem Set for Final NCAA Prelims

Courtesy:Richmond Athletics

Release:05/23/2012

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - Seniors Meaghan McGovern and Nicol Traynor have arrived with the Richmond Track & Field coaching staff in sunny Jacksonville, Fla., where they will make the final NCAA East Preliminary Round appearances of their decorated careers this weekend. The meet is scheduled to run from Thursday through Saturday at the University of North Florida's Hodges Stadium.

Spiders Busy Weekend at 2012 Mt SAC Relays, Princeton and CNU

VIDEO PLAYLIST from 2012 Mt SAC Relays

Our teams were split this past weekend between the Mt SAC Relays in Walnut, CA...the Princeton Invitational in Princeton, NJ and the CNU Invitational in Newport News, VA...Here are our results:

Jason Skipper (JR) and Liz Schinski (SO) were victorious this weekend
for the Spiders.

Underclassmen Strong as Spiders Wrap up Weekend

Richmond's McGovern, Mannon Make Away with Wins at 2012 Colonial Relays

VIDEO PLAYLIST
Courtesy:Richmond Athletics

Release:04/07/2012

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - Senior Meaghan McGovern and sophomore Alli Mannon each came away with wins to highlight action for the Spiders at William and Mary's Colonial Relays this weekend.

McGovern (North Kingston, R.I./North Kingston) opened the meet with a top finish in the women's hammer throw on Thursday. The senior, who is just one week removed from setting a new meet and facility record at the Fred Hardy Invitational, turned in a toss of 51.82 meters (170') to win the event by more than two meters over Delaware's second-place finisher.

Mannon (Litiz, Pa./Warwick) followed McGovern's lead in the 3,000 meters, which she won with a time of 9:57.84 as one of two runners to record sub-10 minute times. Classmate Elizabeth Schinski (Geneseo, N.Y./Geneseo) crossed the line in 10:14.80 to secure a seventh-place finish.

Also earning a top-three finish this weekend was senior Nicol Traynor (Basking Ridge, N.J./Basking Ridge), who captured third in the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase with a time of 10:17.88. Newcomer Alli Stapleton (Commack, N.Y./Commack) finished 17th in 11:25.00.

Both days of the 2012 Fred Hardy Invitational were streamed live on SpiderTV. Links to both day's video streams along with a complete timeline detailing each event's and interview's start time in relation to the video stream can be found below

Friday's Full-Length Video Stream

Richmond's Traynor Sets Program Record at Notre Dame (3-2-12)

Nicol Traynor set a Spider program record of 16:35.38
in the indoor 5,000M at Notre Dame's Alex Wilson Invitational.

Traynor concludes the indoor season ranked
in the top 2 in 5 different events
within the Atlantic 10 Conference rankings:

5000M-16:35.38 (#2 Rank)
3000M-9:29.20# (#1 Rank)
Mile-4:46.57 (#1 Rank)
1000M- 2:51.43 (#2 Rank)
Distance Medley Relay-11:35.13# (#1 Rank)

Traynor stopped by the IHOP in South Bend
for a prerace meal on Dr Seuss' birthday.

Richmond Track & Field Announces 2010-11 Year End Awards

The University of Richmond announced its 2010-11 year end awards for men’s and women’s cross country and track & field this past fall. During the 2010-11 year the Spiders programs continued to make great progress and improvement with 5 All-American honorees, 10 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Qualifiers, a 24th place at the NCAA Cross Country Championships, USTFCCCA All-Academic Team honors for the 9th consecutive year in M&W XC and M&W T&F, and the men's T&F team receiving recognition for achieving the highest GPA in the nation. Here are some of the top awards Richmond student-athletes earned during the 2010-11 cross country and track & field season’s….

2010 CROSS COUNTRY Awards:

Richmond's lead pack at the
2010 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships.

All-American 3KSC runner-Andrew Benford

Spiders Post Records in 2012 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships

Stephanie Paradis and Alyson McGonigle in the 800M Trails...

Below are a couple article links from UR Sports Information and several photos by Mike Scott detailing our team’s success at the 2012 Atlantic 10 Conference Championships. The meet was hosted by URI on their 200M flat track within Mackel Fieldhouse.

NOTES: Congratulations to Spider Nicol Traynor who ran 2nd fastest 3K in the NCAA for this weekend. Her A10 meet record setting time on a flat track (9:32.20) converts to 9:29.20# for the NCAA DI rankings...

Also, Spiders Women's Distance Medley Relay (Alli Mannon-SO, Taylor Clevinger-FR, Stephanie Paradis-JR, Nicol Traynor-SR) ran the 5th fastest time in the NCAA for this weekend. Their A10 meet record run of 11:39.03 on a flat track converts to 11:35.13# for the purpose of NCAA rankings.

Ryan Lee and Nicol Traynor look forward to the
2012 A10 Indoor Championships.

Spiders Set for A-10 Indoors This Weekend

Courtesy:Richmond Athletics
Release:02/15/2012

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The Richmond men's and women's track & field teams travel northward this weekend for the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships in Kingston, R.I. The two-day meet, hosted by Rhode Island, is set to begin on Friday at 9 a.m. in the Rams' Mackal Field House with day two action also scheduled to start at 9 a.m.

Spiders Compete in 2012 Navy and George Mason Indoor Invitationals

Clevinger, McGonigle and Paradis after the 800M

Our women and men split this weekend (January 28, 2012). The U.S. Naval Academy hosted a women's only running events meet (without field events), while George Mason hosted their annual Patriot Games Invitational. We had a great weekend as our team continues to knock the rust off their competition shoes. Below you will find links to press releases on both meets and a release on freshman Taylor Clevinger earning Rookie of the Week honors for the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Richmond Spiders on 2011 U.S. Track & Field Performance List

U.S. Track & Field News recently released their 2011 year end national track & field performance rankings and the University of Richmond had several athletes on the list….Women’s 4X1500M, Andrew Benford (3KSC), Nicol Traynor (3KSC) and Matt Llano (10K)…See lists below:

University of Richmond Head Coach Lori Taylor encourages one of 10 Richmond Spider athletes competing in 12 different events at the first round of the 2011 NCAA DI Track & Field Championships in Indiana. The Spiders ended the year with 5 NCAA All-American honorees (Andrew Benford-3KSC-2011, Matt Llano-10K-2010, Heather Roush-Javelin-2011, Nicol Traynor-3KSC-2011, Amy Van Alstine-5K-2011). (Dan Petty Photo)

2011-6th Annual Ryan Jobes Memorial 5K

Richmond's NICOL TRAYNOR Breaks Record in 6th Annual RYAN JOBES MEMORIAL 5K
Spider Graduates ANDREW BENFORD and JON MOLZ go 1-2

Andrew Benford (1st-15:15), Nicol Traynor (1st-CR 17:46)
and Jon Molz (2nd-15:44) after the
2011 Ryan Jobes Memorial 5K in Williamstown, WV
held December 17.

Spiders Compete in 2011 HCA Virginia 8K

Nicol Traynor and Ryan Lee earn top finishes...

The start of the 2011 HCA Virginia 8K held November 12th in Richmond, VA.
(Click on this photo for slide show)

(Richmond, VA) Nicol Traynor and Ryan Lee joined several of their University of Richmond teammates to compete in the 2011 HCA Virginia 8k on November 12th on the streets of Richmond to support Donate Life Virginia.

Richmond Cross Country Supports Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation

Richmond Women's Cross Country Team, dressed in pink in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, raised money and awareness on October 22, 2011.

(L-R) Coach Lori Taylor, Allie Mannon, Lydia Morton, Taylor Clevinger, Emily Graber, ANDI DEFONCE, Roxanne Henningson, Clare Moretz, Jill Prentice, Dana Guglielmo...Back Rom (R-L) Liz Schinski, Emma Berry, Amanda Lineberry, Beth Kelly and Alyson McGonigle.

Cross Country Team Donated to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation
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Richmond's Nicol Traynor 2nd in Charlottesville Fall Classic 10K

Richmond's Nicol Traynor

Spider All-American Nicol Traynor traveled to Charlottesville, Virginia for the Charlottesville Fall Classic 10K this morning (10/22/11) earning 2nd place among women and 6th over-all among men.

Spiders 2011 Preseason Cross Country Camp (DAYS 3 & 4-Mountains Call/Panther Falls)

Day 3 began early with a run from Buena Vista to the Blue Ridge Parkway...Buena Vista is a town of roughly 6,000 at the base of the West side of the Blue Ridge Mountains sitting at roughly 500' above sea level. Our team mission for this day was a hard and fast effort to climb the ~2,000' of elevation gain spread over a 4 mile climb... it helped accomplish many of our early preseason goals while finding the grit of our team.

(L-R) Row 1- Stephanie Paradis, Allie Stapleton, Jill Prentice, Clare Moretz, Roxanne Henningson, Taylor Clevinger, Lydia Morton...Row 2-Amanda Lineberry, Dana Guglielmo, Beth Kelly, Liz Schinski, Jason Skipper, Billy Fayette, Tim Becker, Paul Myer, Matthew Groff...Row 3- Patrick Love, Andrew Valenski, Ryan Lee, Conor Phelan, Chris York, Kyle Ragan, Adam Owens.

Team stretching before their morning workout....

Team gets instructions on the workout before the warm-up...

The climb began on South Hazel...We chuckled last year at the "Grizzly" Lane sign and commented that it might be a foreshadow of what was to come.

Men warming up...

Men's team warming up...

Women's team warming up...

Men's workout begins...

Where the sidewalk ends and the road begins...

Paul Myer, Kyle Ragan, Patrick Love and Tim Becker with 3 1/2 miles to go.

Adam Owens...

Freshman Matthew Groff.

Recent Richmond graduate Andrew Benford is now an assistant coach for the Spiders team while training for the 2012 Olympic Track & Field Trials...He led the team up the mountain.

Nice improvement for Conor Phelan over last year...

Billy Fayette leads Ryan Lee as they top out the mountain.

Matthew Groff finishing the workout...

Kyle Ragan as he finishes...

Roxanne Henningson at the top.

Stephanie Paradis finishing...

Lydia Morton and Clare Moretz...

Blue Ridge Parkway at the top of the climb with a view of where the team started their run...

A view towards where we started...

A close-up...In the distance you see the white roof of Perry McCluer HS where we started...

PANTHER FALLS:

Conor Phelan leaps off the high side...Panther Falls was the perfect place to relax following the hard workout. Located in the George Washington National Forest, the falls provide a great place to cool off.