Showing middle distance depth on both sides of the team, both the Villanova men and women used sparkling anchor legs to come from behind to win Big East titles in the 4 x 800 meters.
On the men's side, Sam Ellison took the baton 2 seconds in arrears to the Notre Dame anchor, Randall Babb. Ellison stayed in contact for 600 meters before unleashing a devastating kick to lead Villanova to the win. Sam McEntee, doubling back from a second-place finish in the mile, ran a clutch third leg to bring Villanova from fourth to second at the start of the anchor leg. The relay splits for the men were Brian Tetreault (1:53.6), Chris FitzSimons (1:53.1), Sam McEntee (1:51.4) and Sam Ellison (1:49.4).
4x800m Relay
Meet Record: 7:25.31, Notre Dame (2011)
Armory Collegiate Record: 7:25.47, Columbia (2012)
Qualifiers: IC4A — 7:53.00.
Finals • Sun., 2:45 pm
1 Villanova 7:27.91 10
1) 1296 Brian Tetreault SR 2) 1269 Christopher Fitzsimons FR
3) 1281 Sam McEntee SO 4) 1268 Samuel Ellison SO
2 Notre Dame 7:28.57 8
1) 1065 Johnathan Shawel SR 2) 1071 Zac Suriano SR
3) 1059 Jeremy Rae JR 4) 1012 Randall Babb SR
3 UConn 7:32.57 5.50
1) 825 Alex Bennatan JR 2) 843 Scott Johnson SR
3) 830 Joe Clark JR 4) 826 Tim Bennatan JR
3 Georgetown 7:32.57 5.50
1) 916 Bobby Peavey SO 2) 927 Toby Ulm SR
3) 918 Michael Reher FR 4) 906 Omar Kaddurah FR
5 Pitt 7:34.10 4
1) 1099 Samuel Negley SO 2) 1109 Wesley Washington JR
3) 1089 Kevin Hull JR 4) 1083 Dontave Cowsette SR
6 DePaul 7:38.24 3
1) 866 Maxwell Clink JR 2) 872 Luke Junk SO
3) 880 Ian Sanchez SO 4) 877 Chris Miedema SO
7 Marquette 7:45.23 2
1) 995 Evan Ross JR 2) 999 Benjamin Schmitz JR
3) 997 David Sajdak FR 4) 978 Jack Hackett SR
8 Rutgers 7:47.18 1
1) 1168 Karon Purcell SO 2) 1165 Monroe Kearns JR
3) 1157 Hamer Farag SO 4) 1170 Curtis Richburg SO
9 Providence 7:55.00
1) 1137 Nikolas Rebovich JR 2) 1133 Phelan McCormack FR
3) 1120 Corey Brunelle SR 4) 1140 Alex Wallace JR
-- Syracuse DNF
1) 1210 Sean Carney FR 2) 1235 Andrew Nelson JR
3) 1207 Andy Bennison FR 4) 1246 Ryan Urie
A similar story unfolded for the women's quartet. Notre Dame led throughout, and Emily Lipari got the last handoff in third place. She quickly got on the heels of Notre Dame's Rebecca Tracy. Lipari sat on Tracy until the final lap and showed her customary closing speed in passing Tracy for the win. The Villanova women split this way: Stephanie Schappert (2:11.5), Nicky Akande (2:07.6), Ariann Neutts (2:10.6), and Emily Lipari (2:08.7), for a time of 8:38.55.
4x800m Relay
Meet Record: 8:37.02, Villanova (1991)
Armory Collegiate Record: 8:37.97, BYU (2012)
Qualifiers: ECAC — 9:25.24.
Finals • Sun., 2:35 pm
1 Villanova 8:38.55 10
1) 598 Stephanie Schappert FR 2) 570 Nicky Akande SO
3) 593 Ariann Neutts JR 4) 585 Emily Lipari SO
2 Notre Dame 8:39.24 8
1) 271 Kelly Curran SO 2) 256 Alexa Aragon SO
3) 305 McKinzie Schulz SO 4) 309 Rebecca Tracy JR
3 Georgetown 8:42.95 6
1) 140 Lauren Borduin SR 2) 160 Hannah Neczypor FR
3) 143 Chelsea Cox SO 4) 162 Rachel Schneider JR
4 UConn 8:43.89 5
1) 81 Shelby Donahue SR 2) 78 Meghan Cunningham SR
3) 104 Heather Wilson SR 4) 93 Brigitte Mania JR
5 Cincinnati 8:51.06 4
1) 29 Kaitlyn Good SO 2) 33 Jenna Heaton SR
3) 36 Katie Honigford SR 4) 38 Kathy Klump SR
6 Syracuse 9:02.63 3
1) 539 Molly Malone FR 2) 557 Brenna Symoniak SO
3) 529 Katie Hursey SR 4) 562 Beth Wright FR
7 Rutgers 9:03.33 2
1) 426 Christina Dibernardo FR 2) 424 Ashley Deckert SO
3) 440 Allison Payenski FR 4) 441 Victoria Pontecorvo JR
8 Providence 9:06.44 1
1) 400 Devyn Pryor FR 2) 395 Jackie McCarthy SO
3) 388 Laura Isabelle SO 4) 389 Caile Kohlbrenner FR
9 Pitt 9:08.34
1) 353 Korinne Piper JR 2) 352 Morgan Perry FR
3) 338 Miya Johnson SR 4) 341 Elizabeth Kline JR
10 Marquette 9:10.61
1) 2) 236 Krista McClure FR
3) 235 Grace Magliola SO 4) 245 Mackenzie Vicker FR
11 West Virginia 9:10.85
1) 611 Stephanie Aldea JR 2) 620 Shannen Daly FR
3) 616 Kaylyn Christopher SR 4) 618 Josie Crouch FR
12 Louisville 9:12.50
1) 199 Michelle Molodynia FR 2) 183 Madie Davidson SO
3) 198 Cassie Martin JR 4) 186 Maria Frigo SO
13 St. John's 9:15.62
1) 462 Michelle Duffy JR 2) 458 Alexis Bean SO
3) 460 Nicole Cocozza JR 4) 481 Aryon Trujillo JR
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