Geneseo's Lance Jensen Wins the 400m Hurdles to Highlight Final Day of NCAA Championships
Geneseo Sports Information Department
GENESEO, N.Y. – The SUNY Geneseo track and field teams took a quick trip to St. John Fisher on Thursday, May 25 for the first day of the NCAA Championship meet.
The meet opened for the Knights with Bryan Jacobs competing in the long jump. Jacobs finished in 16th place, recording a distance of 6.96m.
Lance Jensen then provided a big highlight for the Knights, finishing with the top time in the 400m hurdle prelims with a time of 51.73. Jensen's time marked a new school record, facility record, and the fastest time in the country this season. In the women's 400m hurdles, Gwen Shepardson safely secured her spot in the finals on Saturday with a time of 1:00.00, good enough for third fastest.
In the women's 1500m prelims, Windsor Ardner qualified for the finals by placing 12th with a time of 4:30.89. Erin Eivers took 15th at 4:32.44 and Marcie Hogan finished 21st at 4:43.13.
Rachel Hirschkind had a dominant race in the women's 3000m steeplechase prelim, taking first place in her heat with a time of 10:30.83. Ezra Ruggles put up an impressive performance in the men's 3000m steeplechase, qualifying for finals with a time of 8:52.69. Ruggles finished eighth overall to reach Saturday's final and set a new program record with his time.
Kathleen McCarey capped off the day in 10,000m, placing 18th with a time of 35:55.98.
DAY 2 - Gwen Shepardson opened up the meet for the Knights in the 100m hurdles. Shepardson finished 10th overall in the event, recording a time of 14.03.
In the men's 400m, Kieran Sheridan set a new program record with a time of 47.31, for an 11th place finish. Sierra Doody competed in the 800m for the Knights and raced to a 13th place finish with a time of 2:11.84.
For the full results from the first two days and live results for tomorrow, click here.
DAY 3 – Lance Jensen provided the highlight of the meet for the Knights in the 400m hurdles. Jensen earned the title of national champion by taking first place with a time of 50.63. Jensen's time also marked a new program record.
The Knights earned multiple All-American honors on the final day of competition in addition to Jensen, beginning with Ezra Ruggles finishing 5th in the men's 3000m Steeplechase with a time of 8:53.10. Rachel Hirschkind also earned All-American honors in the Steeplechase, taking fifth place at 10:29.88.
In the 1500m, Windsor Ardner placed seventh to earn All-American honors with a time of 4:24.18. Ardner's time was fast enough to move into second all-time in program history, only trailing Emily Pomainville '21, who holds the DIII record.
Gwen Shepardson also brought home All-American honors in the 400m hurdles with an eighth place finish. Penelope Greene and Nick Andrews competed in the 5000m and finished 14th and 15th, respectively. Greene crossed the finish line at 17:20.32 and Andrews at 14:38.31.
In the field events, Katelyn Jacques took 18th place in the triple jump with a distance of 11.62m.
