Post by FIUGoldenPanther on May 31, 2007 19:01:50 GMT -5
FIU's Naim Yisrael, whose specialty is the 400-meter hurdles, has broken the school record five times this year and is headed for the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., June 6-9.
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FIU's Naim Yisrael, whose specialty is the 400-meter hurdles, has broken the school record five times this year and is headed for the NCAA Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif., June 6-9.
Yisrael automatically qualified when she finished fourth in the NCAA East Regional at Gainesville by running 57.14, her best time yet. It will be her first time in the nationals.
Joeane Jadotte (discus) and India George (long jump) were at-large selections. In the regional, Jadotte was sixth (50.52 meters) and George was 14th (5.96 meters).
"I've surprised myself," Yisrael said. "[Sprinters and hurdlers coach Eric Campell] helped with some details like my start and my steps approaching the hurdles. He also improved my conditioning. He told me that it would be hard, and it was. He told me to stay with it, and it would pay off. It did."
Yisrael has gone from being satisfied to pushing herself to get better.
"She is mentally tough," coach Steve Rubin said. "I consider the 400-meter hurdles and the 800 meters to be the toughest on your energy systems, and the hurdles are the hardest because of the jumping. She doesn't just try to survive at the end of a race. She competes."
Yisrael, a junior, has been on a roll.
"With Eric's help, she has found a way to blossom," Rubin said. "Mentally, physically and technically, it is the best that she has been. She has had to adjust her expectations upward throughout the year."
At the nationals, Yisrael hopes to run under 57 seconds, make the final eight and be an All-American.
"If I can get into the last race, I will be happy," Yisrael said. "In the last race, you never know what can happen."
FIU: OF James McOwen was first-team All-Sun Belt.
FAU: Friedricke Feil (10:39.05) was 18th in the steeplechase and Brittany Vollmeer, Toyria Mattear, Kerry-Ann Stewart and Malika Clary (3:43.69) were 12th in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA East Regional in Gainesville. ... RHP Jen Musillo and INF Mandie Fishback were second All-Southeast Region in softball. ... 2B Daniel Bomback hit .583 and was named to the All-Tournament team at the Sun Belt Tournament.
LYNN: OF Nicolas Boisvert was a Daktronics and Rawlings/ABCA first-team All-American selection.
BARRY: Hernan Borja, who finished second in the NCAA Tournament, was named first-team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Jimmy Stobs was the Coach of the Year after the Bucs won their first men's national championship. ... Patrick Rittenauer and Dirk Benninghaus were named to the academic first-team All-District III in doubles. ... C-1B Orestes Gonzalez, who hit .381, was first-team All-South Region.
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN: CF Matt Minthingy, who hit .414 with 61 RBI, was named a second-team All-American. ... Cheyenne Poskey and Nicole Felluca were first-team All-Americans in rowing after the team finished fourth in the nationals. ... Freshman Eric Cole was named to the All-South Region team in golf.
ST. THOMAS: The baseball team was eliminated in consecutive losses at the NAIA national tournament. Eddie Machin gave up only three runs over seven innings in a 3-2 loss to Walsh.
BCC: OF Sergio Morales (White Sox) and OF Rian Kiniry and RHP Dylan Lindsey (Angels) have signed contracts. Morales, who hit .422 and had 21 stolen bases, was a 12th-round selection in 2006. Kiniry, who hit .351 with 36 RBI and 18 stolen bases, and Lindsey, who had five saves, were 39th-round selections.
MIAMI-DADE: SS Lauren Lopez, who hit .456, was named second-team All-American. ... Juliette Olsen (Coral Glades) in volleyball, Megan Sewell (Everglades) in softball, Anthony Phillips (Boyd Anderson) in basketball and Nick Navarro (Flanagan) and Clayton Suss (Cooper City) in baseball signed with the Sharks.
Yisrael automatically qualified when she finished fourth in the NCAA East Regional at Gainesville by running 57.14, her best time yet. It will be her first time in the nationals.
Joeane Jadotte (discus) and India George (long jump) were at-large selections. In the regional, Jadotte was sixth (50.52 meters) and George was 14th (5.96 meters).
"I've surprised myself," Yisrael said. "[Sprinters and hurdlers coach Eric Campell] helped with some details like my start and my steps approaching the hurdles. He also improved my conditioning. He told me that it would be hard, and it was. He told me to stay with it, and it would pay off. It did."
Yisrael has gone from being satisfied to pushing herself to get better.
"She is mentally tough," coach Steve Rubin said. "I consider the 400-meter hurdles and the 800 meters to be the toughest on your energy systems, and the hurdles are the hardest because of the jumping. She doesn't just try to survive at the end of a race. She competes."
Yisrael, a junior, has been on a roll.
"With Eric's help, she has found a way to blossom," Rubin said. "Mentally, physically and technically, it is the best that she has been. She has had to adjust her expectations upward throughout the year."
At the nationals, Yisrael hopes to run under 57 seconds, make the final eight and be an All-American.
"If I can get into the last race, I will be happy," Yisrael said. "In the last race, you never know what can happen."
FIU: OF James McOwen was first-team All-Sun Belt.
FAU: Friedricke Feil (10:39.05) was 18th in the steeplechase and Brittany Vollmeer, Toyria Mattear, Kerry-Ann Stewart and Malika Clary (3:43.69) were 12th in the 4x400-meter relay at the NCAA East Regional in Gainesville. ... RHP Jen Musillo and INF Mandie Fishback were second All-Southeast Region in softball. ... 2B Daniel Bomback hit .583 and was named to the All-Tournament team at the Sun Belt Tournament.
LYNN: OF Nicolas Boisvert was a Daktronics and Rawlings/ABCA first-team All-American selection.
BARRY: Hernan Borja, who finished second in the NCAA Tournament, was named first-team All-American by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Jimmy Stobs was the Coach of the Year after the Bucs won their first men's national championship. ... Patrick Rittenauer and Dirk Benninghaus were named to the academic first-team All-District III in doubles. ... C-1B Orestes Gonzalez, who hit .381, was first-team All-South Region.
NOVA SOUTHEASTERN: CF Matt Minthingy, who hit .414 with 61 RBI, was named a second-team All-American. ... Cheyenne Poskey and Nicole Felluca were first-team All-Americans in rowing after the team finished fourth in the nationals. ... Freshman Eric Cole was named to the All-South Region team in golf.
ST. THOMAS: The baseball team was eliminated in consecutive losses at the NAIA national tournament. Eddie Machin gave up only three runs over seven innings in a 3-2 loss to Walsh.
BCC: OF Sergio Morales (White Sox) and OF Rian Kiniry and RHP Dylan Lindsey (Angels) have signed contracts. Morales, who hit .422 and had 21 stolen bases, was a 12th-round selection in 2006. Kiniry, who hit .351 with 36 RBI and 18 stolen bases, and Lindsey, who had five saves, were 39th-round selections.
MIAMI-DADE: SS Lauren Lopez, who hit .456, was named second-team All-American. ... Juliette Olsen (Coral Glades) in volleyball, Megan Sewell (Everglades) in softball, Anthony Phillips (Boyd Anderson) in basketball and Nick Navarro (Flanagan) and Clayton Suss (Cooper City) in baseball signed with the Sharks.
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