Hill Advances To Finals, Cozzarelli Earns All-America Honors at NCAA Track - NC State University Official Athletic Site

Hill Advances To Finals, Cozzarelli Earns All-America Honors at NCAA Track Junior Andie Cozzarelli earns her second consecutive second-team All-America honor at NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. Junior Ryan Hill has the fastest qualifying time in the semifiinals of the men's 1,500 meters. He'll run in the finals on Saturday.

Junior Ryan Hill

June 7, 2012

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DES MOINES, Iowa – NC State junior Ryan Hill of Hickory, N.C., was fastest of 12 qualifiers in the semifinals of the men’s 1,500 meters on Thursday during the second day of action at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium.

Hill, who broke his own school record in the event earlier this year, nearly broke it again on Thursday evening, posting a time of 3:39.84 to edge Indiana’s Andrew Bayer. Hill will now advance with the 11 next fastest runners to Saturday afternoon’s finals.

Junior Andie Cozzarelli of Apex, N.C., earned her second consecutive second-team All-America honor in the women’s 10,000 meters, finishing 11^th overall in the late-night race on the campus of Drake University.

Cozzarelli, a two-time All-ACC performer in both track and cross country, joins a select and accomplished group of Wolfpack women’s distance runners who have earned multiple All-America awards.

Junior Kris Kornegay-Gober, the Washington, D.C., native participating in his first outdoor championships, finished tied for 21^st in the men’s high jump, with a mark of 6-feet, 10 ¾-inches.

On Friday, seniors Sandy Roberts and Bobby Moldovan will compete in the men’s 5,000 meters, while redshirt freshman Tremanisha Taylor will compete in her second event of the meet, the women’s shot put.

NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Drake Stadium
at Des Moines, Iowa
NC State’s Day 2 results

Men’s high jump
21. Kris Kornegay-Gober 6-10.75

Men’s 1,500m
1. Ryan Hill 3:39.84

Women’s 10,000m
11. Andie Cozzarelli 33:35.25

NC State’s 2012 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Qualifiers
Athlete	Event	Competition days	Top mark	Pre-meet rank/ NCAA finish (mark)
Nathaniel Williams	Men’s Discus	Wednesday	189’ 01”	13^th (181’ 06”)
Tremanisha Taylor	Women’s Discus Women’s Shot Put	Wednesday Friday	175’ 01”* 55’ 00.25”*	17^th (169’ 02”) 14^th
Brittany Hampton	Women’s Discus	Wednesday	167’ 06”	20^th (161’ 09”)
Kris Kornegay-Gober	Men’s High Jump	Thursday	7’ 03	9^th
Ryan Hill	Men’s 1,500m	Thursday (prelims) Saturday (finals)	3:39.58*	1^st (3:39.84)
Andie Cozzarelli	Women’s 10,000m	Thursday	33:26.45	11^th (33:35.25)
Bobby Moldovan	Men’s 5,000m	Friday	14:00.90	20^th
Sandy Roberts	Men’s 5,000m	Friday	13:59.93	18^th

*School record

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