What's next: NCAA Regionals

We leave today for Jacksonville for the NCAA East Regional meet at the University of North Florida. Michelle Gaye will be racing in the 10,000-meter run on Thursday at 9 p.m. This race is the national semifinal, with the top 12 from the East Regional and the top 12 from the West Regional advancing to the national final at the NCAA Championships in two weeks in Oregon. FYI, Michelle is listed as a junior because she did not race (redshirt) two springs ago due to injury. Although we wish we could have her back for one more year, this is her final season of competition at Marist. Look for more posts and updates from the beach for the rest of the week. Here is the declared entry list in order of seed time from the 2015 outdoor season.

1  Chelsea Blaase                SO Tennessee          32:28.39

  2  Margo Malone                  JR Syracuse           32:29.89

  3  Joanna Thompson               SR NC State           33:07.27

  4  Caroline Kellner              JR Cornell            33:32.07

  5  Bethany Sachtleben            SR George Mason       33:32.53

  6  Molly Seidel                  JR Notre Dame         33:39.70

  7  Katie Gillespie               SR West Virginia      33:45.56

  8  Sinead Haughey                SR Furman             33:53.34

  9  Melanie Brender               SR Michigan State     33:53.49

 10  Amanda Behnke                 SO Indiana            33:59.60

 11  Alexis Wiersma                SO Michigan State     34:00.23

 12  Emily Stites                  JR William and Mary   34:03.43

 13  Abbey Kelto                   SR Cen Michigan       34:06.81

 14  Megan Curham                  SO Princeton          34:07.08

 15  Maura Linde                   JR Syracuse           34:12.00

 16  Jessie Petersen               SR Syracuse           34:18.63

 17  Michelle Gaye                 JR Marist             34:20.07

 18  Brooke Tullis                 JR Toledo             34:21.19

 19  Tristin Van Ord               SO Appalachian St     34:23.08

 20  Dylan Hassett                 SR William and Mary   34:26.95

 21  Mara Olson                    SR Butler             34:27.01

 22  Sakiko Minagawa               JR Ohio State         34:27.31

 23  Emily Durgin                  SO Connecticut        34:30.49

 24  Laura Nagel                   SR Providence         34:33.15

 25  Letitia Saayman               SR Coastal Carolina   34:33.85

 26  Gina Sereno                   SO Michigan           34:34.75

 27  Minori Minagawa               JR Ohio State         34:34.82

 28  Erin Osment                   SR Davidson           34:36.74

 29  Ednah Kurgat                  FR Liberty            34:38.75

 30  Madeline Perez                FR Georgetown         34:39.71

 31  Claudia Pham                  SR Dartmouth          34:40.55

 32  Kathleen Darling              JR Wake Forest        34:42.32

 33  Katie Townsend                SR Georgia Tech       34:43.47

 34  Jessie Rubin                  SR Duke               34:44.09

 35  Shaylyn Tuite                 JR Syracuse           34:44.12

 36  Eden Meyer                    FR North Florida      34:47.11

 37  Melissa Fairey                SO Georgia Tech       34:48.56

 38  Sarah Rapp                    SR Virginia Tech      34:48.96

 39  Elizabeth Hutchins            SR Sacred Heart       34:51.29

 40  Courtney Smith                FR Harvard            34:53.67

 41  Lauren Brasure                FR Florida            34:55.05

 42  Mary Alex England             SO Mississippi        34:56.46

 43  Sarah Fakler                  SO Virginia           34:58.09

 44  Kelly Meyer                   JR Georgia Tech       34:58.38

 45  Nicole Lucas                  SR Indiana State      35:00.00

 46  Cassandra Vince               SO Toledo             35:00.00

 47  Olivia Pratt                  SO Butler             35:02.59

 48  Whitney Thornburg             SR Harvard            35:04.25