SACRAMENTO, CA - (June 16, 2003) - Senior distance runner Matthew Spring (Marcy, NY) placed 21st overall in the 5000 meter run at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships held at Sacramento State University. Spring ran 14:18.25, ranking him as one of the top 20 Americans in the competition.
This marks the 20th year in a row that Head Coach Dan Mecca has coached an NCAA qualifier and the 45th consecutive year that Manhattan College has boasted an NCAA qualifier.
In other track and field news, several members of the Jasper men's and women's track and field teams are set to compete in this weekend's USA Track & Field Junior and Senior National Championships held at Stanford University. At the Junior Nationals, Michael Freeman (East Greenwich, RI) and Marina Liander (Staten Island, NY) will compete in the Hammer Throw, while Tyler Raymond (Scotia, NY) will run in the 1500 meters. In the Senior Nationals, Thomas Jacob Freeman (East Greenwich, RI) will compete in the Hammer Throw while Lauren Primerano (Trenton, NJ) will compete in the javelin. The Championship will be held June 19-22.