The University of Connecticut men's track and field squad concluded the IC4A Championships tied for eighth place with 31 points. UConn, who entered the final day in first place with 30 points, had its 4x100m relay team register its best performance on Sunday as they ended the day in second.
At the conclusion of the second day of the IC4A Championships, the Huskies sit in first place with thirty points. Connecticut had great success across the board at Princeton's William Weaver Track & Field Stadium and earned four top-five in final events.
After leaving the 2012 BIG EAST Outdoor Championship with a silver medal in the decathlon, junior Ben Waruch (Kerhonkson, N.Y.) leads the Huskies after day one of the IC4A decathlon with 3,595 points. Waruch was second (11.42) in the 100m dash, grabbed seventh in the long jump with a leap of 6.33m, finished second (13.13m) in the shot put, was in a four-way tie for fourth (1.86m) in the high jump and captured second place in the 400m run after posting a time of 50.60.
The University of Connecticut men's track and field squad will travel to Princeton, N.J. this weekend to compete in the IC4A Championships from Friday-Sunday. The Huskies are coming off a fourth place finish at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships where junior Jake Waruch led the team capturing the decathlon title after dominating each event.
The Huskies men's track and field squad concluded the 2012 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships in fourth place with 83 points, just three points behind third place Pittsburgh. Notre Dame dethroned Connecticut, the 2011 champs, with 153 points and USF claimed the silver with 100 points.
The Huskies men's track and field squad sits in the first seat with 47 points following the second day of the BIG EAST Championships. Junior Noel James led the squad by capturing the gold medal in the high jump and Jake Warcuh took first in the decathlon.
The University of Connecticut men's track and field kicked off the 2012 BIG EAST Outdoor Championships on Friday at the USF Track & Field Stadium. Junior Jake Waruch dominated the first day of decathlon events as he walked away with four first place and one second place finishes.
The University of Connecticut men's track and field team will head to Tampa, Florida this weekend with their sights set on capturing a second consecutive BIG EAST Championship, as the team is the reigning champs. The meet will be held at the University of South Florida with events beginning at 12:00 p.m. on Friday May, 4th and continuing until 3:00 p.m. on Sunday May, 6th when they will be concluded with an awards ceremony.
Men's track and field sophomore Claudio DelliCarpini was named the BIG EAST Track Athlete of the Week as announced by the conference office on Tuesday afternoon. The West Harrison, N.Y. native earns this week's accolade after capturing first place in the 110m hurdles at the UNH Invite with a time of 14.23.
Gulliver Prep senior Briana Pulido wrapped up her high school career at the 2A State Finals and is now looking forward to the next chapter of her life. Pulido recently committed to the University of Connecticut and Coach William Morgan. She says the Huskies were the complete fit for her.
