Men’s Track and Field Competes on Second Day of NCAA East Regional

Smith Ninth in Javelin

05/29/04 11:33PM

GAINESVILLE, FL - 2004 CAA javelin champion Andy Smith (Raleigh, NC) represented 2004 CAA Champion William and Mary men’s track and field Saturday at the NCAA East Regional Championships, hosted by Florida in Gainesville, FL. The East Regional serves as an avenue for qualification into the NCAA National Championships for most events, as the top five finishers in each event at each of four Regionals will advance automatically to the NCAA National Championship, June 9-11 in Austin, TX. A yet undetermined amount of at-large selections will also be available depending on the size of the field after automatic qualifiers are selected.

Smith, competing in the javelin, threw for 211’5” to claim ninth place. Smith will have to wait to see if the performance merits an at-large selection to Nationals, which will be announced by 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 1.

Yesterday the Tribe had one automatic qualifier to the NCAAs as junior Jeff Hedley (Virginia Beach, VA) clocked a 14:12.25 in the 5,000m to capture third place and an automatic bid to Nationals.

W&M finished the East Regional tied for 31st with six points. Host Florida won the meet with 125.5 points, ahead of runner-up Georgia (64) and third-place Florida State (59). Regional competitors had to qualify for the meet by either breaking a qualification mark or by winning a conference title.


NCAA Men’s East Regional
1) Florida 125.50
2) Georgia 64
3) Florida State 59
4) Clemson 45
5) George Mason 24
6) North Carolina State 23
7) Pennsylvania 22.50
8) Penn State 22
9) Virginia Tech 18
9) Georgetown 18
9) Connecticut 18
12) Georgia Tech 17
13) Hampton 16
14) Columbia 14
14) Manhattan 14
16) South Carolina 13
17) Coastal Carolina 12
17) American 12
17) North Carolina-Charlotte 12
20) Seton Hall 11
20) Appalachian State 11
20) Rutgers 11
23) South Carolina State 10
24) Florida A&M 9
25) Army 8.50
26) Princeton 8
26) North Carolina 8
26) Radford 8
29) Dartmouth 7
30) Rhode Island 6.50
31) William & Mary 6
31) Villanova 6
31) Boston University 6
31) East Carolina 6
31) Long Island 6
36) Albany 5.50
37) Bethune-Cookman 5
37) Wagner 5
39) Mount St. Mary's 4.50
40) Navy 4
40) South Florida 4
40) Northeastern 4
40) North Carolina A&T 4
40) Pittsburgh 4
40) Yale 4
46) Virginia 3
46) Binghamton-SUNY 3
48) Liberty 2.50
49) Savannah State 2
49) Monmouth 2
49) Delaware State 2
49) Maryland-Eastern Shore 2
53) St. Francis-PA 1
53) Fairleigh Dickinson 1
53) Providence 1
56) North Carolina-Wilmington 0.50