BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Furman sophomore Dylan Schubert placed 32nd in the 10,000m and freshman Matthew Smith finished 33rd in the 800m Wednesday in the opening day of the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships East Preliminaries, which are being hosted by Indiana University this week at Haugh Track & Field in Bloomington, Ind.
Schubert, a native of Loveland, Colo., turned in a time of 30:17.14 in the 10,000m. He tallied a personal-best time of 28:52.85 in the event earlier this season at the Virginia Challenge to qualify for the East Preliminaries.
A native of Leesburg, Va., Smith posted a time of 1:50.60 in the 800m. He was voted the SoCon Freshman of the Year after winning the event in meet-record time, erasing a record that had stood for 45 years. His time of 1:48.37 supplanted the mark of 1:49.20 set by Furman's Phil Barker in 1977.
On Thursday, the first round of the women's 1,500m will be held at 2:30 p.m., with 24 runners advancing to Saturday's quarterfinals, which are slated for 5:15 p.m. Sophomore Megan Marvin, a native of Chapel Hill, N.C. will compete in the event after running in the 800m at last year's preliminaries. She enters the meet ranked 12th in the 1,500m after posting a personal-best time of 4:14.97 at the Virginia Challenge in April. Marvin is the reigning SoCon Champion in both the 800m and the 1,500m.
The semifinals of the men's 3,000m Steeplechase are scheduled for Friday at 5:40 p.m., with the women's 5,000m semifinals following for Saturday at 8:10 p.m.
Sophomore Carson Williams will run in the 3,000m Steeplechase for the second-consecutive year. Williams, who hails from Raleigh, N.C., recorded a personal-best time of 8:37.65 in the 3,000m Steeplechase last weekend at the Lee University Last Chance meet to reach the meet for the second-straight year. His time currently ranks eighth in the East.
Sophomore Bethany Graham, who hails from Aldie, Va., will compete in the 5,000m for the second-straight year after finishing 14th in the event at last year's preliminaries. She is ranked 42nd in the event this season with a qualifying with a time of 16:10.76, which she posted at the Lee University Last Chance meet. Cumming, Ga., native sophomore Madelynne Cadeau, the 2022 SoCon Freshman of the Year, is ranked 48th in the event with a qualifying time of 16:15.48, which she recorded at the Virginia Challenge.
The top 12 finishers in each event will advance to the NCAA Championships, which will be held in Eugene, Oregon, June 8-11.
NCAA East Preliminaries - Furman Schedule/Results
Wednesday, May 25
Men's 800m 1st round - Matthew Smith - 33rd (1:50.60)
Men's 10,000m - Dylan Schubert - 32nd (30:17.14)
Thursday, May 26
Women's 1,500m 1st Round – 2:30 p.m. – Megan Marvin
Friday, May 27
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Semifinals – 5:40 p.m. – Carson Williams
Saturday, May 28
Women's 1,500m Quarterfinals – 5:15 p.m. – Megan Marvin if she advances
Women's 5,000m Semifinals – 8:10 p.m. – Bethany Graham & Madelynne Cadeau
