June 15, 2003

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. - On the final day of competition at the 2003 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Saturday, June 14th, in Sacramento, Calif., Villanova freshman Marina Muncan finished fifth in the finals of the women's 1500m run, while junior Jonathan Fasulo placed 14th in the finals of the men's 5000m run.

Muncan ran a time of 4:11.23 on Saturday night in the finals of the 1500m to earn a fifth place finish. Her time was the third fastest ever in the event by a Villanova female, and the fastest ever by a freshman. Mississippi State's Tiffany McWilliams won the event, crossing the finish line in 4:06.75.

Fasulo closed out the 2003 championships by running a 14:11.53 in the finals of the 5000m for a 14th place finish. Arkansas's Alistair Cragg won the event with a time of 13:47.87.

Event 25  Women 1500 Meter Run
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 2 Heats.  Advance top 4 from each heat plus next 4 best times.
    American:   3:57.12  7/26/1983   Mary Slaney, Athletics West
College Best:   4:05.81  8/3/1991    Sonja O'Sullivan, Villanova
   NCAA Meet:   4:08.26  6/2/1990    Suzy Favor, Wisconsin
 Hornet Stad:   4:01.01  7/16/2000   Regina Jacobs, Nike
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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Finals
  1 Tiffany McWilliams        SO Mississippi State      4:06.75   10
  2 Lena Nilsson              JR UCLA                   4:09.86    8
  3 Christin Wurth            SR Arkansas               4:10.49    6
  4 Courtney Inman            SR Washington             4:10.93    5
  5 Marina Muncan             FR Villanova              4:11.23    4
  6 Bethany Brewster          SR Wisconsin              4:11.53    3
  7 Jamie Cottle              SR Brigham Young          4:11.67    2
  8 Malindi Elmore            SR Stanford               4:11.78    1
  9 Megan Metcalfe            SO West Virginia          4:12.00
 10 Amy Mortimer              SR Kansas State           4:12.39
 11 Treniere Clement          JR Georgetown             4:16.29
 12 Johanna Nilsson           FR Northern Arizona       4:18.13


Event 7  Men 5000 Meter Run
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 2 Heats.  Advance top 5 from each heat plus next 6 best times.
 One waterfall line.
    American:   12:58.21  8/14/1996   Bob Kennedy, Nike
College Best:   13:08.4h  5/13/1978   Henry Rono, Washington State
   NCAA Meet:   13:20.63  6/2/1979    Sydney Maree, Villanova
 Hornet Stad:   13:27.06  7/21/2000   Adam Goucher, Fila
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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Finals
  1 Alistair Cragg            JR Arkansas              13:47.87   10
  2 Louis Luchini             JR Stanford              13:49.81    8
  3 Robert Cheseret           FR Arizona               13:52.17    6
  4 Seth Hejny                JR Stanford              13:52.27    5
  5 Ed Moran                  JR William & Mary        13:54.46    4
  6 Sean Graham               SR William & Mary        13:58.39    3
  7 Billy Nelson              FR Colorado              13:58.91    2
  8 Eric Logsdon              SO Oregon                13:59.00    1
  9 Luke Watson               SR Notre Dame            13:59.46
 10 Boaz Cheboiywo            SR Eastern Michigan      13:59.72
 11 Nurani Sheikh             FR Northern Arizona      14:02.11
 12 Paul Morrison             SR Texas                 14:03.46
 13 Mark Menefee              SR Kansas                14:04.14
 14 Jonathan Fasulo           JR Villanova             14:11.53
 15 David Mitchell            SO Miami-Ohio            14:15.67
 16 Thomas Morgan             JR Kentucky              14:28.58