Seniors Chris Brown and Kate Warwick earned All-New England honors for the Judges and improved their standing in the rankings for the NCAA Championships at the end of May.
Twelve outstanding student-athletes were recognized on May 2 at the 2012 Brandeis Department of Athletics Awards Dinner. Read about the award winners here!
Senior Kate Warwick ran the 22nd-fastest time in the nation in Division III in the 10,000-meter run at the UAA championships at Carnegie Mellon, putting her into contention for an NCAA berth. Four other Judges scored points as Brandeis finished in seventh place.
Senior Kate Warwick has yet to run at her preferred distance of 5,000-meters during the outdoor season, but she is nationally-ranked in the 1,500. Junior Kim Farrington is the top-ranked Judge in the UAA in fifth place in the triple jump
Senior Kate Warwick ran with the pack for the first 7 minutes or so, but was unable to hold on to All-America honors today as she finished in 12th place in the 5K event, 35 seconds out of a top eight finish.
Seniors Kate Warwick, in the 5,000-meters, and Chris Brown, in the mile run, will both be ranked third in the nation at the upcoming NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field championships at Grinnell College in Iowa.
Seniors Chris Brown and Kate Warwick won UAA championships in the mile run and 3,000-meter run, respectively. Sophomore Vincent Asante (60m dash) and junior Alex Kramer (3,000) were runners-up in their events in the Judges' only other All-Association performances. Both the Brandeis men and women finished in seventh place.
Seniors Kate Warwick and Chris Brown look in good shape for berths at the 2012 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field championships after their performances at BU's Valentine's Invitational.
Seniors Kate Warwick in the 5,000-meter run and Chris Brown in the mile posted lifetime-bests and are among the top five nationally in their events after outstanding showings at BU.
Senior Kate Warwick turned in the fifth-fastest time in Division III and the top time in the UAA in the 5,000-meter run at the 2012 Boston University Terrier Invitational.
For their performances at the GBTC Invitational on Jan. 22, senior Chris Brown (mile run) and junior Kim Farrington (triple jump) earned UAA Athlete of the Week honors.
The Brandeis women's track and field team had three runner-up performances at the Bowdoin Five-Way meet. Sophomore Ali Kirsch was second in the 1,000 on the track, while junior Kim Farrington (triple jump) and senior Lily Parenteau (high jump) were second in the field.
Behind wins from Kate Warwick (3,000-meters), Lily Parenteau (high jump), Kim Farrington (triple jump) and the 4x400-meter relay team, the Judges placed third behind a pair of DII squads.
Six standout athletes whose careers spanned the first half-century of Brandeis’ sports history will be inducted into the 14th class of the Joseph Linsey Brandeis Athletic Hall of Fame during ceremonies on March 31 in the Gosman Sports and Convocation Center on campus, Director of Athletics Sheryl Sousa ’90 and Friends of Brandeis Athletics (FOBA) President Jim Leahy '85 announced.