Women's Outdoor Track and Field | 5/27/2021 10:58:45 AM
Brenna Johnson of Nazareth College, Riley Corey of St. John Fisher College and Jane Fahy and Kelsey Wands of Utica College earned 2021 United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Outdoor Track and Field All-Atlantic Region honors.
To earn All-Region honors, an athlete must be one of the top-5 individuals in their event in their respective region on the TFRRS Descending Order List. In addition, each member of a region’s top-3 relay team was selected for the distinction.
Johnson qualified for nationals and earned All-Region honors in the long jump after recording a personal-best leap of 5.76 meters on May 20 at the All-Atlantic Region Championships. Johnson, a junior, recorded the third best jump in the region and 13th best in Division III this season. An accomplished sprinter, who only began jumping in April, Johnson has enjoyed an excellent 2021 season, having won Track Athlete of the Meet honors at both the Empire 8 Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meets.
Corey won the 10,000-meter run at the All-Atlantic Region Track & Field Conference Championship at her home course on May 19, crossing the finish line nearly nine seconds in front of her nearest competitor in a time of 37:52.10, which was a personal best by nearly 50 seconds. Her time was the fifth best in the region and 43rd best in all of Division III during the outdoor season. Corey enjoyed a tremendous sophomore season, winning the 5,000- and 10,000-meters at the Empire 8 Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 7-8 and was the 2021 Empire 8 Spring Cross Country Runner of the Year.
Fahy contended for NCAA qualification all season in the shot put. Utica's new indoor and outdoor school record holder in that event had a season-best effort of 13.18 meters at the Roberts Wesleyan Redhawk Capstone Meet on May 14 to give herself a chance at nationals. Her mark was the third best in the Atlantic Region and currently sits an impressive 25th in the nation. She won the E8 indoor title this winter.
Wands, the 2021 Empire 8 Champion posted a massive improvement to her top mark on May 20 at the AARTFC Outdoor Championships to not only qualify but establish herself as a national title contender. In the same meet where the nation's top performance was also set, Wands posted the nation's second-best performance of the year at the time with a career-best jump of 5.84 meters to finish as the regional runner-up. She will compete as the fourth overall seed at nationals. Wands also earned 2019-20 USTFCCCA Indoor All-Region honors in the long jump.
Johnson and Wands will compete in the women's long jump at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The event takes place on Thursday, May 27 at 5 p.m.
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