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March
9, 2003 |
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Manny
Karngar Earns All-ECAC Honors at ECAC Div. III Championships
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Providence, RI—Rhode
Island College freshman Emmanuel Karngar (Providence,
RI) earned All-ECAC
honors in the 800 meters, placing sixth with a time of 1:54.51, at the
ECAC Div. III Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championships. |
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Karngar is a provisional
qualifier to the NCAA Div. III National Championships in the 800
meters and will find out Monday, Mar. 10 if he is selected. Karngar
has had an outstanding rookie season, earning All-New England honors
in the 800 meters and All-Alliance/Little East honors in both the 400
and 800 meters. |
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Karngar, along with junior
Tim Rudd (Warwick,
RI) and sophomores
Joe Parenteau (Smithfield,
RI) and
Josh Precourt (Woonsocket, RI),
placed 12th as part of the distance medley relay team with
a time of 10:24.19 at the ECAC Championships. |
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Sophomore Marc Piette (Woonsocket,
RI) placed 24th
in the weight throw with a distance of 13.15 meters. |
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Head Coach Kevin Jackson’s
team placed 39th (43 teams) with a team score of 3.0 points
at the ECAC Championships, hosted by Tufts University on Friday and
Saturday, Mar. 7-8. |
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