From Emory University Athletics
The Emory University Men's Track and Field Team finished in third place in the team standings at the 2014 University Athletic Association (UAA) Championships in Chicago, Illinois, hosted by the University of Chicago.
The Emory men finished the meet with 141.5 points, finishing
behind Washington University (215 points) and Carnegie Mellon
University (166 points). Claiming fourth-place was Chicago
with 114.5 points, followed by New York University (88.5 points),
Case Western Reserve University (63 points), and Brandeis
University (27.5 points).
The Emory men registered another four individual championships on
Sunday, after senior Mike Moserowitz won the long jump on
Saturday. The Eagles were particularly strong in the throwing
events, where sophomore Jacob Seigel won the discus throw
with a distance of 45.52 meters, and junior James
Bassen won the javelin throw with a distance of 53.95
meters.
Sophomore Adam Rabushka claimed the UAA Title in the
110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.15 seconds, and was the
runner-up in the 400-meter hurdles with a mark of 54.63
seconds. Junior Gui Silva rounded out the Eagle's
list of conference champions with a victory in the 400-meter dash
in a time of 48.46 seconds.
Emory had a pair of relays record second-place finishes on Sunday,
with the 4x100-meter relay team of senior Samuel
Jean-Baptiste, freshman Dennis Kamara, sophomore Spencer
Koh and Silva claiming a runner-up finish in a time of 42.40
seconds, and the 4x400-meter relay team of sophomore Maxwell
Hoberman, juniorZachary Rosenberg, Rabushka and Silva finishing
second in a time of 3:17.58. Hoberman was also the runner-up
in the triple jump with a leap of 14.18 meters, while Moserowitz
claimed third with a mark of 13.63 meters.