From Brandeis University Athletics
Brandeis University graduate student Irie Gourde (Portland, Ore./York Academy, Toronto) earned his first career All-America honor with an eighth-place finish in the 200-meter dash on the second day of action at the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex and hosted by Birmingham-Southern College.
Gourde entered the meet ranked 10th in the 200m. He qualified for today's finals and clinched All-America status yesterday by finishing fifth in preliminaries with a time of 21.91 seconds. In the finals, running in the second section, Gourde finished in eighth place overall with a time of 22.09 seconds. Gourde becomes Brandeis's first-ever All-American in the 200-meter dash and the men's first indoor track and field All-American for the Judges since 2012.
"Irie showed incredible poise after his 400-meter prelim didn't go his way," said assistant coach Steve Flanagan. "He refocused and delivered immediately to earn a deserved All-America honor in the 200. That kind of resolve represents so much of what we aspire to be as a program."
The point Gourde scored in the event put Brandeis in a tie for 60th place in the team standings.