Men's Golf:
The #6 ranked Emory men's golf team will travel to Howey-in-the-Hills, FL to compete in the NCAA Championships, with play beginning on Tuesday at Mission Inn Resort.
The Eagles were one of nine programs to receive an at-large bid to the 43-team field, marking their 28
th all-time appearance at the NCAA Championships after delivering back-to-back third place finishes at the last two NCAA Championships. The tournament will consist of 72 holes of stroke play, with the field being cut to the top 18 teams and top six individuals after 36 holes of competition.
Coming off a first-place win at the Discover Dekalb Emory Invitational last month, the Eagles are currently sixth in the Scoreboard/Clippd national rankings. Emory has delivered top five finishes in ten tournaments this season, including wins at the Wabash Fall Invitational, the NCAA Fall Preview and the UAA Championship where the Eagles secured their third-consecutive conference title.
When/Where:
- May 12-15
- Howey-in-the-Hills, FL (Mission Inn Resort)
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Softball:
The Emory softball team will begin their postseason run this Thursday, taking on familiar foe Berry in their first game of the Jackson, MS regional. The regional will be double elimination with the winner advancing to the Super Regionals.
Emory met Berry during non-conference play at the end of February, splitting a doubleheader with the Vikings as Emory took game one 3-2 and Berry took the second game by the same margin.
This year marks the 18
th all-time NCAA tournament appearance for the Eagles and the second under head coach
India Chiles. The team secured one of the 22 at-large bids after finishing the regular season as the UAA runner-up with a 25-12 overall record.
The team concluded the regular season against #7 WashU on Saturday, going 1-2 on the weekend. The final regular season series was highlighted by Friday's walk off win as freshman pinch-hitter
Alejandra Wittman's single in the bottom of the seventh secured the 2-1 win for the Eagles.
When/Where:
- May 14-16
- Jackson, MS (McLeod Field)
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Track and Field:
The Emory track and field team will conclude the regular season this week as they head to Rock Island, IL for the Augustana Final Qualifier and Cambridge, MA for the MIT Final Qualifier.
The team is coming off a trio of meets as the team hosted the Emory Qualifier before splitting up between the Williams FIRE, Lee Last Chance and LifeU Last Chance meets.
The week was highlighted by nine wins, picking up four of those at the Emory Qualifier.
Aaliyah Jalloh earned the first win of the day with her 55.98 second performance in the women's 400m to win the event. The throwers also shined
Caroline Henry took first in the women's hammer throw with a 52.46m throw and
Jeanette Hydukovich won the women's shot put with a 13.33m effort. Senior
Henry Brandstadter delivered his first of three wins this week as well, taking the long jump title with a 7.20m performance.
At the LifeU Last Chance meet, the throwers delivered another set of first-place performances as
Abigail Roberts won the hammer throw at 55.36m to break the program record she previously set.
Jeanette Hydukovich and
Caroline Henry also delivered wins for the Eagles as Hydukovich won the shot put with a 12.92m mark while Henry took top honors in the discus with a 43.72m throw.
On the men's field side of the LifeU Last Chance meet,
Henry Brandstadter and
Steven Ditelberg claimed wins in the long jump and pole vault respectively, with Brandstadter delivering a 7.30m jump and Ditelberg hitting the 4.45m mark to take first place.
When/Where:
- Augustana Final Qualifier
- May 13-14
- Rock Island, IL
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