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Sports News: Spring 2010

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

MORAVIAN’S ERIC WOODRUFF TO COMPETE AT 2010 UNITED STATES OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS

DES MOINES, IA --- Moravian College junior track & field standout Eric Woodruff (Brodheadsville, PA/Pius X HS) will compete in the 2010 United States Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa from June 23rd through 27th.

Woodruff is tied for 28th of the 31 runners in the 200-meter dash and will run in the fourth heat of the first round on Saturday, June 26th at 4:05 p.m. CDT.  The top two runners in each of the five preliminary heats and the next eight fastest times will advance to the semifinals on Sunday, June 27th at 12:05 p.m.  The final is scheduled for 2:20 p.m. on Sunday.  NBC will be airing one hour coverage of the meet between 3:00-4:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday while ESPN will be televising the championships both days from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Woodruff qualified with a time of 20.82 seconds while winning the 200-meter dash at the New York Qualifying Challenge at Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island in New York City on May 8th.

The top two qualifiers in the event, Wallace Spearmon at 19.85 seconds and Walter Dix at 19.86 seconds, both competed in the finals of the 200-meter dash at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing with Dix earning a Bronze medal while Spearmon was disqualified.  The field also includes four of the eight finalists from the 2009 USATF Championship race.

Woodruff enters the meet as the two-time defending NCAA Division III National Champion in the 200-meter dash, winning the 2010 title on May 29th with a time of 21.04.  Two days earlier, Woodruff ran 20.85 in the preliminaries.  In just three seasons, Woodruff has run nine of the top ten times in the 200-meter dash in Moravian history, and he is a four-time All-American with his two titles in the 200-meter dash and a pair of top-five finishes in the 100-meter dash.

For more information on the 2010 USA Track & Field Championships, visit http://www.usatf.org/events/2010/USAOutdoorTFChampionships/