Saturday, February 25
Lynchburg, Va.
All Day
University of North Florida
vs
ASUN Indoor Championships
INDOOR TRACK & FIELD: O'Gorman Goes for Gold Again at ASUN Indoor Championships
2/25/2023 9:00:00 PM | Men's Track, Women's Track
Mac Franks & Ryan Douihech Snags Silver Medals in Respective Events
LYNCHBURG, Va. – The 2023 ASUN Indoor Track and Field Championships finished with the North Florida programs taking home more hardware, with multiple medals and lifetime marks being set. Aidan O'Gorman made a consecutive historical mark for the Ospreys, breaking the ASUN meet record for the 3000m, marking an ASUN Indoor Championship achievement of 8:06.52. The New Smyrna Beach, Fla., native snagged double medals from the two-day competition, putting the Ospreys on the map again in the 3k and 5k races over the weekend.
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Macauley Franks was also a notable runner for UNF clinching a second-place spot on the podium in the men's mile. Ryan Douihech mirrored a similar performance after his strides in the 800m final to punch a second-place time at 1:51.59.
Ryan Thomas continued the successful Saturday, making program history after rewriting the indoor record set by Darius Vanblount in 2015. The Leesburg, Va., native scratched .02 seconds off the indoor record after clocking in at 8.28 in the 60m hurdles.
The UNF men's program tallied a top three finish for the third time since 2018, continuing a stretch of impressive performances throughout the seasons.
Men
"Aidan [O'Gorman] had a great meet. His dedication and effort paid off again today with an ASUN record-setting 3000m. It was a strong field and it takes a record to get the win. Ryan [Thomas] ran a great race, as he really stepped up his game this past year. He works extremely hard and just keeps improving. He now owns the school record previously held by Darius Vanblount.
The men's 800m was a great event for us with freshman Ryan [Douihech] leading the way. That is a deep event for us and it was great to see the 2-4-7 finish. I'm really proud of how well Ryan handled the big meet. It was nice to see Ladarius [Tellis] race, as he looks to be back to top form. Mac [Franks] and Timothy [Doyle] did a nice job in a stacked men's mile. That was by far the best ASUN field ever assembled and we went 2-4.
The boys did a nice job clearing early bars in the high jump to lock down some strong points. The men's 4x4 also competed well and knowing that we had two points over EKU heading into the final made it especially exciting for the team. Jordan [Travieso], Ryan [Thomas], Ladarius [Tellis] and Ryan [Douihech] were the 4x4.
Isa [Leen] did a great job in the 3000m. Coming off of her strong 5000m yesterday, it was impressive to see the 9:46 personal-best mark."
-- Head Coach Jeff PiggÂ
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Macauley Franks was also a notable runner for UNF clinching a second-place spot on the podium in the men's mile. Ryan Douihech mirrored a similar performance after his strides in the 800m final to punch a second-place time at 1:51.59.
Ryan Thomas continued the successful Saturday, making program history after rewriting the indoor record set by Darius Vanblount in 2015. The Leesburg, Va., native scratched .02 seconds off the indoor record after clocking in at 8.28 in the 60m hurdles.
The UNF men's program tallied a top three finish for the third time since 2018, continuing a stretch of impressive performances throughout the seasons.
FINISH LINE
Men
- O'Gorman secured a gold medal on the final day of the ASUN Indoor Championship
- He left the ASUN Championship with two medals.
- The senior broke the ASUN Indoor Championship record in the 3k, joining the ranks of special UNF names and greats to win the event including William Pearce, Nathan Jubran, Noah Perkins, Nick Morken and Logan Poteet.
- Franks triumphed in the men's mile final, snatching the second-place title and taking home the silver medal.
- Timothy Doyle also competed in the men's mile, finishing slightly behind Franks and clinched a lifetime mark of 4:04.69.
- Douihech notched a second-place rank in the men's 800m final clocking in at 1:51.59.
- Two Osprey men received silver medals on the final day of the meet to go along with O'Gorman's gold.
- Jacob Hippo had a career-best performance at the ASUN Indoor Championship, leaping 2.02m in the men's high jump.
- Isa Leen maintained exceptional strides, clinching the women's 3k in 9:46.40.
- Leen placed in 10th out of 48 contenders.
- Neve Moulai improved individually bypassing her previous 3k career mark, clocking in a new lifetime achievement of 10:14.81.
- Camryn Cooney also made significant strides in the 3k.
- Cooney earned a personal-best time of 10:17.06 in the race.
- Hannah Martin clocked in at 10:24.67 in the 3000m adding a personal-best mark to her season.
PIGG'S POINTS
"Aidan [O'Gorman] had a great meet. His dedication and effort paid off again today with an ASUN record-setting 3000m. It was a strong field and it takes a record to get the win. Ryan [Thomas] ran a great race, as he really stepped up his game this past year. He works extremely hard and just keeps improving. He now owns the school record previously held by Darius Vanblount.The men's 800m was a great event for us with freshman Ryan [Douihech] leading the way. That is a deep event for us and it was great to see the 2-4-7 finish. I'm really proud of how well Ryan handled the big meet. It was nice to see Ladarius [Tellis] race, as he looks to be back to top form. Mac [Franks] and Timothy [Doyle] did a nice job in a stacked men's mile. That was by far the best ASUN field ever assembled and we went 2-4.
The boys did a nice job clearing early bars in the high jump to lock down some strong points. The men's 4x4 also competed well and knowing that we had two points over EKU heading into the final made it especially exciting for the team. Jordan [Travieso], Ryan [Thomas], Ladarius [Tellis] and Ryan [Douihech] were the 4x4.
Isa [Leen] did a great job in the 3000m. Coming off of her strong 5000m yesterday, it was impressive to see the 9:46 personal-best mark."
-- Head Coach Jeff PiggÂ
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