DePaul University

Despite stormy conditions in the Bloomington area, the weather held off long enough for action at the Billy Hayes Invitational to lt;br />finish as scheduled on Friday evening. A quartet of throwers from the DePaul men's and women's track and field teams lt;br />competed, including Melissa Fraser, Alanna Kovacs, Matt Babicz and Tim Nedow. Nedow highlighted the evening with a win in lt;br />the shot put.

With the BIG EAST Conference Championships behind them, members of the DePaul men's and women's track and field squads set their sights on earning a bid to compete in the 2010 NCAA National Championship Preliminary Round held on May 28-29. This weekend, the throwing quartet of Melissa Fraser, Alanna Kovacs, Matt Babicz and Tim Nedow travel to Bloomington, Ind. on May 7 for the Billy Hayes Invitational to do just that.

Calling all future Blue Demons! DePaul Athletics is excited to announce the DIBS' Kids Relay on May 11, during the DePaul Relays at Lane Stadium.

Senior Brad Millar of the DePaul men's and women's track and field squad won his third title in the hammer throw today at the lt;br />BIG EAST Conference Championships. In addition to Millar's dominating performance, Melissa Fraser, Mary Cate Quiett and lt;br />Tonderai Tomu had fourth-place finishes, while the women's 4x400m relay squad took fifth place with a lt;br />DePaul-record time.

After a one-two finish in the women's javelin to start the day, the DePaul men's and women's track and field teams continued to lt;br />post solid performances at Gettler Stadium during their first day of the BIG EAST Conference Championships. Matthew Graham lt;br />placed third in the 3,000m steeplechase following a record-setting run, and Alanna Kovacs, Joe Strawder and Tim Nedow lt;br />placed in the top-five in their events.

Melissa Fraser and Alanna Kovacs delivered a one-two punch for the women's track and field team today at the 2010 BIG lt;br />EAST Conference Championship. The duo placed first and second, respectively, to give the Blue Demons 18 team points.

DePaul track alum Harry Brown ('52) set a new world record in the 200 meters at the Master's Indoor Championship in Boston, March 26-28 in the 80-84 age group in a time of 31.29. Brown's time eclipsed the previous record of 31.86 run by former Iowa State All-American Melvin Larsen.

After months of training and preparation, the DePaul men's and women's track and field teams are poised to have the most successful BIG EAST Conference Outdoor Championship in program history. Brad Millar, Mary Cate Quiett and Melissa Fraser lead the way, as all enter the championship as the No. 1 seed in their respective events.

For the second time this season, and third of her career, junior Mary Cate Quiett of the DePaul women's track and field team was selected as the BIG EAST Conference Track Athlete of the Week as announced today by the league office. Quiett set two records last weekend at the Drake Relays, one in the 800m and another in the sprint medley relay.

The DePaul men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up this weekend's action today at the Marquette Twilight and the lt;br />Drake Relays. The sprint medley record fell at Drake, while Toni Salvatore and Matthew Graham set meet records at Marquette.

The DePaul men's and women's track and field teams tallied five top-10 performances on day two of the 101st Annual Drake lt;br />Relays. Mary Cate Quiett lowered her school record in the 800m for the second time this season, while Alanna Kovacs picked lt;br />up her first school record in the discus.

Stephanie Hughes and Terah Cheatham of the DePaul women's track and field team got this weekend's action underway, racing at the Drake Relays. The Blue Demons continue competition in Iowa on Friday and Saturday. In addition, a portion of the team travels to Milwaukee, Wis. on Saturday for the Marquette Twilight.

Just one final weekend separates the DePaul men's and women's track and field teams from the 2010 BIG EAST Conference lt;br />Championship on April 30-May 2. The Blue Demons vie for their final chance to qualify for the league meet at both the Drake lt;br />Relays on April 22-24 and the Marquette Twilight on April 24.

The DePaul men's and women's track and field squads continued to perform strong, as they approach post-season lt;br />competitions, today at the Dave Rankin Invitational. Joe Strawder extended his school record in the triple jump, and Ivy Moffett lt;br />added her name to the list of BIG EAST Conference Championship qualifiers.

The DePaul men's and women's track and field teams got the fourth-annual Dave Rankin Invitational underway, competing in the hammer throw Friday lt;br />evening. Both Melissa Fraser and Virginia MacFabe exceeded BIG EAST Conference Championship qualifying standards, while MacFabe and Alanna lt;br />Kovacs extended their season-best performances.

The DePaul men's and women's track and field squads keep the season rolling, traveling to West Lafayette, Ind. for the Dave Rankin Invitational. Hammer throw action kicks off the two-day event on Fri., April 16 at 2 p.m. (CST), while all other events take place on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m.

The DePaul men's and women's track and field teams concluded this weekend's action, competing in both the Sun Angel Track lt;br />Classic and the Chicagoland Championships. While James Waller picked up his first-ever BIG EAST Conference Championship lt;br />qualifying mark in Chicago, Terah Cheatham, Melissa Fraser, Alanna Kovacs, Tonderai Tomu, Joe Strawder and Tim Nedow lt;br />recorded top-five finishes in Arizona.

The women's track and field team led off for DePaul during day one of the Chicagoland Championships hosted by the University lt;br />of Chicago. Katelyn MacFabe highlighted the afternoon by winning the discus throw, in addition to a top-10 hammer throw lt;br />performance.

The hammer throwers got things started today for the DePaul men's and women's track and field squads during day one of the lt;br />31st Annual Sun Angel Track Classic. Both Blue Demon representatives, Brad Millar and Melissa Fraser, recorded top-10 lt;br />performances with BIG EAST Conference Championship qualifying throws.

The DePaul men's and women's track and field squads get set for a busy weekend, sending student-athletes to both the Sun Angel Track Classic in Tempe, Ariz. and the Chicagoland Championship on the city's South Side. The Sun Angel Track Classic begins at 2 p.m. (CST) on Fri., Apr. 8 with the men's and women's hammer throw, followed by the remainder of the events running on Saturday. The Blue Demon women remaining in Chicago get competition underway at 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon, with the men to follow on Saturday.

The DePaul men's and women's track and field teams wrapped up the second and final day of the Mike Poehlein Invitational hosted by Purdue. Highlighting the day was Matt Babicz and Chris Kyles, who both picked up BIG EAST Conference qualification marks in their respective events.