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Feb 14, 2009

Reynolds Improves Provisional Time at Husky Classic

SEATTLE, Wash. - It took an early morning wake-up call but Puget Sound junior Francis Reynolds (Palo Alto, Calif.) used a ninth-place performance in the 5000m at the Husky Classic to improve his NCAA Division III Provisional Qualifying time by over five seconds.

After running a 14:47.50 at the UW Winter Preview on Dec. 6, Reynolds took ninth in the first heat, which began at 7:30 a.m. at Dempsey Indoor on the University of Washington campus.  Reynolds crossed the finish line with a time of 14:42.47, the sixth fastest time in Division III this season according to Raceberryjam.com.

The 2009 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships are scheduled for March 13-14 at the Rose-Hulman Sports and Recreation Center in Terre Haute, Ind.

Results



Francis Reynolds
Palo Alto, Calif.
Palo Alto H.S.

A two-time NCAA Division III Cross Country Championship qualifier and an All-American as a junior, Francis has established himself among the elite small-college runners in the Northwest. "Being a Logger means being a competitor in the athletic arena as well as representing the university to the best of my ability."