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Men's Distance Medley Relay Earns All-America Honors at NCAA Championships
Eagles finish eighth in event in 9:38.18

March 14, 2003 | Results

Sean Duffy and the AU distance medley relay team earned All-America honors at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — American University has four more All-Americans after the men's distance medley relay (DMR) finished eighth at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by the University of Arkansas. The foursome of seniors Andy Ellerhorst and Sean O'Brien, sophomore Sean Duffy and freshman Phil Gaeta finished in a time of 9:38.18 and improved on their seeded place of 10th.

Duffy ran the leadoff leg of 1200-meters in 2:55 before handing off to Ellerhorst. The AU senior covered the 400m distance in 48 seconds before passing the baton to Gaeta. Running 800m, Gaeta split 1:51 and handed off to O'Brien. O'Brien covered the mile in 4:02 to help the Eagles finish eighth.

Villanova won the race with Stanford a close second. AU defeated Arkansas, Notre Dame, Texas and Eastern Michigan in the race.

Already a two-time outdoor track All-America honoree, O'Brien adds his indoor honor to his impressive resume. AU now has seven track All-Americans in school history and 31 All-America honorees in all sports.

The NCAA Championships concludes the indoor track and field season for AU. The outdoor season begins next week at the 49ers Classic in Charlotte, N.C.