University of Connecticut Athletics
Durgin, Sara Prepare for 2014 NCAA Championships
11/18/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Cross Country
STORRS, Conn. - For the first time in program history, two individual qualifiers, Lauren Sara (Stratford, Conn.) and Emily Durgin (Portland, Maine) will represent the University of Connecticut women's cross country team at the 2014 NCAA Championships held at LaVern Gilbson Cross Country Course in Terre Haute, Ind. on Saturday, Nov. 22. The women's 6K race is set for noon.
Fans can watch all the action live via a video stream (link posted above). Check back to uconnhuskies.com throughout the day on Saturday for complete individual and team results.
Sara, a two-time American Athletic Conference Female Athlete of the Week selection, earned her spot in the NCAA Championship by claiming third-place overall at the NCAA Regionals in Bronx, N.Y. last weekend. The Husky captain has been one of the most consistent runners in the country and has finished as the top Husky in five of the six races she has competed in this season. She took second overall at The American Championship in Tulsa, Okla., checking just behind Durgin.
She competed as an individual in the 2011 NCAA Championships, grabbing 53rd overall with a 20:39.5 time. After missing time with an injury last season, Sara is ready to compete in her final collegiate cross country race.
"It's been a rough two years but all the hard work and struggles with injuries and cross training have made qualifying so much more meaningful," she said. What makes this even more exciting is that I have a teammate with me. It's really exciting."
Durgin, the top-finisher at the conference championship on Oct. 31, finished 12th overall at the Regional meet and earned an individual at-large bid on Saturday. The junior helped pace the Huskies to a second-place overall finish at the conference meet and will enter the championships with two-straight top-15 finishes.
As a team, the Huskies concluded the 2014 campaign with an 11th-place finish at the Northeast Regionals.
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