01.24.2012
Track and Field
Eaton Named BIG EAST Athlete Of The Week
Following a record breaking performance at the Cornell Upstate Challenge last weekend, senior hurdler Jarret Eaton was named the BIG EAST's Male Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. Eaton broke the Syracuse record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.61 last Saturday.
Eaton broke the school record in the 60-meter hurdles last weekend at the Cornell Upstate Challenge
1/24/2012 3:04:47 PM
Following a record breaking performance at the Cornell Upstate Challenge last weekend, senior hurdler
Jarret Eaton was named the BIG EAST's Male Track Athlete of the Week on Tuesday. Eaton broke the Syracuse record in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 7.61 last Saturday.
Eaton's time qualified the Abington, Pa. native for the BIG EAST and IC4A championships later this season, and earned himself an automatic bid to the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in March. Eaton bested his previous school record, which he set in 2010, by 0.07 seconds at the Upstate Challenge, and is the fastest 60-meter hurdle time in the nation this season.
Eaton was named the 2010 Northeast Region Men's Athlete of the Year during his junior year, the season he first set the SU 60-meter hurdle record, before redshirting the 2010-11 indoor and outdoor seasons.
Eaton and the Orange will travel to State College, Pa. this weekend for the Penn State National Invitational and to Boston, Mass. for the Valentine Invitational.