Baldwin grad Ryan Sheehan and Harrisburg grad Dominique Darden, both former PA State Champs, were named to the US Under-23 team in the NACAC-TELUS Championships in Sherbrook, Quebec, scheduled for July 30-August 1. Athletes are from North and Central America, plus the Caribbean. However, because of a lack of competitors, both the men's and women's 10,000 have been cancelled. The 10,000 was Sheehan's race. He was then entered in the 5,000, scheduled for Sunday afternoon at 1:40pm.
Sheehan, a St. Francis D1 all-American, is competing in the 10,000 meters July 30 at 8:30 pm. Sheehan was 6th at the NCAA Division I Championships on June 10th 30:08.68. He ran 29:33.47 at the 2003 Penn Relays as a sophomore and 28:54.54 at the 2004 Mt. SAC Relays in California. Darden will run the 400 Hurdles. She was 3rd in the race in 57.03 at this year's NCAA Championships. She competed in the Olympic Trials in July, advancing to the Semis with a 58.05. Darden will run Sunday August 1 at 2:30 pm. She is also in the 4x400 Relay pool, which races Sunday at 4:30 pm.
Sheehan took the 3200 AAA title in 2001 in 9:16.56. In 2002, Darden won both the 100 Hurdles (13.80 wind-aided), and 200 (23.80 NWI)