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Sophomore middle distance runner Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (Dublin, Ireland) and senior field athlete Anne Yahiro (Downers Grove, Ill.) were each named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team in an announcement made on Friday morning. The tea...

Jun 17th 2016, 3:55pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Siofra Cleirigh Buttner Earns Second Team All-America Honors in 800 Meters

The list of All-Americans for the outdoor track & field season was announced on Monday afternoon by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) and Villanova sophomore Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (Dublin, Ireland) was a...

Jun 13th 2016, 7:59pm 1K views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Siofra Cleirigh Buttner Concludes Strong Season at NCAA Championships

Sophomore middle distance runner Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (Dublin, Ireland) made her first career appearance at the outdoor NCAA Championships and came in 10th overall in the semifinal heats of the 800 meters at Hayward Field on Thursday evening. Cleiri...

Jun 10th 2016, 2:37am 894 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Siofra Cleirigh Buttner to Compete at NCAA Championships This Week

Sophomore middle distance runner Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (Dublin, Ireland) will represent Villanova at this week’s NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships as a qualifier in the 800 meters. This is the first time that Cleirigh Buttner ...

Jun 6th 2016, 7:31pm 903 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Grant and Burda Wrap Up Competition for Wildcats at NCAA East Preliminary

On the final night of competition at the NCAA East Preliminary, senior sprinter Shanice Grant (Kingston, Jamaica) and freshman distance runner Bella Burda (Pleasant Valley, N.Y.) represented Villanova in the 100 meter hurdles and the 5000 meters, respe...

May 29th 2016, 12:58am 706 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Siofra Cleirigh Buttner Qualifies For National Championships in 800 Meters

Sophomore middle distance runner Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (Dublin, Ireland) is the first Villanova athlete to qualify for the outdoor NCAA Championships next month. Cleirigh Buttner is an automatic qualifier in the 800 meters after finishing second in h...

May 28th 2016, 1:34am 616 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Siofra Cleirigh Buttner Advances to Quarterfinals in 800 Meters

Sophomore middle distance runner Siofra Cleirigh Buttner (Dublin, Ireland) won her national first round heat of the 800 meters at the NCAA East Preliminary and automatically qualified for the quarterfinals during competition at Hodges Stadium on Thursd...

May 27th 2016, 1:25am 625 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Women's Track & Field Qualifies Four for NCAA East Preliminary

The accepted entries for the NCAA East Preliminary were revealed on Thursday afternoon and Villanova has four women's track & field athletes headed to Jacksonville, Fla. to compete in the early rounds of the national championships next week. This is th...

May 19th 2016, 5:50pm 597 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Women s Track & Field Finishes Second at BIG EAST Championships

Four different athletes won individual events and Villanova had an impressive second place finish in the team standings as the BIG EAST Championships wrapped up at the SPIRE Institute on Saturday afternoon. In a close team race for the top three spots,...

May 15th 2016, 12:55am 611 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments

Wildcats Sweep Top Three in Javelin, Lead BIG EAST Team Race After Day One

Junior thrower Caroline Hamilton (Nottingham, Pa.) led a 1-2-3 sweep in the javelin and Villanova came out of day one at the outdoor BIG EAST Track & Field Championships leading the team race with 62 points. The first six events out of 22 total were sc...

May 14th 2016, 4:06am 437 views 0 likes 0 shares 0 comments