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LIU Brooklyn's Brendon Rodney Sets School Record; Named Honorable Mention All-American at NCAA Championships

6/7/2013

Eugene, OR -- LIU Brooklyn track & field standout Brendon Rodney was named an All-American for the second time this season on Thursday, setting a new school record in the 200-meter dash at the NCAA Championships on Thursday.

The sophomore became the second Blackbird in as many days to reach All-America status, as freshman Mica-Jonathan Petit Homme was an honorable mention honoree in the 400-meter hurdles. 

Rodney finished the second heat of the 200-meter dash in a time of 20.58, which bettered his previous school best of 20.60 set at the IC4A/ECAC Outdoor Championships in May. In the process, the Brampton, Ontario product finished the semifinal round of nationals with better times than runners from national powers LSU, Texas A&M, Washington and Florida.

The time was good for 13th place out of 24 participants, 25 one-hundreths of a second out of a qualifying spot for the 200-meter finals to effectively end Rodney's successful sophomore season.

Earlier this year, Rodney was named to the USTFCCCA All-America Second Team after finishing seventh at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.