NCAA East Region Qualifiers
 
Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham University sophomore Brian Cook and graduate student Jonathan Annelli will compete in the 3000m steeplechase at the 2016 NCAA East Regional Track and Field Championship on May 27 at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida.
 
Cook enters with the 23rd best 3000m steeplechase time in the East region at 8:52.11, while Annelli has the 33rd top time in the East at 8:55.30. Both runners turned in their times last week at the IC4A Championships at Princeton where Cook placed third and Annelli seventh.
 
At the Atlantic 10 Championships on May 10, Annelli won the event to take First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in a time of 9:01.62, while Cook earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 with a 9:03.72 clocking.

The pair will race at 9:30 p.m. on May 27.