2008 Woodie Awards
The Daily OrangeTrack | Steeplechaser Mundy looking for return trip to NCAAs
By Heather Crowley
Posted: 4/10/08, 11:01 PM EST Section: Sports
The training paid off. In her first season with the Orange, Mundy grabbed numerous Big East qualifying times in the 3,000-meter run and was able to post a time that propelled her to a national level. At the Larry Ellis Invitational she took fifth in the 3,000 steeplechase with an NCAA Regional qualifying time (10:47.93). Two weeks later, at the Big East championships, Mundy grabbed seventh place in the same event.
In her NCAA Regional in Gainesville, Fla., Mundy finished 32nd in the field of 40. Although Mundy personally has set no major goals for her season, she wants to keep improving her times. Yet Fox said the staff wants Mundy to be thinking in the direction of becoming a great steeplechaser with a Big East and potentially national reputation.
"Coming in, I didn't really know what good times were," Mundy said. "I had no times to compare it to. So the coaches came up with some good standards of where I should be at. It was definitely challenging at times."
Mundy is an extremely vocal member of the team who is constantly smiling and chatting about topics from track to her passion for the New York Mets, something that Fox said is a tremendous asset to the team.
Fox describes Mundy as one of his personal favorites to coach on the team. So it's no wonder that Mundy was ecstatic to hear Fox signed a contract extension in January.
"I am very pleased that Coach Fox is staying," Mundy said. "It's important to be able to get along with your coaches really well. You also want some sort of stability, because you don't want the coach who recruited you to pick up and leave. He is part of the reason I came here, and he believes in the program enough to stay with it."
hscrowle@syr.edu
In her NCAA Regional in Gainesville, Fla., Mundy finished 32nd in the field of 40. Although Mundy personally has set no major goals for her season, she wants to keep improving her times. Yet Fox said the staff wants Mundy to be thinking in the direction of becoming a great steeplechaser with a Big East and potentially national reputation.
"Coming in, I didn't really know what good times were," Mundy said. "I had no times to compare it to. So the coaches came up with some good standards of where I should be at. It was definitely challenging at times."
Mundy is an extremely vocal member of the team who is constantly smiling and chatting about topics from track to her passion for the New York Mets, something that Fox said is a tremendous asset to the team.
Fox describes Mundy as one of his personal favorites to coach on the team. So it's no wonder that Mundy was ecstatic to hear Fox signed a contract extension in January.
"I am very pleased that Coach Fox is staying," Mundy said. "It's important to be able to get along with your coaches really well. You also want some sort of stability, because you don't want the coach who recruited you to pick up and leave. He is part of the reason I came here, and he believes in the program enough to stay with it."
hscrowle@syr.edu
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