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Arnett warms up for NCAA championship

Following last weekend’s impressive performance at the IC4A Championships, sophomore Cazal Arnett is ready to prove it was no fluke as he gears up for the NCAA Championships held at Texas A&M today and tomorrow.

Arnett dominated in the IC4A, achieving a first-place finish of 46.34 in the 400-meter dash, after reaching first in the preliminaries to qualify. As great as he was, Arnett must now turn the page and focus on the task at hand: performing at a high level at the NCAA Championships.

For the NCAA Championships, Arnett is seeded ninth out of 16 runners. The preliminaries for the 400 will commence at 6:15 tonight. If Arnett places in the top eight, he will advance to the finals tomorrow — a notion that would be pretty exciting if it were to become a reality.

Competing in a superior nature is nothing new for Arnett, who has excelled in track during his two years at Binghamton University. This season, he has already been named the America East Men’s Most Outstanding Performer at the America East Indoor Championships and has sprinted his way into the record books, breaking numerous school records. This is all following his sensational freshman year in which he was named the AE Men’s Rookie of the Year during the indoor and outdoor season in addition to being named team MVP.

In addition, Arnett is a member of BU’s 1,600-meter relay team. Along with freshmen Michael Schieck and Jesse McCormick, and fellow sophomore Eric van Ingen, the team won the race in last season’s AE Championships before destroying the competition and previous school record in this season’s Penn State National Open.

Arnett’s success is well deserved and is something he earned due to his strong commitment and dedication to the sport. He works hard and gives it his all every time he sets foot on the track. Bearcats head coach Mike Thompson issued high praise for his star athlete.

“Cazal is a big-meet competitor and this is a big meet,” Thompson said. “He is right in the mix and could do very well here. The difference between the second guy on the list and the 16th guy is only half a second, so there will be no margin of error for anyone if they hope to make the final.”

After the NCAA, Arnett and the rest of his teammates will prepare themselves for the Dick Shea Invitational hosted by Army on March 28.

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