Mount St. Mary's senior Gigi Gibilisco finished 29th in the 800-meter run at the NCAA East Preliminary Round on Thursday night.  Gibilisco finished fifth in his heat.

Gibilisco, running in the fourth of six heats, posted a time of 1:51.75 to finish fifth in his heat and 29th overall in the field of 47 competitors.  Gibilisco came into the eventh seeded 38th in the field, so he bested his seed time by nine positions.

RESULTS

Indiana University Track & Field
                      NCAA Division I 2011 Outdoor                      
              Track & Field Championships -East Preliminary             
              Indiana University  - 5/26/2011 to 5/28/2011              

Event 4  Men 800 Meter Run
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6 Heats. Advance top 3 from each heat plus next 6 times to qtr.        
Advance top 3 from each qtr. plus next best 3 times to Drake           
    American: A 1:42.60  8/28/1985   Johnny Gray, Santa Monica T        
College Best: C 1:41.77  8/26/1984   Joaquim Cruz, Oregon               
   NCAA Meet: N 1:44.70  6/1/1990    Mark Everett, Florida              
    Name                    Year School                 Prelims         
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Heat  1 Preliminaries                                                   
  1 Michael Rutt              SR Connecticut            1:49.41Q        
  2 Sean Obinwa               SO Florida                1:49.59Q        
  3 Brian Hill                SR Harvard                1:49.87Q        
  4 Aaron Kauffman            SR Charlotte              1:50.38q        
  5 Tyler Golden              JR George Mason           1:50.92q        
  6 Kevin Labus               SR Notre Dame             1:51.00q 1.50.997
  7 Lionel Williams           SR Penn State             1:51.83         
  8 Alexis Torre-Santiago     SR Army                   1:55.52         
Heat  2 Preliminaries                                                   
  1 Robby Andrews             SO Virginia               1:49.11Q        
  2 Darryll Oliver            SR Penn                   1:49.36Q        
  3 Willie Brown              SO Akron                  1:49.51Q        
  4 Chris Slate               JR Clemson                1:50.15q        
  5 Dan Holst                 SR Connecticut            1:50.57q        
  6 Daniel Wehunt             SO Florida                1:51.00q 1.50.994
  7 Nicolas Santos            JR Albany                 1:51.20         
  8 Nick Wade                 SO Cornell                1:54.35         
Heat  3 Preliminaries                                                   
  1 Felix Kitur               SR VMI                    1:50.37Q        
  2 Jack Howard               SR Notre Dame             1:51.39Q        
  3 Brian Hencke              SO Georgetown             1:51.79Q        
  4 Dontave Cowsette          JR Pittsburgh             1:52.09         
  5 Nick McLaughlin           SR Virginia Tech          1:52.27         
  6 Lance Roller              JR Virginia               1:52.48         
  7 Gianni Catalano           SR Kennesaw State         1:52.90         
  8 Theon O'Conner            JR Georgetown             2:20.84         
Heat  4 Preliminaries                                                   
  1 Samuel Borchers           SR Penn State             1:49.42Q        
  2 Casimir Loxsom            SO Penn State             1:49.61Q        
  3 Russell Dinkins           SO Princeton              1:50.34Q        
  4 Tihut Degfae              SO Virginia Tech          1:51.17         
  5 Louis Gibilisco           JR Mount St. Mary's       1:51.75  1:51.741
  6 Ryan Witt                 SR Virginia Tech          1:52.44         
  7 Wil Zahorodny             JR UNC-Wilmington         1:53.96         
  8 Jeff Miller               SR Virginia Tech          1:55.34         
Heat  5 Preliminaries                                                   
  1 Sharif Webb               SR Kentucky               1:50.86Q        
  2 Bob Vanderham             JR UNC-Wilmington         1:51.34Q        
  3 Nathan Hendershot         FR Clemson                1:51.41Q        
  4 Craig Jordan              SO Butler                 1:51.54         
  5 Billy Ledder              FR Georgetown             1:51.65         
  6 Darrin Gibson             SO Florida State          1:51.87         
  7 Greg Wesh                 SO Rider                  1:54.45         
  8 Niall Buckley             SR Lehigh                 1:59.67         
Heat  6 Preliminaries                                                   
  1 Fred Samoei               SR Alabama                1:50.12Q        
  2 Anthony Kostelac          FR Virginia               1:50.45Q        
  3 Jacob Palmer              SR Purdue                 1:51.48Q        
  4 Matt Stewart              SR Columbia               1:51.75  1:51.750
  5 Dan Leyh                  SR Georgetown             1:52.46         
  6 Drew Tucker               SR Western Carolina       1:53.01         
  7 Gregory Kiley             SR Albany                 1:56.86         
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6 Heats. Advance top 3 from each heat plus next 6 times to qtr.        
Advance top 3 from each qtr. plus next best 3 times to Drake           
    American: A 1:42.60  8/28/1985   Johnny Gray, Santa Monica T        
College Best: C 1:41.77  8/26/1984   Joaquim Cruz, Oregon               
   NCAA Meet: N 1:44.70  6/1/1990    Mark Everett, Florida              
    Name                    Year School                 Prelims         
================================================================        
Preliminaries                                                           
  1 Robby Andrews             SO Virginia               1:49.11Q        
  2 Michael Rutt              SR Connecticut            1:49.41Q        
  3 Samuel Borchers           SR Penn State             1:49.42Q        
  4 Fred Samoei               SR Alabama                1:50.12Q        
  5 Felix Kitur               SR VMI                    1:50.37Q        
  6 Sharif Webb               SR Kentucky               1:50.86Q        
  7 Darryll Oliver            SR Penn                   1:49.36Q        
  8 Sean Obinwa               SO Florida                1:49.59Q        
  9 Casimir Loxsom            SO Penn State             1:49.61Q        
10 Anthony Kostelac          FR Virginia               1:50.45Q        
11 Bob Vanderham             JR UNC-Wilmington         1:51.34Q        
12 Jack Howard               SR Notre Dame             1:51.39Q        
13 Willie Brown              SO Akron                  1:49.51Q        
14 Brian Hill                SR Harvard                1:49.87Q        
15 Russell Dinkins           SO Princeton              1:50.34Q        
16 Nathan Hendershot         FR Clemson                1:51.41Q        
17 Jacob Palmer              SR Purdue                 1:51.48Q        
18 Brian Hencke              SO Georgetown             1:51.79Q        
19 Chris Slate               JR Clemson                1:50.15q        
20 Aaron Kauffman            SR Charlotte              1:50.38q        
21 Dan Holst                 SR Connecticut            1:50.57q        
22 Tyler Golden              JR George Mason           1:50.92q        
23 Daniel Wehunt             SO Florida                1:51.00q 1.50.994
24 Kevin Labus               SR Notre Dame             1:51.00q 1.50.997
25 Tihut Degfae              SO Virginia Tech          1:51.17         
26 Nicolas Santos            JR Albany                 1:51.20         
27 Craig Jordan              SO Butler                 1:51.54         
28 Billy Ledder              FR Georgetown             1:51.65         
29 Louis Gibilisco           JR Mount St. Mary's       1:51.75  1:51.741
30 Matt Stewart              SR Columbia               1:51.75  1:51.750
31 Lionel Williams           SR Penn State             1:51.83         
32 Darrin Gibson             SO Florida State          1:51.87         
33 Dontave Cowsette          JR Pittsburgh             1:52.09         
34 Nick McLaughlin           SR Virginia Tech          1:52.27         
35 Ryan Witt                 SR Virginia Tech          1:52.44         
36 Dan Leyh                  SR Georgetown             1:52.46         
37 Lance Roller              JR Virginia               1:52.48         
38 Gianni Catalano           SR Kennesaw State         1:52.90         
39 Drew Tucker               SR Western Carolina       1:53.01         
40 Wil Zahorodny             JR UNC-Wilmington         1:53.96         
41 Nick Wade                 SO Cornell                1:54.35         
42 Greg Wesh                 SO Rider                  1:54.45         
43 Jeff Miller               SR Virginia Tech          1:55.34         
44 Alexis Torre-Santiago     SR Army                   1:55.52         
45 Gregory Kiley             SR Albany                 1:56.86         
46 Niall Buckley             SR Lehigh                 1:59.67         
47 Theon O'Conner            JR Georgetown             2:20.84