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Oxford's Joseph Poulsen Named SCSU/Comcast Athlete of the Month

The track and field runner set a new school record for the 3,000 meter steeplechase at a meet at Princeton University.

Joseph Poulsen of , a member of the Southern Connecticut State University track team, has a new honor in New Brunswick, N.J., in April.

The SCSU Athletic Department web site announced that Poulsen was also named the SCSU/Comcast Athlete of the Month after setting a new school record for the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Larry Ellis Invitational Meet at Princeton University.

Poulsen’s time of 8:58:08 was the first sub-nine minute finish for the 3,000 meter steeplechase in SCSU sports history.

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