Jan 9, 2006
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Northeast-10 Men's Track Athlete of the Week
Jeff Meehan, UMass Lowell (Sr., Lowell, MA) - Placed third in the heptathlon among eight entries with 4,380 points. Captured both the 1,000 meters (2:46.30) and the long jump (20' 4.5'') and placed second in the 60 meter dash (7.28 seconds), high jump (5' 10.5'') and the 60 meter hurdles (8.80 seconds).
Northeast-10 Women's Track Athlete of the Week
Julie Handy, UMass Lowell (Sr., Yorba Linda, CA) - Placed third overall and tops among collegiate runners in the 60 meter hurdles at the Dartmouth Relays with a time of 9.11 seconds. Placed third in the preliminary (9.20) and fifth in the semifinal (9.15).
Northeast-10 Men's Track Freshman of the Week
Patrick Molloy, UMass Lowell (Fr., Methuen, MA) - Placed overall and first among American collegiate entries in the 800 meters at the Dartmouth Relays. Posted a time of 1:56.16.
Northeast-10 Women's Track Freshman of the Week
Symone Wong, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Laurelton, NY) - Helped Southern to a seventh place finish in the Fordham Invitational with a third place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.92 seconds.
Northeast-10 Men's Field Athlete of the Week
Robert Keizer, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Great Neck, NY) - Finished second in the long jump at the Fordham Invitational with a leap of 23 feet, three and one-quarter inches. The distance bettered the provisional qualifying standard for the 2006 NCAA Division II indoor track and field championships.
Northeast-10 Women's Field Co-Athletes of the Week
Esia Johnson, UMass Lowell (Sr., Lawrence, MA) - Placed fourth overall and first among college entries in the long jump at the Dartmouth Invitational. Recorded a distance of 17' 9.75'', just 6.75'' off the winner.
Stacey Egbert, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Danbury, CT) - Finished second in the triple jump (38-7.75) and third in the long jump (18-4.25) at the Fordham Invitational. Southern placed seventh and was the only non-Division I team in the meet, won by Rutgers.
Northeast-10 Men's Field Freshman of the Week
Anthony Roberson, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Hamden, CT) - Placed fourth in the high jump with a leap of six feet, three and one-quarter inches at the Fordham Invitational.
Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll:
MEN:
Diego Pinheiro, UMass Lowell (Sr., Ashland, MA) - Captured the 400 meter dash at the Dartmouth Relays in a field of 33 Division I, II and III runners. Posted a time of 50.34 seconds.
Ramon Laboy, Southern Connecticut (Gr., Danbury, CT) - Won the 5,000-meter run at the Fordham Invitational with a time of 14:54.35, helping the Owls to a fourth place finish in the 14-team field.
Gary Pope, Southern Connecticut (So., Brooklyn, NY) - Finished second in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.40 seconds.
WOMEN:
Erin Doherty, UMass Lowell (Jr., Lawrence, MA) - Placed fourth overall and second among collegiate runners in the 400 meter dash at the Dartmouth Invitational. Posted a time of 1:00.45 and helped UMass Lowell place fifth among 15 Division I, II and III teams.
Stacey Egbert, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Danbury, CT) - Finished second in the triple jump (18-4.25) and third in the long jump (38-7.75) at the Fordham Invitational. Southern placed seventh and was the only non-Division I team in the meet, won by Rutgers.
Northeast-10 Weekly Notes:
UMASS LOWELL: UMass Lowell had a pair of stellar finishes Sunday at the Dartmouth Relays with the men placing third among 15 Division I, II, III and Canadian colleges while the women took fifth in a field of 13...UML had one champion on the day as Diego Pinheiro won the 400 meter dash in 50.34 seconds...On the women's side Esia Johnson took fourth in the long jump and Julie Handy third in the 60 meter hurdles, but were first among collegiate entries SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT: Men: Coach Jack Maloney's Owls placed fourth among 14 teams in the Fordham Invitational. Southern was the only non-Division I team in the meet, won by Rider with Seton Hall second and Rutgers third. Graduate student Ramon Laboy won the 5,000-meter run for the Owls with a time of 14:54.35. Junior Robert Keizer reached the provision qualifying standard in the long jump at 23 feet, 3.25 inches, good for second place, while graduate student Kyle Greene placed third at 22 feet, 4.5 inches. Sophomore Gary Pope placed second in the 400 with a clocking of 49.40 seconds; junior Tim Murray was second in the pole vault at 14 feet, 3.25 inches; and junior Al Williams tied for second in the high jump at six feet, 5.25 inches. Women: Freshman Symone Wong helped Southern to a seventh place finish in the Fordham Invitational with a third place finish in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.92 seconds. Southern was the only non-Division I team in the 13-team competition, won by Rutgers. Junior Stacey Egbert was also outstanding, placing second in the triple jump (38-7.75) and was third in the long jump (18-4.25).
