2007 NE-10 Outdoor Track & Field


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May 14, 2007

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Northeast-10 Men’s Co-Track Athletes of the Week

Brandon Beloin, Stonehill (Sr., Danielson, CT) -Became the first New England individual champion in school history by taking top honors in the 400 meter hurdles at the New England Championships with a school record time of 53.10. Was also part of the all-New England effort in the 4 X 400 relay with a school record time of 3:17.65.

Hafiz Greigre, Bryant (Sr., Attleboro, MA) – Became Bryant’s first New England Champion by capturing first in the 400 meters at the New England Championships. Won the event in 46.37 seconds. Also finished second in the 200 meters in a meet record tying 21.09 seconds.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Athlete of the Week

Symone Wong, Southern Connecticut (So., Laurelton, NY) - Took second in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.40 as Southern Connecticut finished sixth in the New England Championships. Also combined for a first place time of 48.39 in the 4x100 meter relay.

Northeast-10 Men’s Track Freshman of the Week

Alex Engel, Bryant (Fr., Spencer, MA) - Finished fourth in the 400 meters to earn All-New England honors. Finished in a personal-best time of 49.06 seconds.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Freshman of the Week

Letecia Taylor, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Plainfield, NJ) – Led Southern Connecticut to a sixth place finish at the New England Championships with a second place finish in the 100 meter hurdles (14.37) followed by a third place finish in the 400 meter hurdles (1:03.10).

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week

No Nominations

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Athlete of the Week

Kate Reynolds, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Hamden, CT) - Finished in second place in the hammer throw with a throw of 50.64 meters (166 feet and two inches) as Southern Connecticut finished sixth at the New England Championships.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Freshman of the Week

Joe D'Agostino, Stonehill (Fr., Canton, MA) - Finished sixth in the high jump with a mark of 6 feet, 5 inches to earn all-New England honors at the New England Championships.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Freshman of the Week

Olivia Thibou, UMass Lowell (Fr. , Boston, MA) - Placed sixth overall and earned All-New England honors in the triple jump at the New England Championship with a distance of 35' 11.25''.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Kevin Donovan, Bentley (Jr. , Tonawanda, NY) - Finished seventh overall to earn All-New England honors in the 10,000 meters with a personal best time of 32:13.61. Was first amongst Northeast-10 competitors.

Jessica Cegarra, Bryant (Sr., Danville, NH) - Earned All-New England honors this past weekend with an eighth-place finish in the shot put at the New England Championships with a mark of 40 feet, 5 inches.

Stephanie Montagano, Bryant (Fr., Wakefield, MA) - Finished ninth in the 400 meters in 59.09 seconds at the New England Championships.

Natasha Stevenson, Bryant (Sr., Haverhill, MA) - Finished third in the 100 meters in 12.43 seconds and added a fourth-place finish in the 200 meters in 25.28 to earn All-New England in both events at the New England Championship.

Andrew Grange, UMass Lowell (So., Methuen, MA) - Placed fourth overall and shattered the school record in the 400 meter dash at the ECAC-IC4A Championship. Won the preliminary on Saturday with a school-record time of 46.89 - moving from 24th to ninth on the Division II list - to guarantee his place in the NCAAs. Finished fifth in the final with a time of 48.06 seconds. Also ran a leg on the 4X400 meter relay team which shattered the school record in 3:10.15, the eighth-best time in Division II, which also books a place at the NCAAs.

Toni-Marie Henry, UMass Lowell (Sr., Springfield, MA) - Earned All-New England honors in two events at the New England Championship. Placed second in the triple jump with a distance of 39' 2.25'' and helped the 4X100 meter relay team to eighth place in 49.37 seconds.

Nicole Plante, UMass Lowell (Sr., North Adams, MA) - Placed third overall - tops among Division II-III runners - and achieved the second-fastest time in the country in the 3,000 meters at the ECAC-IC4A Championship with a time of 9:36.93. Also surpassed her own school record.

Dana DeIngenis, Stonehill (Sr., Cranston, RI) - Finished eighth in the 1,500 meters to earn all-New England honors with time of 4:36.93, setting a school record and improving NCAA provisional qualifying time in the event in the process.

Derek Hebert, Stonehill (Sr., Rockland, MA) - Earned all-New England honors in the 800 meters at the New England Championships with a time of 1:53.81 and was also part of the school record effort in the 4 X 400 relay team's all-New England time of 3:17.65.
David Metzger, Stonehill (Jr., Ellington, CT) -Placed third in the 5,000 meters with school record time of 14:37.58 to earn all-New England honors and provisionally qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.

Vinnie Williams, Stonehill (Sr., Springfield, MA) - Earned all-New England individual accolades in the 100 (10.91) and 200 (21.67) meters at the New England Championships and was also part of a school record effort in the 4 X 400 relay team that also earned all-New England honors with a time of 3:17.65.

Weekly Notes:

STONEHILL: Nine individuals earned all-New England honors in their respective events for Stonehill at the 2007 New England Championships over the weekend, including senior Brandon Beloin (Danielson, Conn.), who became the first Skyhawk individual champion with a school record effort in the 400 meters. Four Skyhawks provisionally qualified for the upcoming NCAA outdoor championships on both the men's and women's side, while five school records fell during competition over the weekend as the Stonehill men posted their highest ever finish with a fifth place team score that was tops among Division II entrants in the field.