Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Ice Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field


Basketball Cross Country Field Hockey Lacrosse Soccer Softball Swimming & Diving Tennis Track & Field Volleyball


2007-08 NE-10 Directory About NE-10 Admin Login Championships Corporate Partners Logos & Photos NCAA National Champions Newspapers News Releases Staff Directory




2007-2008 NE-10 Indoor Track & Field


PHONE: (508) 230-9844
FAX: (508) 230-9845
WEBSITE: WWW.NORTHEAST10.ORG

February 11, 2008

For Immediate Release

[Click Here For Full Release]


Northeast-10 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week

Keith Gill, Stonehill (Sr., Brockton, Mass.) - Registered the nation's fastest time for Division II Indoor competition with a 4.03.43 mile run. For the second straight week, set a school record.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Athlete of the Week

Symone Wong, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Laurelton, N.Y.) - Reached an NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 55 meter dash with a time of 7.19 seconds at the Boston University Valentine's Invitational. Was also a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that reached an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:54.64.

Northeast-10 Men’s Track Freshman of the Week

Nana Ocra, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Manchester, Conn.) - Finished fourth in the 55 meter dash at the Boston University Valentine's Invitational with a time of 6.42 seconds.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Freshman of the Week

Patricia Brice, UMass Lowell (Fr., Chelmsford, Mass.) - Ran the 400 meters on the distance medley relay team which placed fifth overall (second among Division II-III teams), provisionally qualified for the NCAAs and broke a school record at the St. Valentine's Day Invitational. Ran the 400 in 57.8 seconds as UML posted a time of 11:54.72, the fourth fastest time in the country. Also ran a 58.0-second leg on the 4X400 meter realy team which placed seventh overall (second among II-III teams) in 3:54.43, and provisionally qualified for the NCAAs.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week

Robert Keizer, Southern Connecticut (Sr., Great Neck, N.Y.) - Took fifth in the triple jump at the Boston University Valentine's Invitational with a jump of 15.06 meters (49’ 4”).

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Athlete of the Week

Gillian Mundry, UMass Lowell (Sr., Methuen, Mass.) - Placed fourth overall and tops among Division II-III athletes in the long jump at the Boston University St. Valentine's Day Invitational. Leaped a distance of 17' 8.25''

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Freshman of the Week

Cory Murray, UMass Lowell (Fr., Methuen, Mass.) - Placed ninth overall and second among Division II-III throwers in the shot put at the Boston University St. Valentine's Day Invitational. Threw for a distance of 51 feet even.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Freshman of the Week

No Nominations

Weekly Honor Roll:

Maurice Calenda, American International (Fr., Bloomfield, Conn.) - Won both the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.96 seconds and the long jump leaping 6.83 meters at the Smith College Tartan Invite.

Molly O'Connell, Assumption (Jr., Tulsa, Okla.) - Won the shot put with a distance of 11.71 meters (38 feet, 5 inches) at the Smith College Tartan Invitational.

Dan Darcy, Bentley (So., Sharon, Mass.) - Was first amongst Northeast-10 runners in the 800 meters at the BU Valentine's Invitational, posting a time of 1:54.12. Finished 20th of 189 overall, and 12th amongst collegians. Also helped Bentley set a season-best time of 3:28.05 in the 4x400 (39th of 53 overall).

Melissa Nash, Bentley (Jr., Marshfield, Mass.) - Set an indoor personal best of 10:23.46 while finishing 27th of 86 in the 3,000 meters at the BU Valentine's Invitational.

Barbara Powell, Bentley (So., Granby, Mass.) - At the BU Valentine's Invitational, set an indoor personal best and was the top finishing Northeast-10 runner in the 800 meters, with a time of 2:21.43. Overall, was 47th of 141. Also helped Bentley set a school record in the distance medley relay, 12:33.29 (17th of 29).

Stephan Ramirez, Bentley (Sr., San Antonio, Texas) - Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the mile with a time of 4:12.83 at the BU Valentine's Invitational. Was 18th of 174 overall and third amongst Northeast-10 runners.

Stephanie Montagano, Bryant (Jr., Wakefield, Mass.) - Placed 45th in the women's 200 meters in 26.32 and 30th in the 400 meters in 58.87 seconds at the Boston University Valentine Meet Saturday.

Jacqui Barrett, UMass Lowell (So., Woburn, Mass.) - Placed seventh overall and first among Division II-III athletes in the shot put at the Boston University St. Valentine's Day Invitational. Threw for a season-best distance of 42' 7.5''.

Sam Bastien, UMass Lowell (Fr., Canton, Mass.) - Ran the 400 meters in 50.6 seconds on the distance medley relay team which placed second overall (first among Division II-III teams), broke a school record and posted the fastest time in the country, 9:54.15. Automatically qualified for the NCAA Championship.

Haley Catarius, UMass Lowell (So., Marshfield, Mass.) - Ran the 800 meters on the distance medley relay team which placed fifth overall (second among Division II-III teams), provisionally qualified for the NCAAs and broke a school record at the Boston University St. Valentine's Day Invitational. Ran the 800 meters in 2:13.40 while UML posted a time of 11:54.72, the fourth fastest time in the country, besting the previous school record of 11:56.31. Also ran a 57.6-second leg on UML's 4X400 meter relay team which placed seventh overall (second among II-III teams) in 3:54.43, and provisionally qualified for the NCAAs.

Stephen DeWitt, UMass Lowell (Gr., Ellsworth, Maine) - Ran the mile in 4:07.1 on the distance medley relay team at the Boston University St. Valentine's Day Invitational which placed second overall (tops among II-III teams), broke a school record and posted the fastest time in the country, 9:54.15. Automatically qualified for the NCAA Championship for the second time this season.

Mike Malinowski, UMass Lowell (So., Peabody, Mass.) - Ran the 800 meters in 1:56.40 on the distance medley relay team at the Boston University St. Valentine's Day Invitational which placed second overall (tops among II-III teams), broke a school record and posted the fastest time in the country, 9:54.15. Automatically qualified for the NCAA Championship. Also placed 22nd overall and fourth among II-III runners in the open 1,000 meters in 2:31.62.

Ruben Sanca, UMass Lowell (Jr., Boston, Mass.) - Ran the 1,200 meters in 2:59.70 on UMass Lowell's distance medley relay team which placed second overall (first among Division II and III teams), broke the school record and posted the fastest time in the country, 9:54.15. Automatically qualified for the NCAA Championship.

John Critelli, Southern Connecticut (Sr., Southbury, Conn.) - Finished the 3000 meter run at the Boston University Valentine's Invitational in 8:30.05, placing 41st out of 180 runners.

Dickie Gerry, Stonehill (Sr., Bow, N.H.) - Provisionally qualified for the NCAA National Championships after finishing the 1 Mile Run in 4:11.60. Finished in 31st place for the Stonehill squad.

David Metzger, Stonehill (Sr., Ellington, Conn.) - Returned to form as well for the Skyhawks, finishing the 5000 Meter Run with a time of 14:34.92. The time is good for a provisional qualifier for the NCAA National Championships.


Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: During Saturday's BU Valentine's Invitational, the quartet of Barbara Powell (Granby, Mass.), Rebecca Ciccarelli (Natick, Mass.), Caroline Sheedy (Reading, Mass.) and Samantha Robbins (Franklin, Mass.) combined to set a school record in the distance medley with a time of 12:33.29. The former standard had been set in the same meet a year ago. Also, senior Stephan Ramirez (San Antonio, Texas) provisionally qualified for the NCAAs in the mile.