2008 NE-10 Outdoor Track & Field

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April 21, 2008

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Northeast-10 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week

Dan Darcy, Bentley (So., Sharon, Mass.) - Finished first in a 40-man field in the 800 meters at the MIT Invitational, posting a time of 1:56.14.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Athlete of the Week

Stephanie Montagano, Bryant (Jr., Wakefield, Mass.) - Took first place in the 400-meter dash at this weekend's MIT Spring Invitational in 58.31. Also anchored Bryant's second-place 4x400 meter relay (4:13.66).

Northeast-10 Men’s Track Freshmen of the Week

Kevin Gill, Stonehill (Fr., Brockton, Mass.) - Ran the 1500 meters in 3:50.17 at the Larry Ellis Inviational in Princeton, N.J. Was the first D2 runner to finish and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Freshman of the Week

Corinne Flieger, Bentley (Fr., Hopkinton, Mass.) – Ran a school record time, 15.80 in the 100 meter hurdles in the MIT Invitational. In addition to third of 20 in that event, finished first of 15 in the high jump (5-3) and participated on Bentley's 4x100 relay team, which was second of eight in 51.33 seconds.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week

Tyler Guilmette, Stonehill (Jr., East Longmeadow, Mass.) - Took home the MIT Invitational crown in the long jump, leaping 22 feet, 10 inches.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Athlete of the Week

Molly O'Connell, Assumption (Jr., Tulsa, Okla.) - Won the discus with a distance of 117 feet, 1 inch (35.68 meters) at the Connecticut College Invitational.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Freshman of the Week

Justin Roberts, American International (Fr., Sutton, Mass.) - Came in second in the Javelin with a throw of 54.02 meters, which is 177 feet and 3 inches at the Holy Cross Invite over the weekend.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Freshman of the Week

No Nominations

Weekly Honor Roll:

Chris O'Day, Assumption (So., Braintree, Mass.) - Finished second in the 1500 meter race (a career-best 4:08.18) at the Connecticut College Invitational.

Stephan Ramirez, Bentley (Sr., San Antonio, Texas) - Was first of 41 in the 1500 meters at the MIT Invitational, with a time of 4:02.56.

Alexander Engel, Bryant (So., Spencer, Mass.) - Engel finished second in the 400-meter dash at this weekend's MIT Spring Invitational in a time of 49.22. Also anchored Bryant's winning 4x400 meter relay (3:22.36) and ran the second leg of the second-place 4x100 meter relay (43.09).

Thomas O'Connor, Bryant (Fr., Westwood, Mass.) - Took fourth in the 200-meter dash in this weekend's MIT Spring Invitational in a time of 22.24. Also anchored Bryant's second-place 4x100 meter relay (43.09) and ran the third leg of the winning 4x400 meter relay (3:22.36).

Nicole Radzik, Bryant (Sr., Sutton, Mass.) - Took first place in the 3000-meter steeplechase at this weekend's MIT Spring Invitational in a time of 11:32.00, finishing 49 seconds faster than nearest competitor.

Jacqui Barrett, UMass-Lowell (So., Woburn, Mass.) - Placed fourth overall and first among Division II-III throwers in the shot put at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Threw for a distance of 43' 3.0''.

Haley Catarius, UMass-Lowell (So., Marshfield, Mass.) - Placed eighth overall - tops among Division II-III runners - in the 800 meters at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Ran the course in 2:12.92, which improved standing from 16th to ninth on the NCAA Championship qualifying list.

Lyra Clark, UMass-Lowell (Fr., Nashua, N.H.) - Finished 21st overall and topped the Division II-III field in the 1,500 meters at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Ran the course in 4:36.94, pitting her 17th on the NCAA Division II Championship qualifying list.

Chris Forbes, UMass-Lowell (Fr., Methuen, Mass.) - Placed second overall - first among Division II-III runners - in the unseeded 1,500 meters at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Posted a time of 3:59.85 and finished just behind Alexis Torre-Santiago of Army (3:59.49) by 0.36 seconds.

Rocky LeFort, UMass-Lowell (Sr., Nashua, N.H.) - Placed fifth overall and tops among Division II and III throwers in the shot put at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Threw for a distance of 50' 9.25''.

Gillian Mundry, UMass Lowell (Sr., Methuen, Mass.) - Won the long jump at the MIT Invitational with a leap of 18' 0.5''.

Shanika Pitts , UMass-Lowell (Fr., Easton, Mass.) - Won the 200 meter dash and placed second in the 100 meter dash at the MIT Invitational. Ran the 200 in 25.57 seconds and the 100 in 12.37 seconds.

Rex Radloff, UMass-Lowell (Jr., Dedham, Mass.) - Placed seventh overall - tops among Division II and III runners - in the 5,000 meters at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Ran the course in 14:28.11 to provisionally qualify for the NCAAs with the 14th-fastest time in the country

Meaghan Lucie, Saint Rose (Fr., West Islip, N.Y.) - Took the 5,000-meter run at the Hamilton Invitational. Broke the tape in 20:14.65, defeating nearest competitor by 1:20.

Jen Gardynski, Stonehill (Jr., Everett, Mass.) - Finished ninth in the steeplechase at the Larry Ellis Invitational in Princeton, N.J. on Friday. Ran a time of 11:17.58 to break school record and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships.

Torrey Price, Stonehill (Jr., Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) - Collected second place finishes in both the 100 meter and 200 meter dashes at the MIT Invitational.

Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: During the MIT Invitational, freshman Corinne Flieger (Hopkinton, Mass.) broke the school record in the 100 meter hurdles for the second straight week after the previous mark had stood for 19 years. Her time of 15.80 seconds improved on last week's record-setting time of 16.21 seconds.