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January 19, 2009

For Immediate Release

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

Torrey Price, Stonehill (Sr., Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) - Won the 55 meter dash with a time of 6.42 seconds and placed second in the 200 meter dash (22.52) in the URI Sorlein Invitational.

Northeast-10 Co-Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Haley Catarius, UMass Lowell (Jr., Marshfield, Mass.) - Won the 600 meters and helped UMass Lowell capture the Tufts Jumbo Invitational with a time of 1:37.70.

Lindsey Pinkham, Stonehill (So., Skowhegan, Maine) - Won the 800 meters in the URI Sorlein Invitational with a time of 2:22.17.

Northeast-10 Co-Men’s Track Athlete and Freshman of the Week

Kevin Downing, New Haven (Fr., Meriden, Conn.) - Won the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.37 at the Sorlein Invitational. Also finished sixth in the 55 meter dash with a time of 6.55 seconds.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Freshman of the Week

Cachet Chesson, UMass Lowell (Fr., Randolph, Mass.) - Captured two events and scored in a third to lead UMass Lowell to the Tufts Jumbo Invitational. Won the 55 meter dash in 7.48 seconds, as well as the long jump with a distance of 16 feet, 2.25 inches. Also placed sixth in the 200 meter dash in 27.50.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week

William Nguidjoi, UMass Lowell (Jr., Lawrence, Mass.) - Captured the long jump and placed second in the triple jump to lead UMass Lowell to the Tufts Jumbo Invitational team title. Won the long jump with a leap of 21 feet, 2.5 inches and finished runner-up in the triple jump with a distance of 42' 11.0''.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Athlete and Freshman of the Week

Vlada Shelkova, Stonehill (Fr., Newington, Conn.) - Finished third in the long jump and fourth in the triple jump at the URI Sorlein Invitational. Was also the top DII finisher in both events.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Freshman of the Week

Alex Joseph, American International (Fr., New Britain, Conn.) - Placed sixth in the long jump with a distance of 6.54 meters at URI's Sorlein Invitational.


Weekly Honor Roll:

Dave Kusmin, Bentley (So., Westwood, Mass.) - At the GBTC Invitational, finished first in the triple jump (42’7.75”) and second in the long jump (21’0.25”)

Melissa Nash, Bentley (Sr., Marshfield, Mass.) - At the GBTC Invitational, finished eighth in the invitational mile, with her time of 5:13.04 a PR by eight seconds.

Mike Vatti, Bentley (Fr., Easton, Pa.) - Finished fifth in the 200 meters (22.57) and third in the 400 (50.16) during the GBTC Invitational at Harvard.

Jacqui Barrett, UMass Lowell (Jr., Woburn, Mass.) - Won her second straight shot put title at the Tufts Jumbo Invitational with a throw of 43' 7.75''

Sara Brassard, UMass Lowell (Sr., Oxford, Mass.) - Won the 1,000 meters in 3:03.58 and helped UMass Lowell to the team title at the Tufts Jumbo Invitational.

Doug Caves, UMass Lowell (Jr., Oxford, Mass.) - In his first action of the season, won the 400 meter dash and helped UMass Lowell capture the team title at the Tufts Jumbo Invitational with a time of 49.64 seconds.

Amy Delgado, UMass Lowell (Fr., Bridgewater, Mass.) - Won the 400 meter dash at the Tufts Jumbo Invitational in 61.96 seconds and the team to the title.

Andrew Grange, UMass Lowell (Sr., Methuen, Mass.) - Won the 600 meters and helped UMass Lowell capture the team title at the Tufts Jumbo Invitational. Won the 600 in 1:22.94.

Roy Monson, UMass Lowell (Fr., Stoneham, Mass.) - Won the 55 meter dash and helped UMass Lowell capture the team title at the Tufts Jumbo Invitational. Won the 55 in 6.66 seconds, down from his preliminary-winning time of 6.71. Also placed 10th in the 200 meter dash in 24.00.

Cory Murray, UMass Lowell (So., Methuen, Mass.) - Captured the shot put with a distance of 49' 5.5'' and helped UMass Lowell to the team championship at the Tufts Jumbo Invitational.

Ashley Zielinski, UMass Lowell (Fr., Manchester, N.H.) - Captured the 55 meter hurdles and helped UMass Lowell win the Tufts Jumbo Invitational. Won the hurdles in 8.69 seconds and also placed second in the 200 meter dash in 26.97.

Pat Cullen, Saint Rose (Sr., Hyde Park, N.Y.) - Ran a school record fifth place time of 8:51.98 in the unseeded 3000 meter run at the NYC Gotham Cup. Was also part of the 4x800 relay squad that crossed the line 13th in 8:23.01.

Krista Robben, Saint Rose (Fr., Hampton Bays, N.Y.) - Set a school record by tossing the 20 pound weight a 17th place distance of 11.23 meters at the NYC Gotham Cup. Also had a 25th place toss of 8.55 meters in the shot put.

Tyler Guilmette, Stonehill (Sr., East Longmeadow, Mass.) - Finished second in the place in the long jump with a distance of 6.98 meters.

Susan O'Connell, Stonehill (Fr., East Greenwich, R.I.) - Finished second in the 800 meters at the URI Sorlein Invitational with a time of 2:22.92, besting the third place finisher by more than two seconds.

Kevin Gill, Stonehill (So., Brockton, Mass.) - Finished fourth in the 1000 meter run with a time of 2:30.47 and was the top DII finisher.