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March 30, 2009

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Northeast-10 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Donte Brown, UMass Lowell (So., Raynham, Mass.) - Won the 400 meter hurdles and provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship at the Trinity College Bantam Invitational. Posted a time of 52.25 seconds, currently the second-fastest time in the country.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Prisna Doriscat, UMass Lowell (Jr., Boston, Mass.) - Won three events at the Trinity College Bantam Invitational, including the 100 meter dash (12.80 seconds) and 200 meter dash (26.79). Also ran a leg on the 4X100 meter relay team which placed first in 50.21 seconds.

Northeast-10 Men’s Track Freshman of the Week
Dominic Smith, American International (Fr., Bloomfield, Conn.) - Won the 100-meter dash at the Trinity Bantam Invitational with a school record time of 11.21 seconds.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Freshman of the Week
Ashley Bell, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Riverhead, N.Y.) - Took second in the 200 meters (26.95 seconds) at the Trinity Invitational.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Tom Kilby, Stonehill (Jr., Fall River, Mass.) - Set a new school record in the javelin with a toss of 190 feet which was good enough for second place at the meet but erased his own old mark of 186 feet three inches which he set in the Northeast-10 Championships last season at Bryant.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Yvonne Perkins, Southern Connecticut (Sr., Danbury, Conn.) - Won the shot put with a NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 13.64 meters. Also placed second in the hammer throw and third in the discus with a toss of 41.85 meters and 36.02 meters respectively at the Trinity Invitational.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Freshman of the Week
Shaddi Ali, UMass Lowell (Fr., Stoneham, Mass.) - Won the high jump at the Trinity College Bantam Invitational, clearing 6' 1.5''.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Freshman of the Week
Samantha Spindel, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Brewster, N.Y.) - Won the discus with a toss of 38.75 meters and placed fourth in the hammer throw with a throw of 39.51 meters at the Trinity Invitational.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Peter Jusseaume, Assumption (Fr., Marshfield, Mass.) - At the Worcester City Championship Meet placed 2nd in the 800 meter race with a career best time of 1:59.69. Also added an 8th place finish in the javelin throw with a career best throw of 134-11 feet.

Chris O'Day, Assumption (Jr., Braintree, Mass.) - At the Worcester City Championship Meet won the 1500 and the 800 meter races. Won the 1500 meter race with a career best time of 4:06.62. Won the 800 with a time of 1:59.32.

Dan Darcy, Bentley (Jr., Sharon, Mass.) - Finished 27th of 100 in the 1500, including third of 70 in Section II, at the Raleigh Relays with a time of 4:00.34. Also ran the 400 in 52.21 seconds, finishing 77th amongst 101.

Evelyn Marrero, Bentley (Fr., Amsterdam, N.Y.) - At the Raleigh Relays, set a personal best in the 5,000 meters with a time of 19:02.76, good for 41st amongst 69 runners. Was also 81st of 109 in the 1500 with a 5:07.70.

Melissa Nash, Bentley (Sr., Marshfield, Mass.) - Competing at the Raleigh Relays, provisionally qualified for the NCAA Division II Championships in the 5,000 meters with a time of 17:33.00, an outdoor PR by 11 seconds. In the three unseeded sections, was eighth of 69 runners. Also posted a time of 4:50.48 in the 1500, finishing 65th of 109.

Mike Vatti, Bentley (Fr., Easton, Pa.) - At the Raleigh Relays, set an outdoor PR in the 400 meters, with his time of 49.18 seconds good for 23rd in a 101-runner field.

Jacqui Barrett, UMass Lowell (Jr., Woburn, Mass.) - Placed second in the shot put at the Trinity College Bantam Invitational. Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship with a throw of 44' 6.75''.

Cory Murray, UMass Lowell (So., Methuen, Mass.) - Won the shot put at the Trinity College Bantam Invitational. Threw the shot for a distance of 49' 3.5''.

Lauren Raimondi, UMass Lowell (So., East Longmeadow, Mass.) - Captured two events at the Trinity College Bantam Invitational, including the high jump, in which she cleared 4' 11.75''. Also won the 100 meter hurdles in 15.53 seconds.

Melissa Bredice, Saint Rose (Jr., Colonie, N.Y.) - Was second overall in the 10,000 meter run with a 42:00.06 clocking at the Dick Shea Invitational that was hosted by Army.

Patrick Cullen, Saint Rose (Sr., Hyde Park, N.Y.) - Removed nearly one minute off his own school standard with a 32:38.8 clocking to win the 10,000m run by 24 seconds at the Dick Shea Invitational that was hosted by Army.

Diwani Augustine, Southern Connecticut (Jr., East Hartford, Conn.) – Led the team with a first place finish in the triple jump with a leap of 14.33 meters at the Trinity Invitational.

Nicholas Fedor, Southern Connecticut (So., Bethan, Conn.) - Placed second in the hammer throw (50.34m)at the Trinity Invitational.

Josh Perry, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Naugatuck, Conn.) - Won the 1500 meter run in 4:04.18 and was a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that placed second with a time of 3:23.72 at the Trinity Invitational.

Everet Walcott, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Manchester, Conn.) - Placed second in the 110 meter hurdles in 16.29 seconds and seventh in the 400 meter hurdles in 58.91 seconds at the Trinity Invitational.

Christen Carrier, Stonehill (Fr., Manchester, N.H.) - At the Bryant Invitational, won the 400 meter dash and then led the 4x400 meter relay team to a second place finish behind Holy Cross.

Torrey Price, Stonehill (Sr., Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) - Finished second in the 100 meter dash, fourth in the 200 meters and in both was the top Division II finisher at the Bryant Invitational. Then ran on the 4x100 meter relay team that finished second to URI.

Weekly Notes:

BENTLEY: Senior Melissa Nash provisionally qualified for the 5,000 meters during the Raleigh Relays, posting an outdoor personal best of 17:33.00.

SAINT ROSE: The Golden Knights established three school records at the Dick Shea Invitational that was hosted by Army on Saturday. Senior Pat Cullen removed nearly one minute off his own school standard with a 32:38.8 clocking to win the 10,000m run, sophomore Alison Vogelien (Voorheesville, N.Y.) went a school record 1.50 meters to tie for fourth in the women’s long jump and freshman Charles Karam (Clifton Park, N.Y.) accounted for the third Saint Rose standard with a sixth place time of 50.66 in the 400m dash.