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April 20, 2009

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Northeast-10 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Doug Caves, UMass Lowell (Jr., Oxford, Mass.) - Placed second overall - tops among Division II-III sprinters - in the 400 meter dash at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational in 46.77 seconds, automatically qualifying for the NCAA Championship with the fourth fastest time in the country. Also ran a 48.6-second leg on UMass Lowell's 4X400 meter relay team which placed first in 3:12.59 and improved to eighth on the Division II list.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Shannon Gagne, New Haven (Jr., Meriden, Conn.) – Led the team with first place finishes in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter dashes at the Springfield College Invitational. Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championships in the 200 meter with a time of 24.63 and the 400 meter with a time of 56.67 seconds.

Northeast-10 Men’s Track Freshman of the Week
Kevin Downing, New Haven (Fr., Meriden, Conn.) – Led the team with first place finishes in the 100 meter, 200 meter and 400 meter dashes at the Springfield College Invitational. Ran a time of 10.73 in the 100 meter finals. Also ran a time of 21.26 in the 200 meter finals for the win and 48.69 seconds in the 400 meter.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Freshman of the Week
Evelyn Marrero, Bentley (Fr., Amsterdam, N.Y.) - Set a personal best in the 5,000 meters during the Fitchburg State Invitational, with her time of 18:52.48 placing her second of 20.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Maurice Calenda, American International (So., Bloomfield, Conn.) - Won both the long and triple jumps at the Holy Cross Invitational. In the long jump, finished with a leap of 6.92 meters and won the triple with a 13.98 meter jump.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Lauren Raimondi, UMass Lowell (So., East Longmeadow, Mass.) - Placed fourth overall - first among Division II-III athletes - in the high jump at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational, clearing 5 feet, 8.0 inches. Provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship as the personal-best result ranks tied for third in the country.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Freshman of the Week
Adam Habansky, Bentley (Fr., Stratford, Conn.) - Finished fourth of 30 in the javelin during the Fitchburg State Invitational, with a throw of 159 feet, 3 inches. Also helped Bentley finish second of five in the 4x100 meter relay, in 44.62 seconds.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Freshman of the Week
Keisha Johnson, Bentley (Fr., Randolph, Mass.) - At the Fitchburg State Invitational, was second of 13 in the long jump (16’8.5”) and third of 10 in the triple jump (34’8.25”). Both were season-best performances.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Olivia Thibou, American International (Jr., Boston, Mass.) - Broke school records in both the triple jump and the long jump. Won the triple with a distance of 10.75 meters, and placed fifth in the long with a leap of 5.14 meters.

Kyle Higgins, Assumption (Fr., Braintree, Mass.) - At the Silfen Invitational at Connecticut College, finished first in the 3,000 meter-steeplechase with a career best time of 10:27.08.

Molly O’Connell, Assumption (Sr., Sandy State, Utah) - At the Silfen Invitational at Connecticut College she finished second in both the shot put and the discuss. Threw the shot 36-07.75 feet and she threw the discus 109-05 feet.

Steve Bergantino, Bentley (Jr., Guilford, Conn.) - Captured the 5,000 meters at the Fitchburg State Invitational, recording a season-best time of 15:37.11.

Dan Darcy, Bentley (Jr., Sharon, Mass.) - At the Fitchburg State Invitational, set a personal best of 3:56.48 en route to finishing first amongst a 35-man field in the 1500 meters. Also placed second of 37 in the 800 with a time of 1:57.00.

Rebecca Ciccarelli, Bentley (Sr., Natick, Mass.) - At the Fitchburg State Invitational, finished first amongst 19 runners in the 400 meters, with a season-best time of 1:00.02. Also was part of Bentley’s 4x100 relay team which was second of five teams in 52.36 seconds.

Jeremy Langton, Bentley (Sr., Mansfield, Mass.) - Finished first of 37 in the 800 meters at the Fitchburg State Invitational, posting a season-best time of 1:56.82.

Mike Vatti, Bentley (Fr., Easton, Mass.) - Set a personal best of 22.39 seconds in the 200 meters, good for a first place finish, amongst 44 competitors, at the Fitchburg State Invitational. Also was second of 32 in the 400, his time of 49.00 a season-best.

Mark Zurlo, Bentley (Sr., North Haven, Conn.) - Finished third of 11 in the triple jump at the Fitchburg State Invitational, with a distance of 41 feet, six inches.

Sarah Brassard, UMass Lowell (Sr., Oxford, Mass.) - Placed 12th overall - tops among Division II-III runners - in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Broke her own school record for the third time this season (by more than 30 seconds) with a time of 10:50.79 and provisionally qualified for the NCAAs with the seventh-fastest result this season.

Andrew Grange, UMass Lowell (Sr., Methuen, Mass.) - Placed fourth overall and second among Division II-III sprinters in the 400 meter dash at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational with a time of 46.91 seconds. Improved to fifth on the NCAA Division II list. Also ran a 47.0-second leg on UMass Lowell's 4X400 meter relay team which placed first in 3:12.54.

Tim Guerin, UMass Lowell (Jr., Auburn, Mass.) - Placed third overall and tops among Division II-III runners in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Broke his own school record and automatically qualified for the NCAA Championship with a time of 9:01.93, besting his previous mark of 9:14.28 by more than 12 seconds.

William Nguidjoi, UMass Lowell (Jr., Lawrence, Mass.) - Top Division II-III finisher in two events at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Placed sixth overall in the triple jump with a distance of 42' 10.25'' and took 14th in the long jump with a leap of 20' 3.75''.

Ryan Saunders, Saint Rose (Fr., Cambridge, N.Y.) - Registered four top-five finishes, including a first place showing in the 400-meter hurdles to lead the team to a fourth place finish at the Springfield Invitational. Crossed the line in 55.72 to capture the 400m hurdles and also took fourth in the high jump after clearing 1.76-meters, was fourth in the 100m in 11.12 and anchored the 4x400 relay squad that wound up fourth with a time of 3:31.43.

John Walsh, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Brookfield, Conn.) - Won the javelin throw at the Metropolitan Championships with a toss of 49.56 meters as the Owls took third in the meet.

Colleen Carmen, Stonehill (So., Drexel Hill, Pa.) - Finished second in the high jump at Holy Cross, jumping 4'11.75.

Erica Insel, Stonehill (Fr., Clinton, N.J.) - Finished third in the javelin at Holy Cross and broke an eight year old school record with her toss of 121 feet three inches.

Torrey Price, Stonehill (Sr., Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) - Won the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.16 seconds at Holy Cross. Also took fifth in the 200 with a time of 22.63.