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May 4, 2009

For Immediate Release

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Northeast-10 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
Torrey Price, Stonehill (Sr., Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.) - A part of three second place finishes at the NE-10 Championships. Took second in both the 100 (10.72) and the 200 (22.18) and was in the 4x100 relay which finished second with a time of 43.47.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Shannon Gagne, New Haven (Jr., Meriden, Conn.) - Qualified first in the 100-meter dash (12.29) and bettered her time in the finals (12.13) to capture her first of three titles at the NE-10 Outdoor Championships. Also won the 200-meter dash (24.96) and set a new school record in the long jump with a leap of 19-2.5 (5.85 meters), the fourth best in NCAA Division II this season.

Northeast-10 Men’s Freshman of the Week
Dominic Smith , American International (Fr., Bloomfield, Conn.) - Set a pair of school record at the NE-10 championship meet, winning the 200-meter dash in a school-record time of 22.06 seconds and placed third in the 400-meter dash by crossing the finish line in a school-record time of 48.17 seconds.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Freshman of the Week
Danielle Howell, New Haven (Fr., Hatfield, Pa.) - Won the 400-meter hurdles at the NE-10 Outdoor Championships in a school record time of 1:06.42.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Diwani Augustine, Southern Connecticut (Jr., East Hartford, Conn.) - Claimed four top-five finishes at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championship. Was a member of the 4x100 meter relay team that placed first with a time of 41.62 seconds and won the triple jump with a leap of 6.92 meters. Also took second in the long jump (6.92m) and fourth in the 400 meter hurdles (56.12s). Was named the championships Most Outstanding Athlete.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Lauren Raimondi, UMass Lowell (East Longmeadow, Mass.) – Captured three events at the NE-10 Championships and was named the championship’s Most Outstanding Athlete. Won the high jump, clearing 5’07.00” and won the 100-meter hurdles in a personal-best 14.72 seconds. Also part of the winning 4x400 relay team.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Freshman of the Week
David Bannerman, Southern Connecticut (Fr., South Windham, Conn.) - Finished third in the hammer throw with a toss of 45.90 meters at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championship.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Freshman of the Week
Erica Insel, Stonehill (Fr., Clinton, N.J.) - Broke her own mark in the javelin for the second time this season as she threw it a distance of 122 feet five inches and also captured a first place finish in the process at the NE-10 Championships.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Bidemi Balogun, American International (Fr., Providence, R.I.) - Placed second in the hammer throw with a toss of 46.39 meters at the Northeast-10 Championships.

Olivia Thibou, American International (Jr., Boston, Mass.) - Took the top spot in the triple jump with a school-record distance of 11.35 meters at the Northeast-10 Championship Meet. Also finished third in the long jump with a school-record leap of 5.24 meters.

Jacqui Barrett, UMass Lowell (Jr., Woburn, Mass.) – Captured the shot put for the second straight year and improved to fourth on the NCAA Division II list with a distance of 47’04.25” at the NE-10 Championships.

Sarah Brassard, UMass Lowell (Sr., Oxford, Mass.) – Won the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a time of 11:08.14 at the NE-10 Championships.

Doug Caves, UMass Lowell (Jr., Oxford, Mass.) – Won the 400-meters at the NE-10 Championships with a time of 46.92, nearly equaling his best time of 46.77 which ranks him fourth nationally.

Christina DaLomba, UMass Lowell (Sr., Marstons Mills, Mass.) – Won the 1,500-meters in 4:41.40 and finished second in the 800-meters with a time of 2:14.48 at the NE-10 Championships.

Cory Murray, UMass Lowell (So., Methuen, Mass.) – Won the shot put title at the NE-10 Championships with a distance of 49’05.75”.

Justin Oliver, UMass Lowell (Jr., Lowell, Mass.) – Captured the 400-meter hurdles at the NE-10 Championships with a time of 54.76 seconds.

Rex Radloff, UMass Lowell (Sr., Dedham, Mass.) – Won the 1,500-meters with a time of 3:57.81 at the NE-10 Championships.

Emily Thomas, UMass Lowell (Sr., Foxboro, Mass.) – Won the 5,000-meters with a time of 18:40.85 at the Northeast-10 Championships.

Kevin Downing, New Haven (Fr., Meriden, Conn.) - Captured the 100-meter dash title at the NE-10 Outdoor Championships in a time of 10.72. Also helped the 4x100-meter dash team to a third place finished (43.70).

Kevin Jackson, Saint Rose (Sr., Schenectady, N.Y.) - Ran a winning time of 15.23 in the 110 meter hurdles at the NE-10 Championships and was part of the third place 4x400 relay team and the fourth place 4x100 squad that finished in 3:23.77 and 43.99 respectively. Ran a fifth place time of 22.61 in the 200 meter dash.

Meaghan Lucie, Saint Rose (So., West Islip, N.Y.) - Won the 10,000 meter run with the third fastest time in NE-10 Championship Meet history behind a 41:49.82 clocking. Also anchored the third place 4x800 relay squad that ran a 10:29.62.

Chris Croff, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Lisbon, Conn.) - Won the 5000 meter run in 15:05.50 at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championship.

Nicholas Fedor, Southern Connecticut (So., Bethany, Conn.) - Grabbed three top-10 finishes at the Northeast-10 Championship. Won the discus throw with a toss of 47.59 meters, placed second in the hammer throw with a throw of 51.72 meters and finished ninth in the shot put with a toss of 12.84 meters to help the Owls claim their seventh straight NE-10 Outdoor Championship

Selasi Lumax, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Somerset, N.J.) - Won the 800 meter run in 1:54.70 and was a member of the 4x400 meter relay team that won the event with a time of 3:17.48 at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championship.

Sasha Mathelier, Southern Connecticut (Sr., Freeport, N.Y.) - Won the pole vault with a vault of 3.50 meters and took third in the high jump with a leap of 1.55 meters at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championship.

Yvonne Perkins, Southern Connecticut (Sr., Danbury, Conn.) - Claimed three top-five finishes at the Northeast-10 Championships. Won the discus throw with a toss of 42.67 meters, finished second in the shot put with a throw of 13.90 meters and took third in the hammer throw with a toss of 46.05 meters.

Sutton Underwood, Southern Connecticut (Sr., Norwalk, Conn.) - Won the pole vault with a vault of 4.70 meters at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championship.

John Walsh, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Brookfield, Conn.) - Won the javelin throw with a toss of 65.69 meters at the Northeast-10 Outdoor Championship.

Tyler Guilmette, Stonehill (Sr., East Longmeadow, Mass.) - Won the long jump, provisionally qualified for nationals and broke his own school record with a distance of 23'7.5”. Also part of 4x100 relay which finished second with a time of (43.47)

Steve Polito, Stonehill (Fr., Worcester, Mass.) - Won the 10,000 Meters with a time of 32:46.23 at the NE-10 Championships.

Dan Pilz, Stonehill (So., Newington, Conn.) - Provisionally qualified for nationals with his performance in the 3000 Meter steeple chase, winning the event in a time of 9:24.38 at the NE-10 Championships.