2007 NE-10 Outdoor Track & Field

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April 23, 2007

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Northeast-10 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week

Brandon Beloin, Stonehill (Sr., Danielson, CT) - Posted a winning and a school-record time in the 400 meter intermediate hurdles at the MIT Spring Co-Ed Invitational with a mark of 53.97 seconds and was also part of the school-record effort in the 4 X 400 relay with a time of 3:21.83.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Athlete of the Week

Nicole Pankey, Assumption (Sr., Portsmouth, RI) - Accumulated 28.50 points at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational to help the team to a third place finish in the event. Won the 100-meter race (13.25), 200-meter race (27.59), and ran the second leg of the winning 4x100 relay team (52.43). Finished third in the triple jump with a distance of 33 feet, 3.25 inches (10.14m).

Northeast-10 Men’s Track Freshman of the Week

Donte Brown, UMass Lowell (Fr., Raynham, MA) - Won two events at the MIT Coed Invitational. Captured the 110 meter high hurdles in 15.11 seconds and also ran a leg on the 4X100 meter relay team which placed first in 41.62 seconds.

Northeast-10 Women’s Track Freshman of the Week

Haley Catarius, UMass Lowell (Fr., Marshfield, MA) - Ran a leg on the 4X400 meter relay team which placed first at the MIT Co-Ed Invitational in 3:59.70. Also placed third in the 400-meter hurdles in 1:05.66.

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week

Joe Kowalczyk, Assumption (Gr., Wilbraham, MA) - Won the shot put with a distance of 47 feet, 10 inches (14.58m) and the discus with a distance of 141 feet, 2 inches (43.03m) at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational. Accumulated 20 points in the event.

Northeast-10 Women’s Field Athlete of the Week

Molly O’Connell, Assumption (So., Sandy, UT) - Accumulated 20 points at the Connecticut College Silfen Invitational to help the team to a third place finish in the event. Won the shot put with a distance of 39 feet, 1.25 inches (11.92m) and the discus with a distance of 125 feet, 10 inches (38.36m).

Northeast-10 Men’s Field Freshman of the Week

Jeremy Singleton, Pace (Fr., Hamburg, NJ) - At the Silfin Invitational, finished 2nd in the javelin throw with a toss of 51.10m - 167-08, falling short of winning the event by 0.83 meters.

Northeast-10 Women’s Co-Field Freshmen of the Week

Olivia Thibou, UMass Lowell (Fr., Boston, MA) - Won the triple jump at the MIT Co-Ed Invitational with a distance of 35' 11.5''.

Meghan Rocha, Stonehill (Fr., Nashua, NH) - Took top honors in the discus at the MIT Spring Co-Ed Invitational with a mark of 114 feet, 7 inches.

Weekly Honor Roll:

Kevin Chan, Bentley (Jr., Newton, MA) - At the MIT Invitational, finished first amongst 17 in the discus with a throw of 136 feet, one inch. Also, was fourth of 19 in the shot put (44 feet, 9.75 inches).

Rebecca Ciccarelli, Bentley (So., Natick, MA) - At the MIT Co-Ed Invitational, finished fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 1:00.30 a PR by 1.3 seconds. Also, ran the leadoff leg on the 4x100 relay team that finished fourth with a time of 50.66 seconds.

Stephan Ramirez, Bentley (Jr., San Antonio, TX) - Finished first amongst collegians, and second of 20 overall, with a time of 15:23.74 in the 5,000 meters at the MIT Co-Ed Invitational.

Hafiz Greigre, Bryant (Sr., Attleboro, MA) - Broke his own school records at the MIT Invitational, running a 10.63 in the 100 meters and a 21.02 in the 200 meters.

Nicole Radzik, Bryant (Sr., Manchaug, MA) - Broke a 23-year school record, by 32 seconds, placing second in the 5000-meters in 18:21.97 at the MIT Invite.

Nicole Plante, UMass Lowell (Sr., North Adams, MA) - Placed first and broke her own school record in the 1,500 meters at the MIT Co-Ed Invitational. Posted a time of 4:42.64, surpassing her previous mark of 4:42.91.

Nate Potter, UMass Lowell (Sr., Wyoming, RI) - Placed second overall and tops among collegiate throwers in the hammer while provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Championship at the MIT Co-Ed Invitational. Posted a distance of 176' 7.0'', currently 17th on the NCAA Division II list.

Ruben Sanca, UMass Lowell (So., Boston, MA) - Won the 1,500 meters at the MIT Co-Ed Invitational in 3:57.52.

Mike Cebula, Southern Connecticut (Sr., White Plains, NY) - Finished the 1500 in second place with a time of 3:51.14, which was a NCAA provisional time at Princeton. The finish was the second fastest time in school history.

Sasha Mathelier, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Uniondale, NY) - Came in second place in the pole vault at 3.51 meters, which qualified her for the New England Championships. Also took the sixth spot at 14.74 in the 100 meter hurdles at the 2007 UCONN Outdoor Invitational.

David Metzger, Stonehill (Jr., Ellington, CT) - Set a school record in the 5,000 meters against primarily Division I competition at the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational with a time of 14:57.21.

Andrea Topalis, Stonehill (Fr., Simsbury, CT) - Placed second in the 10,000 meters at the MIT Spring Co-Ed Invitational with a time of 39:24.

Vinnie Williams, Stonehill (Sr., Springfield, MA) - Set a school record with a second place finish in the 200 meters (21.59) and also recorded second place performance in the 100 meters (10.83) at the MIT Spring Co-Ed Invitational. Was also part of the school record effort in the 4 X 400 relay team's time of 3:21.83.

Weekly Notes:

STONEHILL: Five Skyhawk school records fell during competition over the weekend at both the M.I.T. Spring Coed and Princeton Larry Ellis Invitationals. Senior Dana DeIngenis (Cranston, R.I.) improved her NCAA provisional qualifying time in the 1,500 meters against primarily Division I competition at Princeton, while fellow senior Kelly Chaisson (Walpole, Mass.) placed 14th in the 5,000 meters at Princeton against a primarily Division I field.