For Immediate Release
March 2, 2011
Additional Information Provided by NCAA.com
New Haven's Gagne to Compete for Three National Titles
South Easton, Mass. – The NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee announced the participants for the 2011 NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships.
The championships will be held March 11-12 in Albuquerque, N.M., at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Adams State College and the Albuquerque Convention & Visitors Bureau will serve as co-hosts of the championships.
A total of 400 participants -- 200 men and 200 women -- will compete in the championships. Student-athletes qualified by reaching the automatic and provisional standards established for each event.
Among those that qualified was the University of New Haven's Shannon Gagne, who will compete in three events over the weekend. Gagne is the top qualifier in the 200 meter dash (23.60) and the long jump (6.02 meters). She will also compete in the 400 meter dash.
Three other athletes from the NE-10 qualified to compete in two events. American International College's Dominic Smith (200 meter dash, 400 meter dash); the University of New Haven's Ada Udaya (60 meter dash, 200 meter dash); and Stonehill College's Corey Thomas (high jump, 60 meter hurdles) will each be competing for multiple national titles.
Seven different Northeast-10 member institutions will have participants in the national championships. Student-athletes representing American Int'l, Bentley University, The University of Massachusetts Lowell, New Haven, The College of Saint Rose, Southern Connecticut State University, and Stonehill will all be heading to New Mexico.
To see the complete list of qualifiers, please click here: Men | Women
Both days of the Division II Men's and Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships will be streamed live on NCAA.com. Highlights of the championships will be shown at 2 p.m. ET on April 30 on CBS. The seasonal show features highlights of 18 different NCAA championships that took place during the winter.
The Northeast-10 is an association of 16 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that are committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes. Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in Conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
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Men's Entries
Name Year School
Event(s)
Manuel Hennequin Junior American Int'l 800 Meter Dash
Glarius Rop Sophomore American Int'l 5,000 Meter Run
Dominic Smith Junior American Int'l 200 Meter Dash / 400 Meter
Dash
Curtis Trueb Sophomore Bentley One Mile Run
David Brown Freshman UMass Lowell 800 Meter Dash
Donte Brown Senior UMass Lowell 400 Meter Dash
Evan White Sophomore UMass Lowell 200 Meter Dash*
UMass Lowell 4 X 400 Meter Relay
UMass Lowell Men's Distance Medley
Macky Lloyd Junior Saint Rose One Mile Run
Corey De La Cruz Junior So. Connecticut 800 Meter Dash
Selasi Lumax Junior So. Connecticut 800 Meter Dash*
Josh Perry Sophomore So. Connecticut 800 Meter Dash
Patrick Waszczak Senior So. Connecticut Pole Vault
So. Connecticut 4 X 400 Meter Relay
So. Connecticut Men's Distance Medley
Corey Thomas Sophomore Stonehill 60 Meter Hurdles / High Jump
Stonehill Men's Distance Medley
Women's Entries
Name Year School
Event(s)
Bidemi Balogun Junior American Int'l Weight Throw
Amy Varsell Sophomore Bentley 800 Meter Run
Candace Greene Freshman UMass Lowell Shot Put
UMass Lowell 4 X 400 Meter Relay
Shannon Gagne Senior New Haven 200 Meter Dash* / 400 Meter Dash /
Long Jump*
Ada Udaya Freshman New Haven 60 Meter Dash / 200 Meter Dash
Kimberly Johnson Sophomore So. Connecticut Pole Vault
Titilayo Vanriel Freshman So. Connecticut 800 Meter Run
So. Connecticut 4 X 400 Meter Relay
So. Connecticut Men's Distance Medley
*= Top qualifying time/distance
