FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 16, 2015
NCAA RECAP VIDEO/RELEASE (Southern Connecticut at 4:08 mark)
BIRMINGHAM, Al. – Sophomore Crystle Hill, junior Georgette Nixon, graduate student Sarah Hill and junior Shatajah Wattely, pictured, of the Southern Connecticut State women's indoor track and field team won the NCAA National Championship in the women's 4x400 relay at the NCAA Div. II Indoor Track and Field Championship Saturday afternoon at the University of Alabama.
Its the Owls' 79th individual title in program history, fourth for the women's track program and second in the women's indoor track and field progam.
The women's relay team entered today's event sitting at the No. 1 slot and remained on top as they won the event with a time of 3:44.91. The quartet of Owls defeated Northeast-10 rivals Stonehill and New Haven, while topping seven other division II schools as well.
With the win, C. Hill, Nixon, S. Hill and Wattely all earn All-American honors.
Additional reporting for this release provided by the athletics communications staff at Southern Connecticut.
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The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is 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 24 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. 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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