TRACK & FIELD TEAMS EXCEL AT SHEEHAN MEMORIAL MEET
April 4, 2009
FITCHBURG, Mass. - The Emmanuel College Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field Teams competed in Fitchburg State College's Sheehan Memorial Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Saints endured, yet again, another cold and windy day of competition, but withstood the weather to come away with several fine performances and personal bests. The sprinters, hurdlers, and throwers were the most effected by the windy conditions. The women's team placed 6th overall out of 25 teams and the men finished 13th out of 24 teams.
Sophomore Ben Cleveland (Auburn, Maine) placed eighth in the 400 meters, running 52.19. Freshman Stephen Armstrong (Revere, Mass.) ran a personal best time of 4:29.68. Freshman Wesley Cowles (Hebron, Conn.) returned to the 800-meter race this week and ran his personal best of 2:06.30. In addition, the men's 4 x 800 meter relay team consisting of Cowles, Armstrong, freshman Maurizio Turco (Revere, Mass.) and Cleveland placed fourth and improved on the school relay record with a cumulative time of 9:11.55. Freshman Jordan Coulombe (Saco, Maine) placed 5th in the high jump. Freshman Gregory Brown (Norton, Mass.) improved on his personal best in the discus. Junior co-captain Rob Littleton (Plymouth, Mass.) and junior Pat Welton (Derby, Conn.) improved on their best in the javelin.
Freshman Katasi Kulubya (Anaheim, Calif.) placed fifth in both the 100 and 200 meters, running 13.90 and 28.72, respectively. Senior Cathryn Lariviere (Windham, N.H.) placed seventh in the 1500 meters, running 5:06.46. Also placing seventh was freshman Brittany Sorice (Dover, N.H.) in the 400 meters, running a time of 65.53. The women's relay teams also experienced some success that afternoon. The 4 x 800 team consisting of Sorice, sophomore Victoria Cole (Carver, Mass), freshman Stephanie Gomes (Ludlow, Mass.) and Lariviere placed fourth and set a school record with a time of 11:12.30. The 4 x 100 relay team consisting of sophomores Kelsey Fitzpatrick (Milford, Mass.), Irene Limlengco (Brookline, Mass.), freshman Nacy Brandao (Dorchester, Mass.) and Kulubya placed fourth, running a cumulative time of 54.84. Finally, the 4 x 400 relay team consisting of Fitzpatrick, Kulubya, sophomore Megan Clary (Cumberland, R.I.) and Limlengco placed fifth with a time of 4:38.35.
The Saints will compete again next Saturday (4/11) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsair Classic in Dartmouth, Mass. For complete results of the Sheehan Memorial Invitational, go to: http://www.coolrunning.com/results/09/ma/Apr4_JimShe_set1.shtml