EMMANUEL TRACK ATHLETES SET RECORDS AT NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIP

Feb. 23, 2008

Several Emmanuel Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field athletes capped off the season with record-breaking performances at the New England Division III Championships. The women traveled to Smith College in Northampton, MA for their championship. The distance medley relay team, made up of junior Christine Gaspar (Attleboro, MA) (1200m), freshman Alison Lynch (Pawtucket, RI) (400m), senior Emily McCaffrey (East Greenwich, RI) (800m), and junior Cat Lariviere (Windham, NH) (mile) broke their previous record by over 40 seconds. Sophomore Sarah Soldano (Bethel, CT) finished 11th in the high jump, despite battling the flu.

The men's championship was held at Tufts University in Medford, MA. Freshmen Ryan Maher (Gales Ferry, CT) competed in the 55m hurdles. Seniors Mike Thurnauer (Reading, MA), Matt Hickey (North Attleboro, MA), and Rob Allen (Plymouth, MA) ended their Emmanuel indoor track careers with a record performance. They were joined by sophomore Rob Littleton (Plymouth, MA) in breaking the Emmanuel program record in the 4 X 400m relay with their 13th place finish.

For complete results of both the women's and men's results go to: Women's New England D 3 Championship results http://tinyurl.com/3acnov Men's New England D 3 Championship results [Link]http://www.coolrunning.com/results/08/ma/Feb23_MensDi_set1.shtml