2008 Woodie Awards
Track finishes second in NEC's
Erin Howard
Issue date: 2/15/07 Section: Sports
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The men's indoor track team placed second in the NEC championship this past weekend in Landover Md. The women's team also came up big, finishing in 5th. Each team returned home with record breaking times and multiple medals.
Setting an ECAC qualifying mark of 1.70 meters, freshman, Brittany Dexter, took home the women's high jump title. Dexter, from Ballston Lake, N.Y. blew away her competition, leaping a whole tenth of a meter above the second place winner. The three-time NEC Rookie of the Week later attempted a 1.73 meter jump on her final run, but fell just shy of breaking the conference record.
Junior, Arman Dixon was named the NEC's Most Valuable Performer of 2007. He finished fourth in the triple jump and placed first in the long jump, making a leap of 7.18 meters.
On the track, Dixon won the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.0 seconds and created a new meet record in the 60 meter dash, sprinting a time of 6.77 at trials.
Claiming the bronze medal in the 60 meter race was junior, Scott Giordano with a time of 7.01 seconds. With perhaps the most dramatic finish of the weekend's events, Giordano also won the 400 meter dash. Diving into the finish line to beat out St. Francis' sophomore, Jorden Davis, Giordano won the race with a time of 49.78 and was able to leave with both two medals.
Senior, Alonzo Meek came up strong with a gold medal in the 60 meter hurdles. With a first place time of 8.29 seconds, he added ten solid points to Sacred Heart's total.
Taking second place in the individual 5000 meter event was sophomore Kathleen Henry. With a time of 17:29:63, she was allotted an ECAC qualifying mark that gave Sacred Heart first in the heat.
This was the second time the women of Long Island University have taken the championship title. Their ladies finished with a total of 129 points. Falling only a half of a point behind Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart's women closed out the conference with 61.5 points
Monmouth University scored a total of 117 points, naming them the Men's NEC indoor track and field champions for the third time in a row. With only two points less, it was evident that the competition was tight and Sacred Heart certainly put up a good fight.
The 2007 NEC Outdoor Track and Field Championship will take place on May 5th-6th at Monmouth University.
Both the men and women plan on increasing their intensity throughout the next few months and train diligently for the next conference.
"I know I can speak for the rest of the team when I say: Outdoor, we're taking it," said Dixon.
Setting an ECAC qualifying mark of 1.70 meters, freshman, Brittany Dexter, took home the women's high jump title. Dexter, from Ballston Lake, N.Y. blew away her competition, leaping a whole tenth of a meter above the second place winner. The three-time NEC Rookie of the Week later attempted a 1.73 meter jump on her final run, but fell just shy of breaking the conference record.
Junior, Arman Dixon was named the NEC's Most Valuable Performer of 2007. He finished fourth in the triple jump and placed first in the long jump, making a leap of 7.18 meters.
On the track, Dixon won the 200 meter dash with a time of 22.0 seconds and created a new meet record in the 60 meter dash, sprinting a time of 6.77 at trials.
Claiming the bronze medal in the 60 meter race was junior, Scott Giordano with a time of 7.01 seconds. With perhaps the most dramatic finish of the weekend's events, Giordano also won the 400 meter dash. Diving into the finish line to beat out St. Francis' sophomore, Jorden Davis, Giordano won the race with a time of 49.78 and was able to leave with both two medals.
Senior, Alonzo Meek came up strong with a gold medal in the 60 meter hurdles. With a first place time of 8.29 seconds, he added ten solid points to Sacred Heart's total.
Taking second place in the individual 5000 meter event was sophomore Kathleen Henry. With a time of 17:29:63, she was allotted an ECAC qualifying mark that gave Sacred Heart first in the heat.
This was the second time the women of Long Island University have taken the championship title. Their ladies finished with a total of 129 points. Falling only a half of a point behind Quinnipiac, Sacred Heart's women closed out the conference with 61.5 points
Monmouth University scored a total of 117 points, naming them the Men's NEC indoor track and field champions for the third time in a row. With only two points less, it was evident that the competition was tight and Sacred Heart certainly put up a good fight.
The 2007 NEC Outdoor Track and Field Championship will take place on May 5th-6th at Monmouth University.
Both the men and women plan on increasing their intensity throughout the next few months and train diligently for the next conference.
"I know I can speak for the rest of the team when I say: Outdoor, we're taking it," said Dixon.
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