Northeastern wins adidas Boston Indoor Games
Northeastern hosted the collegiate division of the adidas Boston Indoor Games on Friday night at the Reggie Lewis Center. The Northeastern men finished first (117.33 points), defeating 15 other teams, including conference-rivals Albany (108), New Hampshire (53.50) and Hartford (12) who placed second, fourth and 13th respectively. The Northeastern women likewise finished first (123.33) out of a field of 13 teams, while Albany finished sixth (53.50).
Individual champions for Northeastern included Derek Anderson (Wrentham, Mass./Xavarian Bros.) in the weight throw (57’2.75”), Idris Payne (New York, N.Y./Fordham Prep) in the 400-meter dash (47.54) and Mike Couch (Niskayuna, N.Y./Colonie) in the pole vault (15’6”). Ahndraea Allen (Roselle Park, N.J./Roselle Park) was the top finisher in 55 (7.16) and 200 (24.60), Aquila Williams-Judge (Boston, Mass./Scituate/Wheaton) won the 55 hurdles (8.09) and long jump (5.98), and Laura Chmielewski (Monmouth, N.J./South Brunswick/Rutgers) won the pole vault (12’6”).
Other top America East finishers for the men included Paul Roche (Niskayuna, N.Y./Niskayuna) of Albany who won the 55 hurdles (7.62) and Gered Burns (Altamont, N.Y./Guilderland), who set a new meet record in the 800 (1:50.46) and was a member of the first place 4x400 relay (3:16.32) team. New Hampshire was paced by Tim Perry (Bethel, Conn./Bethel) and David Ball (Orange, Vt./Orange), who each recorded second place finishes. The Great Dane women claimed fifth place in the 4x400 relay (3:53.66).
On Saturday, Williams-Judge also ran in the World Class division of the Indoor Games, as she placed eighth in the 60 hurdles (8.75). Two-time Olympic gold medalist and nine-time World champ Gail Devers won the race (7.85).
Boston University Invitational
Across town, the Terriers hosted the Boston University Invitational, which featured Stony Brook and Vermont runners, along with a plethora of college and university teams, local running clubs and unattached runners.
The America East competitors were led by Vermont’s Kristal Kostiew (Northwood, N.H./Coe-Brown) who won the weight throw with a toss of 62’8” and placed third in the shot put (46’2.5”). Andre Nacaxe (Goiania, Brazil/Missouri Valley College) turned in the Terriers top finish, grabbing second place in the 500 (1:04.00), while Alaina Ramsey (Rayway, N.J./Paramus Catholic) recorded personal best times in both the shot put (43’1.5”) and the weight throw (34’1.5”). Stony Brook’s top finisher was Corinne Leake (Greenlawn, N.Y./John Glenn) with a third place finish in the 500 (1:16.10).
Around the Conference
Binghamton had a record-breaking week as the Bearcats competed in the Penn State National Open and the West Point Invitational. Rory Quiller (West Point, N.Y./James I. O'Neill) set a new Binghamton mark by scoring 4,749 points in the heptathlon, Kathryn Murnane (Rockville Centre, N.Y./Oceanside) broke her own school record in the mile (5:05.92), Heather Tassler (Hartsdale, N.Y./Woodlands) won the 60 hurdles (8.02) in record time, and Adam Goldberg (New Rochelle, N.Y./New Rochelle) set a new school record in the 60 hurdles (8.48).
UMBC also competed at Penn State during the week. The Retrievers received great finishes from their relay teams, as the men’s 4x800 team finished sixth (7:46.30) and the women’s 4x400 team (3:50.99) took seventh overall. Ed Warner (Baton Rouge, La./Baton Rouge) and Adam Grossman (Baltimore, Md./Pikesville) were the top individual finishers for UMBC, placing fourth in the men’s in the high jump (6’ 6.75”) and third in the 60, respectively.
The Maine men’s track and field team picked up a 112-48 win over Central Connecticut while the women’s team defeated New Hampshire (146-120) and Central Connecticut (146-77). The Black Bear men took first in all but two events, including two first-place finishes from Christopher Warren (Woburn, Mass./Woburn). On the women’s side, Claire Poliquin (N. Vancouver, B.C./Handsworth) set a new fieldhouse record in the high jump (5’8”). Jennifer Busse (Brookline, N.H./Brookline) and Lauren Tebbetts (Waterville, Maine/Waterville) led New Hampshire as they each finished first in their respective events.