Albany looks to defend both the men's and women's conference titles as the 2007 America East Outdoor Track & Field Championship takes place this weekend, May 5-6, at UMBC in Baltimore, Md.
Last season the Great Danes completed the sweep at the outdoor title meet behind impressive showings on both sides. For the men, Joe Greene garnered Most Outstanding Track Performer accolades of the meet, while Freddie Wills was named Most Outstanding Field Performer.
On the women's side, Albany also took home the Coaching Staff of the Year Award. Boston University's Tahari James turned in one of the best performances in recent championship history as she earned the Most Outstanding Track Performer and Most Outstanding Field Performer awards, while also earning the Coaches' Award, given annual to the student-athlete compiling the most overall points during the meet.
Stay tuned to AmericaEast.com all weekend long for the latest news regarding the 2007 America East Outdoor Track & Field Championship.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, May 5
10:30 a.m. Decathlon
*Men’s 100 Meter
*Men’s Long Jump
*Men’s Shot Put
*Men’s High Jump
*Men’s 400 Meter
11:00 a.m. Heptathlon
*Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles
*Women’s High Jump
*Women’s Shot Put
*Women’s 200 Meter
9:00 a.m. Women’s 10,000 Meters Finals
9:45 a.m. Men’s 10,000 Meters Finals
1:00 p.m. Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles Trials
1:10 p.m. Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles Trials
1:30 p.m. Women’s 400 Meter Trials
1:40 p.m. Men’s 400 Meter Trials
1:50 p.m. Women’s 100 Meter Trials
2:00 p.m. Men’s 100 Meter Trials
2:20 p.m. Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles Trials
2:30 p.m. Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles Trials
2:45 p.m. Women’s 3000 Meter Steeplechase Trials
3:05 p.m. Men’s 3000 Meter Steeplechase Trials
3:20 p.m. Women’s 200 Meter Trials
3:35 p.m. Men’s 200 Meter Trials
11:00 a.m. Women’s Javelin Throw Finals
12:00 p.m. Men’s Hammer Throw Finals
12:00 p.m. Women’s Pole Vault Finals
12:00 p.m. Men’s Long Jump Finals
12:30 p.m. Men’s Javelin Throw Finals
3:00 p.m. Women’s Hammer Throw Finals
3:00 p.m. Women’s Long Jump Finals
3:30 p.m. Men’s High Jump Finals
3:30 p.m. Men’s Pole Vault Finals
Sunday, May 6
9:00 a.m. Decathlon
*Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles
*Men’s Discus Throw
* Men’s Pole Vault
*Men’s Javelin Throw
* Men’s 1500 Meter
9:00 a.m. Heptathlon
*Women’s Long Jump
*Women’s Javelin Throw
*Women’s 800 Meter
11:00 a.m. Women’s 4X100 Meter Relay Finals
11:10 a.m. Men’s 4X100 Meter Relay Finals
11:30 a.m. Women’s 1500 Meter Final
11:45 a.m. Men’s 1500 Meter Final
12:00 p.m. Women’s 400 Meter Final
12:05 p.m. Men’s 400 Meter Final
12:15 p.m. Women’s 100 Meter Hurdles Final
12:25 p.m. Men’s 110 Meter Hurdles Final
12:35 p.m. Women’s 800 Meter Final
12:45 p.m. Men’s 800 Meter Final
12:55 p.m. Women’s 100 Meter Final
1:00 p.m. Men’s 100 Meter Final
1:10 p.m. Women’s 400 Meter Hurdles Final
1:20 p.m. Men’s 400 Meter Hurdles Final
1:30 p.m. Women’s 200 Meter Final
1:35 p.m. Men’s 200 Meter Final
1:45 p.m. Women’s 5000 Meter Final
2:05 p.m. Men’s 5000 Meter Final
2:30 p.m. Women’s 4X800 Meter Relay Final
2:40 p.m. Men’s 4X800 Meter Relay Final
2:50 p.m. Women’s 4X400 Meter Relay Final
3:00 p.m. Men’s 4X400 Meter Relay Final
11:00 a.m. Men’s Triple Jump Finals
11:30 a.m. Men’s Discus Throw Finals
11:00 a.m. Women’s High Jump Finals
11:30 a.m. Women’s Shot Put Finals
1:00 p.m. Women’s Triple Jump Final
1:30 p.m. Men’s Shot Put Final
1:30 p.m. Women’s Discus Throw Final
*Event will start no sooner than 30 minutes following the conclusion of the previous decathlon/heptathlon event.