VESTAL, N.Y.- The University at Albany swept the 2009 America East Outdoor Track & Field Championship with the men picking up their fifth-consecutive title and the women dethroning the Terrier women for the crown on Sunday afternoon at Binghamton University.
The Great Dane men led the nine-team field with 243.33 points, ahead of second-place University of New Hampshire (153 points) and Binghamton University (119.33) in second and third, respectively. UMBC was a close fourth-place finisher with 118.50 points, followed by Boston University (81) in fifth and University of Vermont (57) in sixth. Rounding out the field with 44.33 points was University of Maine in seventh, Stony Brook University (16) in eighth and the University of Hartford (15).
The Albany women (176.50) squeaked past second-place New Hampshire (153) with late points in the field events. Boston University (140.5) finished a close third ahead of Maine (111) and Binghamton (80) in fourth and fifth, respectively. Rounding out the field was Vermont (69) in sixth, ahead of Stony Brook (50), Hartford (39) and UMBC (34).
The 4x100-meter relay got the final events started for the
second day of competition with the UMBC men earning the victory with a time of
41.17 seconds. Albany crossed second in
41.48 seconds, followed by Maine with a third-place time of 41.94.
In the men’s decathlon, Albany’s Freddie Wills earned a total
of 6,250 points, edging out Vermont’s Jared Alvord (6,152) by less than 100
points. Boston’s Richard Haigh finished in third with 3,318 points. New Hampshire
earned first and third finishes in the women’s heptathlon with sophomore Kathryn
Early earning a total of 4531 points and classmate Kaitlyn Dugan earning 4189.
Second-place finisher Marsha Fiesinger from Binghamton earned a total of 4,202
points.
In the 400-meter dash, Joe Greene outpaced Boston’s Joel
Senick for first, crossing in 46.49, a new America East record. Senick finished in 47.26, ahead of Albany’s third-place
finisher Alie Beauvais with a time of 47.34. On the women’s side, senior Vicki
Tolton retained her title, beating her closest competitor by almost two seconds
with a time of 54.56. The time qualified
her for NCAA Regionals, and placed her ahead of second-place finisher Jasmine
Hinson (56.36) from Binghamton, and third-place Lindsay Burlock (56.61) from
Maine.
In the high jump, Leah Grout of Vermont posted a 1.58-meter
leap, earning her first, ahead teammate Ase Lundin (1.58) and Maine’s Katherine
McGeoghan in a second-place tie. For the men, UMBC earned first in the event
with Victor Gilreath’s leap of 1.98 meters.
In second was Binghamton’s Nelson Hall and New Hampshire Patrick Casey
(1.93m) in a second-place tie.
Albany’s Jean Juste finished the 110-meter hurdles with a first-place
time of 14.40 seconds. Juste crossed just ahead of UMBC juniors Camal Pugh
(14.84) and Keith Brown (15.01) who finished in second and third, respectively.
In the women’s 100-meter hurdles, Kamilah McShine from
Albany topped the field, finishing in an impressive 13.90 seconds. Maine’s Jesse Labreck earned second with a
time of 14.27, followed by Boston’s Rebecca Marshburn (14.60) in third.
In the 100-meter dash, UMBC earned the top two spots as juniors
Adrian Arthur and Antonio Thomas finished in first and second with times of
10.61 and 10.83 seconds, respectively.
Maine senior Jhamal Fluellen eanred third, crossing in 10.96. For the women, Fey Adaramola paced the field
and finished 11.96 seconds, ahead of UMBC’s Britney Foreman (12.13) and Boston’s
Shelby Walton (12.15), who finished in second and third, respectively.
The men’s 1500-meter run remained close throughout the race,
with just over a second separating first and third place. Erik van Ingen won the event for Binghamton,
finishing in 3:51.34, outpacing Albany’s Johnathan Moore (3:51.56) and Boston’s
David Proctor (3:52.38). Maine’s Corey Conner won the event for the wome,
cutting more than five seconds from her preliminary time to finish in
4:28.31. Trailing Conner was Stony Brook’s
Holly Van Dalen (4:32.53) and Boston’s Sarah Mosser (4:39.48.
In the 400-meter hurdles, Albany’s Kamilah McShine finished
in 59.74 seconds, which was enough for first.
In second, Binghamton’s Caitlin Wright posted a 1:00.2 time, ahead of
Boston’s third-place finsher Rebecca Marshburn (1:00.25). For the men, Joe
Green won the event for Albany, finishing in 49.97 seconds, ahead of second-place
finsher teammate Alie Beauvais (50.36) and third-place Alexander Macleod
(54.47) from New Hampshire.
In the women’s 200-meter dash, Albany’s Fey Adaramola edged
out Vermont’s Jan Carlson in a thrilling photo finish where both crossed in an
official time of 24.77 seconds and the race had to be decided by thousandths of
a second. In a close third, Boston’s
Jackie Dim posted a time of 24.54. On the
men’s side, teammate Antonio Thomas and Adrian Arthur from UMBC earned the 1-2
sweep for the second time of the day, this time with Thomas earning first
(21.32) followed directly by Arthur (21.35). Albany’s Jeffrey Barnes was the
third-place finisher with a time of 21.65.
In the 800-meter run, Stony Brook’s Lucy Van Dalen led the
field with a 2:09.18 finish, ahead of Albany’s Zuliana Fontanez (2:11.65) and
New Hampshire’s Allison Letourneau (2:13.44) in first and second, respectively.
For the men, Albany earned a 1-2-3 sweep in the 800 meter run thanks to
Johnathan Moore (1:51.25), Joseph Belokopitsky (1:51.69) and Nicolas Santos
(1:52.65).
Hartford’s Elizabeth Foster won the 5000-meter run by over
seven second, posting a time of 17:20.27.
Second-place went to Stony Brook’s Hayley Green (17:27.93) followed by
Boston’s Katie Matthews (17:37.39) in third. Freshman Riley Masters won the
event for the men, posting a time of 14:34.75, outpacing Stony Brook’s
second-place finisher Tim Hodge (14:40.19) and Vermont’s Doug Maisey
(14:54.90).
In the field, Albany’s Michael McCadney (15.14m) earned a
first place finish in the triple jump, ahead of UMBC’s Victor Gilreath (15.10m)
and Brian Pendleton (14.83m) in second and third, respectively. For the women, Boston’s Tahari James posted a
first-place leap of 13.17 meters, edging out Albany’s Jennifer Gurrant (12.82m)
and Boston’s Whitney Ford (12.44m).
The men’s shot put was won by New Hampshire’s Brice Paey
with a launch of 18.15 meters, comfortably beating the field. Second-place finisher Joanel Lopez from
Binghamton posted a mark of 16.36 meters, ahead of New Hampshire Jeffrey Kaste
(16.28m) in third. For the women,
Chrissy Robinson from UMBC earned first with her toss of 13.05 meters, beating
out New Hampshire’s Erica Desroches
(12.88m) and Albany’s Ritshell Verdier (12.80m).
Verdier went on to win the women’s discus with a toss of
48.69 meters, ahead of teammates Catherin Coxon (42.39) and Ashley Lewis
(39.38). Dan Withrow won the event for the Boston men, launching a distance of
50.35 meters, out throwing Reed Liset (49.13m) of New Hampshire and Jan Bicanic
(48.99) of Boston.
UMBC won the men’s 4x100-meter relay with a 41.17 second
finish, beating the past America East record by .01 seconds. For the women, Boston
University posted a 46.23 second first-place finish.
Stony Brook earned the women’s 4x800-meter relay victory
with a 9:06.34 finish while Albany won the event for the men (7:32.37).
Albany won the men’s 4x400-meter relay for the men by
finishing in 3:13.20, while the Maine women posted a 3:43.02 time in the event,
which was good enough for first.
University at Albany head coach Roberto Vives earned Women’s
Coaching Staff of the Year award while Keely Maguire of New Hampshire, who won
the 10,000-meter run and finished fifth in the 5,000-meter run, earned Rookie
of the Meet honors. Hartford’s Elizabeth
Foster garnered Track Performer of the Meet accolades after winning the
3,000-meter steeplechase and the 5,000-meter run. Boston’s Tahari James earned
Field Performer of the Meet as well as the Coaches’ Award for most points
accumulated during the meet with 29.50, after winning the long jump and the
triple jump,
For the men, Jim Boulanger of University of New Hampshire
won the Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year award while his student athlete, Brice
Paey, won Field Athlete of the Meet by winning the shot put. Maine’s Riley masters earned Rookie of the
Meet after winning the men’s 5,000-meter run and Albany’s Joe Greene won the
400-meter dash and the 400-meter intermediate hurdles, setting new America East
records in both en route to winning Track Performer of the Meet and the Coaches’
Award by accumulating 22.50 points.