Wildcat Women and Great Dane Men Lead Track and Field Championship After Day 1

Wildcat Women and Great Dane Men Lead Track and Field Championship After Day 1

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The University of New Hampshire's women's squad and the University at Albany's men's team lead the field after day one of the 2010 Indoor Track and Field Championship.

Boston University freshman Allison Barwise (Orange, Conn.) captured the first title of the day in the women's pentathlon. Barwise won the event with an ECAC-qualifying mark of 3,571 points. Freshman teammate Nikko Brady (New Castle, Del.) later earned a title for squad in the women's long jump, finishing first with a leap of 5.79m.

UMBC junior Sara Parkinson (Chorley, England/Loughborough University) claimed the women's 5,000m run title in 16:47.69, a season-best mark, while Stony Brook senior Tim Hodge (Tawa, New Zealand/Victoria University) took home gold in the men's 5k run with a time of 14:29.16. Hodge's time qualifies him for the IC4A championship in March.

The Seawolves women's distance medley relay team also captured a title on the first day, crossing the finish line in first with an ECAC-qualifying time of 11:43.01. The mark was less than a second off the America East record.

In the field events, Albany junior Celine Cauderlier (Entzhein, France/Lycee Louis Pasteur/Université Louis Pasteur) won the women's pole vault with a mark of 3.52m. Wildcat senior Ashlee Lathrop (Sherburne, N.Y./Sherburne-Earlville) also claimed a title, placing first in the women's weight throw with a mark of 17.88m.

Albany junior Elias Wilfredo de Jesus (Arroyo, P.R./Natividad Rodriguez Gonzalez) won the men's weight throw with a mark over four feet better than his closest competitor. Senior teammate Luke Schoen (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) posted another victory for the Great Danes, winning the pole vault with a mark of 5.10m.

Albany finished the day on a high note with wins in the men's distance medley relay and the men's long jump. Seniors Valete Graham (Bronx, N.Y./Mount St. Michael) and Nasim Siddeeq (New Hampton, N.Y./Goshen Central/Robert Morris) went 1-2 in the men's long jump with marks of 7.16m and 7.14m, respectively.

After four events in the heptathlon, Boston U. junior Richard Haigh (Orange, Conn.) tops the field with 2,867 points.

The 2010 Indoor Track and Field Championship concludes Saturday, starting at 10 a.m. with the men's heptathlon finals. The meet will end with the men's 4x400m relay, beginning shortly after 3:00 p.m. An awards ceremony will follow the conclusion of the relay.