Author: David Lindholm
The Middlebury College indoor track teams competed in the New England Open Championships last weekend at Boston University, with both teams finishing in the lower half of the pack but featuring many strong individual performances. The women, led by Jess Kosciewicz '04, finished 16th out of 26 teams, whereas the men finished 19th out of 24 teams.
Strong finishes were abundant for the women, as Kosciewicz finished fourth in the 55-meter dash in 7.78 seconds, and also placed 16th in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.40. In the 600-meter run, sophomore Maryanne Porter finished eighth in 1:42.47.
Meredith Bazirgan '02 was 14th in the 1000 meter run in 3:07.61, and sophomore Hannah Huegel finished the long jump in fifth place with a jump of 5.13 meters. Sophomore Jen March finished 18th in the weight throw with a throw of 11.89 meters. The women's distance relay team earned a sixth place finished in 12:24.09.
On the men's side, senior Andrew Boyer led the team with a fifth place finish in the 55-meter hurdles in 7.92 seconds. Junior Mike DeLeo finished 14th in the 55 meter dash in 6.88 seconds, and junior Adrian Logalbo finished the 800 meter run in 16th place with a time of 2:24.42.
Next week the teams will travel for the Eastern College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championships and the following week the teams will make their way to Ohio Northern for the NCAA Championships.
New Englands Bittersweet for Indoor Track Team
Comments
