2008 NE-10 Outdoor Track & Field
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May 28, 2008
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Northeast-10 Men’s Track Athlete of the Week
McNeil Johnson, Southern Connecticut (Jr., East Hartford, Conn.)
– Ran a time of 51.89 seconds bettering his qualifying time
of 52.28 earlier in the weekend, to finish an impressive fifth in
the 400 meter hurdles. Earned All-American honors with the
finish.
Northeast-10 Women’s Track Athlete of the Week
Haley Catarius, UMass-Lowell (So., Marshfield, Mass.) - Earned
All-American honors for the second time this year, placing sixth in
the 800 meters at the NCAA Championship. Seeded ninth, shattered
the school record with a time of 2:10.40 in the preliminary and ran
the final in 2:12.07.
Northeast-10 Men’s Track Freshman of the Week
Kevin Gill, Stonehill (Fr., Brockton, Mass.) - Wrapped up a
sensational inaugural season, turning in a tenth place finish in
the 1500 meters at the 2008 NCAA Division II Track & Field
Championships. Just missed out on earning All-America honors with
his time of 3:52.73, less than a second off of the pace.
Northeast-10 Women’s Track Freshman of the Week
Lyra Clark, UMass-Lowell (Fr., Nashua, N.H.) - Placed 15th in the
1,500 meters at the NCAA Championship in 4:40.24.
Northeast-10 Men’s Field Athlete of the Week
Kevin Taylor, Southern Connecticut (Sr., Bristol, Conn.) –
Earned sixth place honors in the long jump to earn All-America
status. Best jump of the weekend was 7.14 meters in the finals.
Northeast-10 Women’s Field Athlete of the Week
Yvonne Perkins, Southern Connecticut (Jr., Danbury, Conn.) –
Placed 10th in hammer throw and 18th in shot put at the NCAA
Championship this past weekend.
Northeast-10 Men’s Field Freshman of the Week
Robert Golabek, Southern Connecticut (Fr., Hamburg, N.Y.) –
Finished 17th in the shot put at the NCAA Championship with a throw
of 49’7’’.
Northeast-10 Women’s Field Freshman of the Week
No Nominations
Weekly Honor Roll:
Jacqui Barrett, UMass-Lowell (So., Woburn, Mass.) – Had
first-ever appearance at the NCAA Championship, placing 12th in the
shot put with a throw of 44 feet, 7.0 inches.
Andrew Grange, UMass-Lowell (Jr., Methuen, Mass.) - Earned
All-American honors for the fifth time by placing sixth in the 400
meter dash at the NCAA Championship. Seeded 13th, posted a time of
47.07 in the preliminary and 47.65 in the final.
Tim Guerin, UMass-Lowell (So., Auburn, Mass.) - Seeded 14th, placed
11th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in 9:42.78 at the NCAA
Championship.
Rex Radloff, UMass-Lowell (Jr., Dedham, Mass.) - Placed 14th in the
5,000 meters at the NCAA Championship in 14:51.31.
Letecia Taylor, Southern Connecticut (So., Plainfield, N.J.)
– Finished seventh in 400 hurdles with a time of 1:01.28 to
earn All-America honors.
