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Nine provisional qualifying performances lead women's track and field to runner-up finish at ECAC Championship; Men place 13th overall
March 6, 2004
BRUNSWICK, ME- The Wheaton College men's and women's indoor track and field teams competed in their final meet of preparation prior to next weekend's NCAA Division III Championships, as the Lyons were at the two-day Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championship meet held at Bowdoin College's Farley Field House. Nine NCAA Division III national meet provisional qualifying performances bolstered the women to a second-place finish of 60 points among 39 teams, while the men placed 13th overall with 22 points in the 36-team field.
For the women, the 400-meter dash sprinters led the way, as senior Amber James (Woodbury, MN/Woodbury) and junior Jessica Allegra (East Hampton, CT/East Hampton) both exceeded provisional qualifying standards. Allegra placed second overall in the 400M event in 58.75, while James, Allegra, junior Kathrine Wallace (Glenmoore, PA/The Hill School) and freshman Alison Amendola (Franklin, MA/Franklin) finished second in the 4x400-meter relay in 3:55.70.
James also had a season-best and second-place time of 7.19 in the 55-meter dash, which moved her up the national meet qualifying list. Sophomore Aspen James (Woodbury, MN/Woodbury) was right on sister Amber's heels in the 55M race, as she placed third overall with a time of 7.22. Senior Kim Spence (Barrington, NH/Dover) also improved her time in the 1,500-meter run at 4:43.70, which was good enough for a fourth-place standing. Spence ran a leg in the provisional-qualifying distance medley relay race, joining junior Erin O'Brien (North Easton, MA/Oliver Ames) and sophomores Kendra Leith (Holden, MA/Wachusett Regional) and Oly Wirtz (Fitchburg, MA/Fitchburg) for a third-place finish and time of 12:09.53.
The Lyons were equally as successful in the field, as sophomore Noelle Battista (Warwick, RI/Toll Gate) posted a provisional qualifying mark of 12' 1/2" in the pole vault while finishing second overall. In the high jump, Wallace and freshman Crystal Blamy (Walpole, NH/Fall Mountain Regional) were even every step of the way, tying for third at 5' 5 1/4".
On the men's side, junior Dan Olson (Voorheesville, NY/Albany Academy) captured the high jump championship by clearing 7' 1/4", a solid four inches higher than the next closest competitor. His leap was yet another national meet automatic qualifying performance, while sophomore Ajay Sisodia (Andover, MA/Andover) reached a provisional standard in the 400-meter dash in 48.98. He finished second overall in the 400M and seventh in the finals of the 55-meter dash in 6.67. Junior Jamaal Rawls-Payton (Stoughton, MA/Stoughton) advanced to the finals of the 55-meter hurdles, placing seventh in the eight-member field with a time of 7.97.
The Lyons will begin their respective NCAA Division III Championships at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Kachel Field House on Friday, March 12 at 10:30 a.m.
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