Complete ResultsSpringfield, Mass. -- May 2, 2009 -- MIT captured its first New England Division III Women's Track & Field Team Championship, and by so doing snapped a lengthy streak of nine straight titles by Williams College today under sunny skies at Springfield College's Blake Track. MIT scored 152.50 points, followed closely by Williams at 143, then Middlebury with 68. Host Springfield finished in a tie for sixth with Tufts with 56 points.
Following Middlebury's third-place total of 68 points came Bowdoin with 62, Wheaton (57), Springfield and Tufts (56), Colby (51), Bates (40.50), Brandeis (25), Trinity (19), Southern Maine (17), Keene State (16), Amherst and Westfield State (14), Smith and Worcester State (13), Conn. College (8), RIC (7), Salem State (6), Bridgewater State (5), Coast Guard, UMass Dartmouth, and WPI (4), Colby-Sawyer (2), and Mount Holyoke (in 26th with 1 point).
Here are the results of the first-place finishers.
Heptathlon -- Hazel Briner, MIT -- 3,972 points
Hammer Throw -- Brianna Kondrat, Colby -- 162-4
Long Jump -- Cherelle Allen, Springfield -- 18-10 1/2
10,000 Meters -- Stephanie McNamara, Tufts -- 35:32.79*
Javelin -- Sarah Ciarleglio, Trinity -- 136-11
High Jump -- Danielle Sheppard, Colby -- 5-4 1/4
Shot Put -- Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan, Bates -- 42-4
Pole Vault -- Emily Hwang, MIT -- 12-7 1/2
Discus -- Kelsey Borner, Bowdoin -- 134-2
Triple Jump -- Mickey Jusme, Wheaton -- 38-7 3/4
100 Meter Hurdles -- Amy Magnuson, MIT -- 14.39*
Steeplechase -- Jacqui Wentz, MIT -- 10:47.46
4x100 Meter Relay -- Wheaton -- 48.62
1500 Meters -- Emma Linhard, Colby -- 4:36.75
400 Meters -- Portia Jones, MIT -- 57.24
100 Meters -- Elise Johnson, Williams -- 12.62
800 Meters -- Ali Chase, Bowdoin -- 2:13.29
400 Meter Hurdles -- Izzy Alexander, Bates -- 1:01.78*
200 Meters -- Portia Jones, MIT -- 25.69
5000 Meters -- Lauren Philbrook, Williams -- 17:12.69
4x800 Meter Relay -- MIT -- 9:13.96*
4x400 Meter Relay -- MIT -- 3:57.76
*NE Div. III Record
For complete results -- including the heptathlon -- please see results above.
Jim Pennington enters his 29th season as head coach of the Springfield College women’s cross country and track and field teams in 2012-2013. Under Pennington’s direction, the Pride has recorded seven top 20 finishes at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships, and seven top 15 finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
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