Metzger Named As Northeast-10 Men's Indoor Track And Field Athlete Of Week After Solid Performance At Boston University Invitational

January 30, 2006

Northeast-10 Indoor Track & Field Report through January 29, 2006

Jan 30, 2006

Northeast-10 Men's Track Athlete of the Week

David Metzger, Stonehill (So., Ellington, CT) - Provisionally qualified for the NCAA indoor championships in the mile at 5,000 meters at Boston University Invitational with time of 14.43.94 in event.

Northeast-10 Weekly Honor Roll:

MEN:

Vinnie Williams, Stonehill (Jr., Springfield, MA) - Set school record in 200 meters for Skyhawks at Boston University Invitational with time of 22.03 in event.

Dickie Gerry, Stonehill (So., Bow, NH) - Provisionally qualified for NCAA indoor championships in mile for Skyhawks at Boston University Invitational with time of 4:14.67.

WOMEN:

Dana DeIngenis, Stonehill (Jr., Cranston, RI) - Qualified for the all-New England Championships in the mile at Boston University Invitational with a time of 5:06, the second fastest mark in school history.

Erin Smith, Stonehill (Sr., Brockton, MA) - Provisionally qualified for NCAA indoor championships in 5,000 meters at the Boston University Invitational with time of 17:49.39, also qualifying for the all-New England Championships in the event.

Northeast-10 Weekly Notes:

STONEHILL: Three Skyhawks provisionally qualified for the upcoming NCAA Division II Indoor Championships that will be hosted on March 10th and 11th by Stonehill and the Reggie Lewis Center, as sophomores David Metzger (Ellington, Conn.) and Dickie Gerry (Bow, N.H.) qualified in the men's 5,000 and mile, respectively, while senior Erin Smith (Brockton, Mass.) qualified in the women's 5,000 at the Boston University Invitational...Juniors Vinnie Williams (Springfield, Mass.) and Derek Hebert (Rockland, Mass.) set Stonehill school records in the men's 200 and 400 meters, respectively, at the Boston University Invitational, while the Skyhawk men's 4 X 400 relay team comprised of Hebert, senior Paul Viggiano (Trumbull, Conn.), junior Brandon Beloin (Danielson, Conn.) and sophomore Thomas Woods (Medfield, Mass.) also set a school record in that event...Smith and junior Dana DeIngenis (Cranston, R.I.) qualified for the women's all-New England Championships in the 5,000 and mile, respectively, with DeIngenis posting the second fastest indoor mile time in Stonehill history at the Boston University Invitational.