Skyhawks Claim Team Title At 2nd Annual Home Event
With individual victories by Matt Meagher (10,000), Dan Kincade (Javelin), Torrey Price (100 meters), Mark White (Discus), Tyler Guilmette (Long Jump), Joe D'Agostino (High Jump) and the 4x100 meter relay, Stonehill took first place at the second annual Skyhawk Invitational on Saturday afternoon at W.B. Mason Stadium. In a field littered with Division I competition, the Skyhawks collected 158 points, well ahead of second place Tufts (127) and third-place Bryant (93).
Event No. 1 -
Men's 10,000 Meters
Stonehill's Matt Meagher
(Mansfield, Mass.) opened up a huge lead midway through and cruised
to win in this event. Bridgewater State's Avery Bouchard was second
followed by Stonehill freshman Steve Polito
(Worcester, Mass.).
Event No. 3 -
Men's 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
UMass-Lowell junior Steve O'Brien
claimed the top spot with a time of 9:58.77. Tufts' Ryan Lena
followed at 10:00.36 and in third place was Bridgewater freshman
William Taft (10:12.69). Stonehill sophomore
Jason Lynch (Lynbrook, N.Y.) was fourth at
10:19.23.
Event No. 4 -
Women's 3,000 Meter Steeplechase
Boston College's Mallory Champa
set a new meet record with a NCAA Division I provisional qualifying
time of 10:50.30 to claim the individual championship. The old
record of 11:18.20 was set by Bryant's Nicole Radzik.
UMass-Lowell's Sarah Brassard was second
(11:22.94) and Tufts' freshman Anya Price finished
third at 12:12.32.
Event No. 5 -
Men's 5,000 Meter Run
Boston College's David Emerson
shaved nearly 20 seconds off the previous event record with a time
of 15:13.28 to earn the individual championship. Tufts junior
Nick Welch was second at 15:27.72, followed by
Stonehill junior Josh Andrews (15:33.39).
Event No. 6 -
Women's 5,000 Meter Run
Three sophomores - Tufts' Stephanie McNamara
(17:16.73), Mary Najarian (18:43.54) and Stonehill's Kelly O'Toole
(18:47.96) - were in the top three. Stonehill freshman Kristen
Mahoney was fifth (19:03.53).
Event No. 7 -
Women's 4x100 Meter Relay
Anchored by freshman Rory Cellucci, Boston
College's ‘A' quartet took home the 4x100 relay crown after
finishing with a time of 48.56. She was joined by juniors
Meghan Callahan and Teyahnie
Boone and fellow freshman Anna Cioffredi.
The Eagles were followed by URI (49.26), UMass-Lowell (49.46) and
Wheaton College (Mass.).
Event No. 8 -
Men's 4x100 Meter Relay
With freshman Stephan Neville (Foxboro, Mass.)
running the anchor leg, Stonehill blazed to a title in the 4x100
meter relay. Seniors Tyler Guillmette (Longmeadow,
Mass.) and Torrey Price (Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.)
along with freshman John Driscoll teamed with
Neville for the Skyhawks. They were followed by Boston College
(44.30), Tufts (44.30) and Bryant (44.31).
Event No. 9 -
Women's 1,500 Meter Run
Boston College swept through this event, claiming
the top seven spots led by junior Samantha Gawrych
with a time of 4:40.80. Wheaton's Beth Pisarik was
the top non-Division I finisher in eighth place with a time of
4:47.94.
Event No. 10 -
Men's 1,500 Meter Run
Boston College sophomore Andrew MacIsaac just
missed out on an event record with a first-place finish, turning in
a 4:00.43 performance to edge out a pair of Stonehill runners in
second and third place. Sophomore Kevin Gill
(Brockton, Mass.), the event record holder, was second (4:01.27)
and Daniel Pilz (Newington, Conn.) rounded out the
top three at 4:02.37.
Event No. 11 -
Women's 100 Meter Hurdles
Rhode Island had three of the top four finishers
led by sophomore Lara-Jane Que who turned in a
time of 14.76 to collect first place. Que's time shattered the old
record of Lauren Raimondi who finished third at
this year's event ((15.37).
Event No. 12 -
Men's 110 Meter Hurdles
Tufts junior Jared Engelking took top honors with
a time of 15.21, while Assumption sophomore Anthony
Dowd was second at 15.74. Bryant sophomore Anthony
Monteiro rounded out the top three with a time of 15.91.
Event No. 13 -
Women's 400 Meter Dash
A pair of freshmen took home the top two spots, with UMass-Lowell's
Ashley Smith (59.68) edging out Stonehill's
Christen Carrier (Manchester, N.H.) (1:01.19).
Wheaton's Chizoba Ezeigwe, the event record holder
in the 100, was third at 1:01.26.
Event No. 14 -
Men's 400 Meter Dash
UMass-Lowell senior Andrew Grange blazed his way
to a event record with a first place finish of 48.63. Bryant junior
Alexander Engel was second at 50.10 and fellow
River Hawk, freshman Jeffery Wundt was third at
50.31. Stonehill senior Mark Porcaro was fifth
with a time of 51.66.
Event No. 15 -
Women's 100 Meter Dash
Boston College freshman Anna Cioffredi was just
off of an event record with a time of 12.61 to earn the individual
crown. Rhode Island senior Ashley Robinson was
second (12.68) followed by fellow Boston College freshman
Rory Cellucci (12.74).
Event No. 16 -
Men's 100 Meter Dash
Stonehill had two runners in the top four, led by a first-place
finish from senior Torrey Price (10.99). Freshman
Stephan Neville was fourth at 11.41, while Bryant
sophomore Thomas O'Connor was second (11.12) and
Tufts senior Phillip Rotella was third (11.21).
Event No. 17 -
Women's 800 Meter Run
Samantha Gawrych turned in a new meet record with
a time of 2:15.47 to earn the individual title. She was followed by
UMass-Lowell's Christina DaLomba (2:16.68) and
fellow River Hawk, sophomore Patricia Brice
(2:17.29). Stonehill freshman Susan O'Connell
(East Greenwich, R.I.) was seventh (2:20.02).
Event No. 18 -
Men's 800 Meter Run
Tufts junior Billy Hale scored a first place
finish with a 1:59.32 performance to edge out Boston College senior
James LaGreca who was right behind him at 1:59.44.
Boston College's Brendan Collins was third at
2:00.86.
Event No. 19 -
Women's 400 Meter Hurdles
URI junior Natatia Nugent blazed her way to a
first place finish in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:07.55.
She was followed by Boston College's Kara Musso
(1:07.69) and Stonehill's Kathryn O'Leary
(1:07.69).
Event No. 20 -
Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
Northeastern junior Jon Hall finished in first
place with a time of 54.90 ahead of three UMass-Lowell competitors
- Matthew Blazon (56.00), Justin
Oliver (57.65) and Robert Fernandez
(58.55).
Event No. 21 -
Women's 200 Meter Dash
Ashley Robinson of Rhode Island won the individual
title with a time of 26.25, followed by Boston College's
Meghan Callahan (26.28). UMass-Lowell's
Prisna Doriscat (26.89) was the top non-Division I
finisher in fourth place. Last year's champion, Boston College's
Teyahnie Boone finished in fifth (26.90).
Event No. 22 -
Men's 200 Meter Dash
Bryant sophomore Thomas O'Connor (22.60) edged out
Wheaton junior Merzudin Ibric (22.64) for the
individual crown. Last year's champion, Stonehill's Torrey
Price, was fifth with a time of 23.06.
Event No. 23 -
Women's 4x400 Meter Relay
Two different Boston College foursomes finished in first and second
respectively, followed by UMass-Lowell (4:10.90) and Stonehill
(4:19.79). The Eagles ‘B' relay was first at 3:59.49, while
the ‘A' was second at 4:05.85.
Event No. 24 -
Men's 4x400 Meter Relay
Bryant's foursome of Alex Engel, Michael DiBella, Thomas O'Connor
and Andrew Fitzgerald claimed first place in the men's 4x400 meter
relay. UMass-Lowell was second (3:30.61) and Stonehill (Comis,
Blanche, Porcaro, Guilmette) was third (3:33.18).
Event No. 25 -
Women's High Jump
Rhode Island junior Shayna Daugherty and fellow
Ram TyLynn Graham finished 1-2 for URI.
Stonehill's Colleen Carmen was third.
Event No. 26 -
Men's High Jump
Rhode Island junior Shayna Daugherty and fellow
Ram TyLynn Graham finished 1-2 for URI.
Stonehill's Colleen Carmen was third.
Event No. 27 -
Women's Pole Vault
Rhode Island junior Stephanie Gregory vaulted
10-11.75 to grab the individual crown in the pole vault. Three
freshmen followed, led by Boston College's Emily
Cornelius, Northeastern's Lauren Bennett
and Tufts' Heather Theiss.
Event No. 28 -
Men's Pole Vault
Northeastern sophomore Pablo Rodriguez vaulted an event record of
15 feet even, shattering his own mark of 13 feet, 11 and a quarter
inches set a season ago. Tufts sophomore Sam Read tied Rodriguez'
mark from a season ago, earning second place while Ben Kocarnik,
who held the record with Rodriguez, finished in third with a vault
of 13 feet, five and a quarter inches.o
Event No. 29 -
Women's Long Jump
TyLynn Graham shattered the event record with a long jump of 5.54
meters to claim the individual title. Logan Crane
of Tufts was second (5.49 meters) and Boston College's
Melissa Hadfield was third (5.38). Stonehill
freshman Vlada Shelkova (Newington, Conn.) was
sixth at 5.30 meters.
Event No. 30 -
Men's Long Jump
Tyler Guilmette broke his own record with a jump
of 22 feet, 8.5 inches to claim his second straight individual
title at this event. Boston College freshman Matt Adetula was
second with a jump of 21 feet, 9.5 inches.
Event No. 31 -
Women's Triple Jump
Wheaton freshman Mickey Jusme jumped an event
record 39 feet, one quarter of an inch to take first place in the
triple jump. Brandeis' Ali Sax finished in second
with a jump of 36 feet, ten and a half inches, while Tufts
sophomore Kanku Kabongo was third (36 feet, seven
and three quarter inches).
Event No. 32 -
Men's Triple Jump
Wheaton freshman Marcus Dennis took top honors in
the triple jump with a leap of 12.65 meters, finishing ahead of
Northeastern freshman Dan Brooks (12.48 meters)
and Bridgewater State freshman Chris O'Neil (12.38
meters).
Event No. 33 -
Women's Discus
Boston College freshman Kelsey Huckins claimed the
top spot with a throw of 40.38 meters, outdistancing URI senior
Jessica Lehman (38.73) and Stonehill's
Megan Rocha (37.51).
Event No. 34 -
Men's Discus
Boston College freshman Kelsey Huckins claimed the
top spot with a throw of 40.38 meters, outdistancing URI senior
Jessica Lehman (38.73) and Stonehill's
Megan Rocha (37.51).
Event No. 35 -
Women's Hammer Throw
Three sophomores, headlined by Northeastern's
Althea Charles took the top three spots. Charles'
throw of167 feet, seven inches was more than 45 feet further than
the previous record of 122 feet, four inches set by Bryant's Amber
Torrey at last year's event.
Event No. 36 -
Men's Hammer Throw
Three sophomores, headlined by Northeastern's
Althea Charles took the top three spots. Charles'
throw of167 feet, seven inches was more than 45 feet further than
the previous record of 122 feet, four inches set by Bryant's Amber
Torrey at last year's event.
Event No. 37 -
Women's Javelin
Northeastern senior Lauren DeTurk fell just short
of an event record with a throw of 118 feet, four inches to earn
first place honors, while Stonehill freshman Erica
Insel (Clinton, N.J.) was second at 114 feet, seven
inches.
Event No. 38 -
Men's Javelin
Three of the top four performances were by freshman and Stonehill's
Dan Kincade (Brookfield, Conn.) took home the
title with a throw of 169 feet, seven inches. Northeastern's
Eric Milne was second at 156 feet, six inches.
Event No. 39 -
Women's Shot Put
UMass-Lowell's Jacqui Barrett (13.84 meters)
edged out Northeastern's Patricia Harrison
(13.07). Tufts' Paula Dormon was a distant third
with a toss of 12.11 meters.
Event No. 40 -
Men's Shot Put
Three sophomores - UMass-Lowell's Cory Murray
(16.07 meters), Northeastern's Patrick Jablonski
(14.09 meters) and Stonehill's Patrick Fanning
(13.31 meters) - finished 1-2-3.
Event No. 41 -
Women's 4x800 Meter Relay
Boston College's Bernier, McKeon, Meyer and Sullivan took a
comfortable lead and cruised to a win with a time of 9:38.97.
Stonehill (Booth, Pinkham, Coriaty and O'Connell) finished in fifth
with a time of 10:18.37.
Event No. 42 -
Men's 4x800 Meter Relay
Stonehill's ‘A' foursome of Ben Rumery, Brian Benson, Dan
Pilz and Kevin Gill claimed the 4x800 meter relay title in a time
of 8:16.71. Bryant's ‘A', which featured three freshman and a
sophomore, finished in second at 8:18.51.