BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS---Members of the St. Francis College men’s and women’s track and field squad competed at the 2010 ECAC/IC4A Indoor Track & Field Championship in Boston, Massachusetts hosted by Boston University.
The 4x800 men’s relay squad, consisting of freshmen Brian Nersten, Paul Gilhuley, Joseph Gilhuley and sophomore Rafal Ksepka, set a new record in Boston, finishing tenth in the event with a time of 7:39.10.
In the men’s high jump, senior Dean Brown jumped to a fourth place finish, soaring 2.04 m (6-08.25). Fellow senior Matthew Megerdichian finished in the Top 20 in the weight throw while finishing first amongst competitors from the Northeast Conference.
On the women’s side, sophomore Dominique Burrus jumped 5.70 m (18-08.50) in the long jump to finish the competition in eighth place.
Event 5 Women Long Jump
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Top 9 to finals.
Meet: @ 6.55m 1995 Diane Guthrie, George Mason
NCAA Auto: * 6.38m
NCAA Prov: % 6.13m
2009 Winner: 5.97m Whitney Ford, Boston U.
Name Year School Finals
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Finals
1 Kristen Brown 13 Connecticut 5.98m 19-07.50
2 Malin Marmbrandt SR Manhattan 5.92m 19-05.25
3 Nwamaka Okobi 11 Rutgers 5.84m 19-02.00
4 Nikko Brady 13 Boston Unive 5.83m 19-01.50
5 Louise Faye SR Seton Hall 5.82m 19-01.25
6 Chia Hudson 11 George Mason 5.79m 19-00.00
7 Jazlynn Finney 12 Virginia Com 5.78m 18-11.75
8 Dominique Burrus 11 St. Francis (NY) 5.70m 18-08.50
9 Whitney Ford 10 Boston Unive 5.67m 18-07.25
10 Brittney McRae SR Temple Unive 5.61m 18-05.00
11 Kathryn Gevitz SR U Penn 5.58m 18-03.75
12 Whitney Holder 13 Connecticut 5.57m 18-03.25
13 Melissa Hewitt SO Cornell Univ 5.50m 18-00.50
14 Patricia McNish 13 Albany Unive 5.47m 17-11.50
15 Marissa McDonald 13 James Madiso 5.43m 17-09.75
16 Wunmi Fapohunda 11 Pittsburgh U 5.29m 17-04.25
17 Erin Guty 13 Princeton Un 5.21m 17-01.25
18 Lily Otu 11 Mount St. Ma 5.13m 16-10.00
The track and field squad is gearing up for their outdoor schedule, as they travel to West Long Branch, New Jersey for the Monmouth Season Opener on March 26th and 27th.
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