2012 Track & Field Performers of the Week
| April 23,
2012 |
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Sam
Chick, Bowdoin (Junior - Scarborough, Maine) Chick posted a record-breaking performance in the 400-meter hurdles during the annual State of Maine Championships, setting the meet record in the event with a time of 54.49 seconds. The showing was 0.13 seconds better than the previous record, set by former Polar Bear Graydon Foil in 2005. |
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Tommie
Lark, Wesleyan (Senior - Amherst, Mass.) Lark took home first place for the Cardinals in both the long jump and the triple jump at the annual Little Three Championships hosted by Wesleyan on Saturday. Lark had a performance of 6.84 meters in the long jump, while his triple jump showing of 14.10 meters was over a meter better than the runner-up. |
| Women's Track Performer of the
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Elsa
Millett, Bowdoin (Senior - Manchester, Conn.) Millet was the winner in the 200- and 400-meter dash events at the Aloha Relays hosted by Bowdoin on Saturday. Millet claimed the events in times of 25.40 and 57.41 seconds, respectively. She became the first athlete to win two events in four consecutive years in the 24-year history of the event. |
| Women's Field Performer of the Week | |
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Erin
Silva, Bowdoin (First Year - Westborough, Mass.) Silva’s pole vault performance at the Aloha Relays not only won the event but also set a new school record. Silva had a height of 3.50 meters. |
| April 16,
2012 |
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Michael
LeDuc, Connecticut College (Sophomore - Canton, Conn.) LeDuc had the best time out of a field of 36 runners in the 5,000-meter run during the Skyhawk Invitational at Stonehill on Saturday, completing the race in 14:57.52. LeDuc outdistanced the field by nearly 20 seconds. |
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Chris
Martin, Bowdoin (Senior - Woburn, Mass.) Martin claimed first place in two events at the Wildcat Invitational on Saturday at the Univ. of New Hampshire. Martin posted a distance of 6.75 meters in the long jump, then shattered the Polar Bears’ 20-year old program mark in the triple jump with a performance of 14.54 meters. |
| Women's Track Performer of the
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Brittany
Reardon, Colby (Sophomore - Scituate, Mass.) Reardon set a program mark in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.49 during the Colby Invitational on Saturday. She was also a part of the winning 4x100-meter relay squad. |
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Jenna
Wilborne, Trinity (First Year - New Haven, Conn.) Wilborne set the meet record at the Eastern Conn. St. Invitational in the triple jump with a performance of 11.31 meters. |
| April 9,
2012 |
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Dom Kone,
Colby (Junior - Bucksport, Maine) Kone won the 100- and 200-meter dashes at the Jim Sheehan Memorial Invitational on Saturday at Fitchburg St., posting times of 10.86 and 22.52 seconds, respectively. His performance helped Colby earn third at the 11-team meet. |
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Simon
Ward, Bowdoin (Junior - Charlotte, N.C.) Ward won the pole vault at Middlebury’s Panther Invitational on Saturday. Ward’s winning performance came on his seventh and final attempt, as he cleared the final height of 4.30 meters. The height was a personal best for Ward, who led a 1-2-3 sweep in the event by Bowdoin. |
| Women's Track Performer of the
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Keri
Lambert, Amherst (Junior - Amherst, Mass.) Lambert posted the best time in the 5,000-meter run during the Yellow Jacket Invitational at American Int’l College on Saturday, completing the event in 17:04.38. |
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Nakeisha
Jones, Tufts (Senior - Boston, Mass.) Jones had the best performance in the triple jump at the George Davis Invitational hosted by UMass Lowell, recording a distance of 11.53 meters. |
| April 2,
2012 |
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Jeff
Marvel, Tufts (Junior - Naples, Fla.) Marvel won the 800-meter run at the Snowflake Classic, which was hosted by the Jumbos on Saturday. In cold and damp conditions, Marvel’s time of 1:52.33 bested the field of 74 runners by nearly three seconds. |
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David
Pless, Bates (Junior - Atlanta, Ga.) Pless helped the Bobcats capture first place in competition against the University of Maine and the University of New Hampshire by winning three events. Pless took first in the shot put (16.76 meters), the discus (49.66 meters), and the hammer throw (55.74 meters). |
| Women's Track Performer of the
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Margo
Cramer, Middlebury (Senior - Seattle, Wash.) Cramer was a double-winner at the Point Loma Nazarene Invitational on Saturday, as she finished first in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (11:06.79) and also won the 800-meter run, taking the event in a time of 2:16.01. |
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Sierra
Livious, Wesleyan (Sophomore - Kenner, La.) Livious claimed the shot put at the Coast Guard Invitational on Saturday. Livious had a toss of 11.89 meters. |
| March 26,
2012 |
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Patrick
Hebble, Middlebury (Junior - Sudbury, Mass.) Hebble headlined four Panther runners among the top five finishers in the 1,500-meter run at the Point Loma Nazarene Collegiate Open on Saturday. Hebble completed the race in 3:58.49, winning the race by a margin of four-tenths of a second. |
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Rusty
Cowher, Williams (Senior - Enon Valley, Pa.) Cowher won three events at the VertKlasse Meeting at High Point University on Saturday. Cowher took the shot put with a distance of 14.51 meters, the discus with a toss of 46.89 meters, and the hammer with a throw of 50.99 meters. |
| Women's Track Performer of the
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Tanisia
Hoffler, Williams (Junior - New Haven, Conn.) Hoffler was first among Division III runners in the 100-meter hurdles at the High Point Invitational, completing the race in 14.83 seconds. In the long jump, Hoffler placed second overall with a performance of 5.81 meters. |
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Kelly
Allen, Tufts (Junior - Norton, Mass.) Allen won three events at the Bridgewater St. Invitational over the weekend, taking the discus in 45.10 meters, the shot put in 12.66 meters, and the hammer throw in 51.29 meters. |
Jeff
Marvel, Tufts
(Junior - Naples, Fla.)
Marvel won the 800-meter run at the Snowflake Classic, which was hosted by the Jumbos on Saturday. In cold and damp conditions, Marvel’s time of 1:52.33 bested the field of 74 runners by nearly three seconds.
(Junior - Naples, Fla.)
Marvel won the 800-meter run at the Snowflake Classic, which was hosted by the Jumbos on Saturday. In cold and damp conditions, Marvel’s time of 1:52.33 bested the field of 74 runners by nearly three seconds.
