CHAMPS! Women's Indoor Captures Third America East Title In
Four Years
Results
BOSTON, Mass. – Winning by a margin of over 100 points, the
University at Albany captured its third America East women's indoor track and
field championship in four years Tuesday at the Reggie Lewis Center. The Great
Danes totaled a conference record 233.50 points in the victory.
Winning eight individual titles, junior Kathryn Fanning led
the squad with triumphs in the 1,000m (2:50.36) and mile run (4:46.64).
Senior Alli Rogers captured the 400m dash title with a mark
of 55.34, while sophomore Michelle Anthony placed first in the 60m hurdles with
a time of 8.72.
Freshman Annie Johnson, also a member of UAlbany's softball
team, placed second in the 60m dash with an ECAC qualifying time of 7.68. She
was followed closely by Jillian Haynes' 7.69 in third.
In the 200m dash, the Great Danes also took the second and
third positions with Haynes (24.95) and Rogers (24.98) both hitting ECAC worthy
marks.
Constantly racking up the points throughout the day on the
track, Tynelle Taylor-Chase (1:16.52) and Dominique Claudio (1:16.82) placed
third and fourth, respectively, in the 500m dash.
Brianne Bellon earned eight points for the Danes in the 800m
run (2:13.45), while Miranda McConnell (9:45.97) and Brittney Lane (9:50.86)
totaled 11 points, finishing in third and fourth places with ECAC-qualifying
times in the 3,000m run.
UAlbany's 4x400m and 4x800m relay teams both finished in
second. The 4x400m squad consisting of Aderinsola Ajala, Taylor-Chase, Claudio,
and Sherez Mohamed boasted a time of 3:49.31, while the 4x800m team with
Mackenzie Carter, Brittney Killebrew, Jonelle White, and Bellon hit an
ECAC-qualifying time of 9:16.18.
On the field side, Rochelle Reid's 5' 7” leap in the high
jump earned the title for the junior. Teammate Ashley Grant placed second with
a 5' 5.25” mark and freshman Solene Bastien earned fourth with a jump of 5'
3.75”.
Bastien captured the triple jump title with an
ECAC-qualifying mark of 39' 4”.
In the shot put, sophomore Janice Johnson finished in second
place with a throw of 42' 9”. Teammate Samantha Kosa came in fourth with her
42' 2” toss.
With the sweeping of both the men's and women's indoor
titles Tuesday, the UAlbany athletic department has now won 61 conference
championships at the Division I level. The championships also mark the first in
the era of new University President Dr. Robert Jones.
1) Albany - 233.50
2) UMBC - 131
3) Binghamton - 124.50
4) Vermont - 91
5) New Hampshire - 76.50
6) Maine - 64.50
7) Stony Brook - 44
8) Hartford - 15
