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Southern Connecticut Invitational
UMass Track Teams Win SCSU Invitational
April 06, 2003 | Women's Outdoor Track
April 6, 2003
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The University of Massachusetts men's and women's track and field teams both placed first at the Southern Connecticut State Invitational Outdoor Track Meet held at the Jess Dow Field and Moore Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. The Minutemen shared first place honors with the host school, SCSU, with 150 points each, while the women's team clinched first place with 168.50 points.
The Minutewomen were led by five first place finishes on Saturday. Sophomore Christina Huff (Springfield, Mass.) claimed gold in two events in the team's first meet of the outdoor season, winning both the 100-meter dash (12.51) and the 200-meter dash (25.83). Junior Shannon Jackson (Bridgewater, Mass.) was victorious in the 100-meter high hurdles at 15.98, while junior Chante Soares (New Bedford, Mass.) won the long jump at 18' 2-1/2". UMass also placed first in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 50.12.
In the men's competition, UMass placed first in seven events. The Minutemen won two sprinting events when senior Kwesi Frimpong-Boaten (Accra, Ghana) won the 100-meter dash in 10.86 and freshman Chris Brayley (Chicopee, Mass.) took first place in the 200-meter dash in 22.46. Junior John O'Neil (Reading, Mass.) clinched the gold in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles at 55.25 and Robert Schumann won the 110-meter high hurdles at 15.82. Sophomore Henry Smith (Ellington, Conn.) was victorious in the triple jump at 44' 2-1/2". The Minutemen tallied their last two first place finishes in the throwing events when senior Eric Uliano (Haverhill, Mass.) won the shot put with a mark of 53' 11-1/4" and sophomore Mike Carr (Rehoboth, Mass.) won the javelin throw when he hit the 177' 9" mark.
The UMass men's and women's track and field teams will next compete on April 12 when they travel to Providence, R.I for the Brown Invitational.
Men's Team Scores: 1. UMass, 150; 1. SCSU, 150; 3. Holy Cross, 103; 4. BC, 97; 5. Sacred Heart, 80; 6. Stony Brook, 72; 7. New Haven, 32; 8. Fordham, 29.
Women's Team Scores: 1. UMass, 168.50; 2. BC, 156.50; 3. Holy Cross, 116; 4. SCSU, 107; 5. Sacred Heart, 99; 6, Stony Brook, 68; 7, New Haven, 13; 8. Fordham, 7.
