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February 14, 2006

CORSAIRS 4^TH, 5^TH AT LEC; 5^TH, 8^TH AT ALLIANCE INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
                                                                                          

GORHAM, ME-Two members of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s indoor track and field team set school records as the Corsair men finished fourth and the women finished fifth at the Little East Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships, which concluded late Monday night at Southern Maine’s Costello Sports Complex.

Junior Jon Garcia (Stoneham, MA/Stoneham HS) established both UMass Dartmouth and meet records when he finished first in the 55 meter hurdles in 7.62 seconds, while sophomore Katie Malloy (Agawam, MA/Agawam HS) set a school record when she finished fourth in the high jump at five feet, two inches.

UMD’s men finished fourth of five teams with 65 points in the conference meet. Eastern Connecticut State was first with 148 points, USM second with 137, Keene State third with 119 and Rhode Island fifth with 54 points. The men scored 57 points in the Alliance competition, good for fifth place in the eight-team field.

The women finished fifth in the five-team LEC field with 14 ½ points. Southern Maine won with 262 ½ points, followed by Keene State with 156, ECSU with 42 points and RIC with 34. They were eighth in the eight-team Alliance field.

Garcia also finished second in the 200-meter dash in 23.06 seconds, and was on the 4 x 400 meter relay team that finished second in 3:27.63. Senior Clayton Gullatt (Gardner, MA/Gardner HS) tied for second in the high jump at 6-2, and was ninth in the triple jump at 38-10. Junior Yusef White (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford HS) was fourth at 400 meters in 52.06 seconds, and was on the 4 x 400 meter relay team, as was sophomore Chris Botelho (Stoneham, MA/Stoneham HS), who finished seventh at 600 meters (1:29.08) and was ninth in the triple jump (38-3 ¼). Sophomore Sam Machuor (Newbury, MA/Triton Regional HS) was a member of the relay team, and was fifth in the 400-meter dash (52.56 seconds), while freshman Jimmy Knuuttila (Lunenburg, MA/Lunenburg HS) was sixth in the 55-meter dash. Freshman Matt Gansenberg (Georgetown, MA/Hamilton-Wenham HS) was fourth in the pole vault (12-0).

For the women, Malloy also participated as a member of the 4 X 200 meter relay team, which finished fifth in 1:59.69. Sophomore Leanne Nygaard (Medway, MA/Medway HS) was fifth at 800 meters in 2:28.92, while sophomore Alicia Malloy (Agawam, MA/Agawam HS) was seventh in the high jump (4-8) and was on the relay team, which also included freshman Lenora Dorleh (Brockton, MA/Brockton HS) and sophomore Deanna Bealby (Peterborough, NH/Contocook Valley Regional HS). Bealby was seventh in the 55-meter hurdles (9.95 seconds), while Dorleh was sixth in the triple jump (31-6 ½).

”We did well, considering the fact that we had to leave some people home because of academic commitments,” said UMass Dartmouth Head Coach Jon Hird. “Our women had six season best performances, and the men had 10. We peaked at the right time.”

The Corsairs will return to action at the New England Division III Championships this Saturday.

 
For complete results of the Little East Conference/New England Alliance meet click here

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