Women's Track and Field Headlines
Women's Track and Field Honored For Academic Success By the USTFCCCA
07/15/2009
New Orleans, La. - July 9, 2009 - The academic awards continued to roll in for the Springfield College women's track and field team as it was recently honored as a 2009 Division III All-Academic Track and Field Team by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA). Read More
Four Named To 2009 USTFCCCA Division III Women’s All-Academic Track and Field Team
New Orleans, La. - July 9, 2009 - The Springfield College women's track and field team had four members recently honored for their academic success as they were named to the 2009 USTFCCCA Division III Women’s All-Academic Track and Field Team. Read More.
DiPaolo and Griffin Earn ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Honors
Springfield, Mass. - June 6, 2009 - Both Amanda DiPaolo and Mike Griffin were honored for their success in the classroom as the duo earned ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America District I Honors on Friday afternoon. Read More.
Nikki Hay Places Fourth in Triple Jump at the NCAA Div. III Championships
Marietta, Ohio -- May 23, 2009 -- Junior Nikki Hay of Springfield College placed fourth in the triple jump at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Women's Track & Field Championships this afternoon at Marietta College. Hay had finished fifth in the triple jump at the Indoor nationals this past March. She had placed third last May in the Outdoor nationals in the same event. Read More.
More Headlines
- Bishop and Allen Compete at NCAA Division III Championships
- Hay, Headley, and Van Gilder Earn USTFCCCA Regional Honors
- Allen, Bishop, and Hay Headed To 2009 NCAA Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships
- Springfield College Hosts Second Day of 2009 ECAC Div. III Women's Track & Field Championships; Moravian Sweeps First; Cabrini Second; MIT Third; Springfield Fourth
- Springfield College Hosts Opening Day of 2009 ECAC Div. III Women's Track & Field Championships; Waynesburg First, Springfield & MIT Tied for Second
About The Team
Head Coach Jim Pennington has guided 72 All-Americans in 25 seasons at Springfield College and has led the Pride to seven top-20 finishes at the NCAA Division III Indoor and Outdoor Championships.The women's program, started in 1977, has been a perennial strong team in New England among all divisions. In 2009, Springfield indoors finished fifth of 24 scoring teams in the New England's before capturing the ECAC Championship. Outdoors, Springfield placed second in the NEWMAC's, tied for sixth in the New England's, and placed fourth in the ECAC's.
The team practices/competes at the Blake Track and Field facility, an eight-lane lighted facility with dual runways, 42-inch lanes, and new throwing circles and cages. It is considered to be one of the top facilities in New England for track & field. In August of 2008, Springfield College opened a new fieldhouse (with a 200 meter indoor track), as well as a new wellness center and exercise science building.
Senior Nikki Hay enters the final year of her illustrious career at Springfield. The 2009 USTFCCCA East Region Female Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year, Hay finished fifth in the triple jump at the Indoor NCAA's and fourth in the same event at the Outdoor NCAA's.
Pennington will also depend upon many additional outstanding returnees for point production in 2010.
Team Links
- 2009-2010 Schedule
- 2008-2009 Roster
- Photo Gallery
- Track & Field Related Links
- Recruiting Brochure (.pdf)
- Recruit Me!
- Team Archives
Head Coach Jim Pennington
Jim Pennington enters his 26th season as head coach of the Springfield College women’s cross country and track and field teams in 2009-2010. Under Pennington’s direction, the Pride has recorded seven top 20 finishes at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships, and seven top 15 finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
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