Men 2nd, Women 3rd at the ECAC Division III Track and Field Championships
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 18, 2007) – The Springfield College men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams did themselves proud at the ECAC Division III Championships at Oneonta, N.Y. this past Thursday and Friday (May 17-18).
As a team, the men finished second of 44 scoring teams and the women finished third of 43 scoring teams. The men scored 84 points, just 10 points behind winning Cortland State’s 94. The SC women scored 48 points, behind only Cortland State with 92 and RIT with 67.50.
The following were the men’s scores: Cortland State 94, Springfield 84, Oneonta State 44, Plattsburgh State 35, Lebanon Valley 34, Southern Maine 33.50, Franklin & Marshall 31.50, Rochester 28, Grove City 26, Hamilton 25, Farmingdale State 24, Gettysburg 24, Salem State 24, Washington & Jefferson 24, Bates 23, Eastern Connecticut State 22, RIT 19, St. Lawrence 19, Muhlenberg 19, Nazareth 18, Penn State-Behrend 14, New Jersey City 13, Rutgers-Camden 13, Ithaca 12, Westfield State 11, Bethany (W.Va.) 11, Fredonia 10, Stockton 9.50, USMMA 9, Dickinson 8.50, Frostburg State 8, RPI 7, Widener 6, Ursinus 5, St. Vincent (Pa.) 5, Catholic 5, Oswego State 5, Fitchburg State 3, WPI 3, Misericordia 3, Stevens Tech 2, Union 2, Alfred 1, Ramapo 1.
The following were the women’s scores: Cortland State 92, RIT 67.50, Springfield 48, St. Lawrence 44, Washington & Jefferson 41, RPI 40, Gettysburg 39, Oneonta State 36, Stockton 30, Bates 28, Smith 26, Westminster (Pa.) 25, Southern Maine 21, New Jersey City 20, Plattsburgh State 19, Rochester 18, Ithaca 18, Oswego State 15, Dickinson 15, York (N.Y.) 14, Frostburg State 14, Bridgewater State 12, Waynesburg 12, Muhlenberg 10, Hamilton 10, Nazareth 9, Bethany (W.Va.) 9, Mount Holyoke 9, Kean 8, Grove City 8, Bowdoin 8, Penn State-Behrend 8, Fredonia State 6, Westfield State 6, WPI 5, Ramapo 5, Catholic 5, Franklin & Marshall 4, DeSales 3.50, Alfred 3, Keystone 2, Gwynedd-Mercy 1, Eastern Conn. St. 1.
The following is a list of 2007 All-ECAC Division III Outdoor Track & Field achievers from Springfield College:
Men
Steve Headley, Fr., Wilbraham, Mass.
100 meters (10.84) – 4th
200 meters (22.05) – 3rd
Mike Griffin, So., Scarborough, Me.
1500 meters (3:59.86) – 7th
Tim Rehm, Jr., Waldwick, N.J.
4x400 relay (3:20.62) – 5th
Dave Forrette, Sr., Chicopee, Mass.
4x400 relay (3:20.62) – 5th
Chris Okerblom, So., Salisbury, Md.
4x400 relay (3:20.62) – 5th
Eric Nacsin, So., East Longmeadow, Mass.
4x400 relay (3:20.62) – 5th
Jeff Cogan, Sr., Walworth, N.Y.
high jump (1.98m, 6-6) – 1st
Nick DeCelle, Jr., Mechanicville, N.Y.
triple jump (13.67m, 44-10 ¼) – 3rd
long jump (6.39m, 20-11 ¾) – 7th
Alex Kampersal, Sr., Natick, Mass.
shot put (16.18m, 53-1) – 1st
Dan Hall, Sr., Hingham, Mass.
shot put (15.04m, 49-4 ¼ ) – 4th
John Lewis, Jr., Fitchburg, Mass.
discus (45.06m, 147-10) – 3rd
hammer (47.82m, 156-11) -- 7th
Mike Miller, Jr., Storrs, Conn.
decathlon (6004 provisional) – 1st
Dominic Uguccioni, Jr., Colrain, Mass.
hammer (51.17m, 166-7) – 2nd
Cameron Turchetti, Sr., South Deerfield, Mass.
Javelin (58.90 provisional, 193-3) – 2nd
Women
Nikki Hay, Fr., Norwalk, Conn.
triple jump (11.45 provisional, 37-6 ¾ ) – 1st
long jump (5.18m, 17-0 – 5th
4x100 relay (48.76 provisional) – 1st
4x400 relay (4:02.24) – 4th
Julie Ferdella, Sr., Leicester, Mass.
4x100 relay (48.76 provisional) – 1st
Katie Parente, So., Torrington, Conn.
4x100 relay (48.76 provisional) – 1st
4x400 relay (4:02.24) – 4th
Nicole Reynolds, Fr., Riverside, R.I.
4x100 relay (48.76 provisional) – 1st
4x400 relay (4:02.24) – 4th
Amanda DiPaulo, Fr., Garrison, N.Y.
10,000 meters (39:08.99) – 4th
Kelsey Bishop, So., Warwick, R.I.
hammer (50.06m provisional, 164-3) – 2nd
Adrienne Sayward, Sr., Salem, N.H.
javelin (36.17m, 118-8) – 3rd
Catherine Croce, Fr., Wallkill, N.Y.
4x400 relay (4:02.24) – 4th
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Head Coach Ken Klatka
Ken Klatka, enters his 34th season as head coach of the men’s track and field program in 2009-2010. He ranks among the nation’s most successful coaches, with an overall record of 407 wins, 140 losses, and two ties for an impressive .740 winning percentage. Under his direction, Steve Headley '10 won two NCAA titles in '08-'09.
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