Men Finish 3rd, Women 4th at the New England Div. III Track & Field Championships
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – May 5, 2007 – The Springfield College men’s and women’s track and field teams both performed well at the New England Division III Track & Field Championships held at SC’s Blake Field over the past three days. The men finished third of 28 scoring teams, while the women finished fourth of 26 scoring teams.
Team scores on the men’s side were Williams 137.50, Tufts 91, Springfield 89, MIT 79, Coast Guard 60.33, Bates 52.50, Salem State 30, Eastern Conn. State 28, Trinity 26, Westfield State 25, Amherst 24.50, Bowdoin 23, UMass Dartmouth 20.50, Wesleyan and Wheaton 16, Brandeis 15, WPI 14, Colby 13, Southern Maine 12.33, Middlebury and Worcester State 10, Keene State 9, Fitchburg State 8.33, RIC 5, Babson and UMass Boston 2.
Team scores on the women’s side were Williams 166.50, MIT 85, Bowdoin 69, Springfield 67.50, Amherst 54, Tufts 53.50, Middlebury 50, Wheaton 49.50, Bates 36, Colby and Southern Maine 31, Smith 27, Keene State 24, Bridgewater State 18, Coast Guard 16, Brandeis 13, RIC 11.50, Colby-Sawyer and Wesleyan 10, Worcester State 7, Trinity 6, UMass Dartmouth 5.50, Westfield State 5, Emmanuel and WPI 4, UMass Boston 2, Mount Holyoke and Wellesley 1.
The following is a list of 2007 All-New England Division III Outdoor Track & Field achievers from Springfield College:
Men
Steve Headley, Fr., Wilbraham, Mass. –
100 meters (10.67) – 2nd
200 meters (21.5h) – 4th
4x100 relay (42.83) –5th
Tim Rehm, Jr., Waldwick, N.J. –
400 meters (50.16) – 4th
4x100 relay (42.83) – 5th
4x400 relay (3:23.7h) – 3rd
Dave Forrette, Sr., Chicopee, Mass. –
400 meters (50.56) – 6th
4x400 relay (3:23.7h) – 3rd
Mike Griffin, So., Scarborough, Me. –
1500 meters (3:58.85) – 6th
Matt Amendola, Fr., Milford, Conn. –
4x100 relay (42.83) – 5th
Jermaine Bell, Fr., Boston, Mass. –
4x100 relay (42.83) – 5th
Chris Okerblom, So., Salisbury, Md. –
4x400 relay (3:23.7h) – 3rd
Eric Nacsin, So., East Longmeadow, Mass. --
4x400 relay (3:23.7h) – 3rd
Jeff Cogan, Sr., Walworth, N.Y. --
high jump – (1.97m, 6-5 ½) – 2nd
Nick DeCelle, Jr., Mechanicville, N.Y. --
long jump – (6.54m, 21-5 ½) – 7th
triple Jump – (13.69m, 44-11) – 4th
Alex Kampersal, Sr., Natick, Mass. -
shot put (16.68m, 54-8 ¾ ) – 1st
discus (41.25m, 135-4) – 8th
Dan Hall, Sr., Hingham, Mass. –
shot put (15.25m, 50-0 ½ ) – 3rd
Dominic Uguccioni, Jr., Colrain, Mass. --
hammer (53.07m, 174-1) – 3rd
shot put (14.70m, 48-2 ¾ ) – 7th
John Lewis, Jr., Fitchburg, Mass. –
discus (45.11m, 148-0) – 2nd
hammer (49.74m, 163-2) – 7th
Mike Miller, Jr., Storrs, Conn. --
decathlon (6,079 points) – 4th
Women
Nikki Hay, Fr., Norwalk, Conn. –
100 meters (12.48) – 2nd
200 meters (25.9h) – T3rd
4x100 relay (49.25) – 2nd
long jump (5.53m, 18-1 ¾ ) 2nd
triple jump (11.40m, 37-5) – 2nd
Julie Ferdella, Sr., Leicester, Mass. –
100 meters (13.38) – 8th
4x100 relay (49.25) – 2nd
Katie Parente, So., Torrington, Conn. –
400 meters (59.31) – 4th
4x100 relay (49.25) – 2nd
Nicole Reynolds, Fr., Riverside, R.I. –
400 meters (59.85) – 6th
4x100 relay (49.25) – 2nd
Alyssa Brigham, Jr., Penacook, N.H. --
1500 meters (4:46.22) – 7th
Amanda DiPaulo, Fr., Garrison, N.Y. –
10,000 meters (39:40.35) – 8th
Lara Dalidowitz, So., Southington, Conn. --
high jump (1.51m, 4-11 ½) – 6th
Kayla Robertson, So., Peace Dale, R.I. --
triple jump (10.61m, 34-9 ¾) – 6th
Kelsey Bishop, So., Warwick, R.I. –
hammer (51.78m, 169-10) – 1st
Sarah Waddington, So., Westerly, R.I. –
hammer (43.20m, 141-9) – 8th
Adrienne Sayward, Sr., Salem, N.H. –
javelin (34.67m, 113-9) – 8th
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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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