Men's Track & Field Finishes 2nd, Women 3rd at the NEWMAC Championships; Headley Named NEWMAC Rookie of the Year
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – April 29, 2007 – The Springfield College men’s and women’s track and field teams both performed well at the New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference Track & Field Championships held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. The men finished second of six scoring teams, while the women finished third of eight scoring teams.
Team scores on the men’s side were MIT 247, Springfield 210, Coast Guard 162, WPI 92, Wheaton 32, and Babson 16.
Team scores on the women’s side were MIT 215.50, Wheaton 178.50, Springfield 140, Smith 65, Mount Holyoke 60, Coast Guard 59, WPI 38, and Babson 16.
As a result of the Championships and because of his year-long achievements, freshman sprinter Steve Headley (Wilbraham, Mass.) of Springfield College was named the NEWMAC Rookie of the Year in men’s track & field. Headley was also named First Team All-Conference for finishing first in the 100 meter dash (11.21 seconds), and Second Team All-Conference for finishing second in the 200 (22.26).
Headley was one of 15 different SC student-athletes on the men’s side to receive a total of 20 All-Conference first or second team honors. On the women’s side, SC had six different student-athletes receive a total of nine All-Conference first or second team honors.
The following is a list of 2007 NEWMAC Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference achievers from Springfield College:
Men
Steve Headley, Fr., Wilbraham, Mass. –
Rookie of the Year
First Team All-NEWMAC – 100 meters (11.21)
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 200 meters (22.26)
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x100 (43.29)
Mike Griffin, So., Scarborough, Me. –
First Team All-NEWMAC – 800 meters (1:57.64)
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 1500 meters (3:59.71)
John Lewis, Jr., Fitchburg, Mass. –
First Team All-NEWMAC – discus (47.39m, 155-6)
Alex Kampersal, Sr., Natick, Mass. -
First Team All-NEWMAC – shot put (15.77m, 51-9)
Mike Miller, Jr., Storrs, Conn. --
First Team All-NEWMAC – high jump (1.96m, 6-5)
Chris Okerblom, So., Salisbury, Md. –
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x400 relay (3:22.14)
Eric Nacsin, So., East Longmeadow, Mass. --
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x400 relay (3:22.14)
Matt Amendola, Fr., Milford, Conn. –
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x100 relay (43.29)
Cameron Turchetti, Sr., South Deerfield, Mass. –
Second Team All-NEWMAC – javelin (52.44m, 172-0)
Jermaine Bell, Fr., Boston, Mass. –
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x100 relay (43.29)
Dominic Uguccioni, Jr., Colrain, Mass. --
Second Team All-NEWMAC – hammer (48.55m, 159-3)
Tim Rehm, Jr., Waldwick, N.J. –
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x100 relay (43.29)
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x400 relay (3:22.14)
Dave Forrette, Sr., Chicopee, Mass. –
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 400 meters (49.75)
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x400 relay (3:22.14)
Tony Larkin, Sr., Walpole, Mass. –
Second Team All-NEWMAC -- 400m hurdles (56.04)
Dan Hall, Sr., Hingham, Mass. –
Second Team All-NEWMAC – shot put (14.89m, 48-10 ¼)
Women
Nikki Hay, Fr., Norwalk, Conn. –
First Team All-NEWMAC – long jump (5.36m, 17-7)
First Team All-NEWMAC – triple jump (11.53m, 37-10)
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x100 relay (49.61)
Alyssa Brigham, Jr., Penacook, N.H. --
First Team All-NEWMAC – 1500m (4:48.77)
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 5000m (18:22.89)
Kelsey Bishop, So., Warwick, R.I. –
First Team All-NEWMAC – hammer (50.54m, 165-10)
Katie Parente, So., Torrington, Conn. –
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x100 relay (49.61)
Nicole Reynolds, Fr., Riverside, R.I. –
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x100 relay (49.61)
Julie Ferdella, Sr., Leicester, Mass. –
Second Team All-NEWMAC – 4x100 relay (49.61)
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Head Coach Ken Klatka
Ken Klatka, enters his 33rd season as head coach of the men’s track and field program in 2008-2009. He ranks among the nation’s most successful coaches, with an overall record of 397 wins, 135 losses, and two ties for an impressive .745 winning percentage.
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