Individuals Fare Well at Track Championships
Ann Waller Curtis
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The Trinity College men's and women's track and field teams competed in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Championships the weekend of April 24 at Tufts University. The meet was the first in a series of championship competitions for the Bantams. The men's team finished in eighth place, and the women finished 11th.
Both teams competed in a four-team meet at Amherst College on Tuesday, April 20, in preparation for their championship meet. There were no team scores tallied for the meet, but several Bantams turned in strong individual performances.
On the men's side, Royce Brown '13 won the javelin throw, and teammate Patrick Rielly '10 took first in the 800-meter run. Paige Greene '13 led the way for the women's team, winning the 200-meter dash with a time of 27.07 seconds.
In the men's NESCAC meet, Williams College captured the team championship, followed closely by host Tufts University and Bates College in second and third, respectively. The Ephs have proven to be the dominant NESCAC track program, winning eight of the last nine NESCAC meets. For the Bantams, captain Michael Goulet '11 was named to the All-NESCAC Team for his third-place finish in the discus event, with a throw of 147 feet 6 inches.
In another impressive individual performance, captain Sam Pegram '10 finished fifth in both the long jump and the triple jump. The Bantam hurdlers experienced some success as well, as Jason Goodwin '13 finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.92, and Bill Monahan '10 placed sixth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 56.57.
On the women's side, the Bantams were particularly successful in the throwing events. Captain Laura Komarek '11 collected All-NESCAC honors for her third-place finish in the shot put. Teammate Monete Johnson '11 finished seventh in the shot put and sixth in the hammer throw competition. Allison Selby '12 took eighth in the 400-meter dash.
The teams traveled back to Tufts for the New England Division III Championships April 30 through May 1. Monahan finished fourth in the 400-meter hurdles and Royce Brown '13 placed sixth in the javelin throw. Goulet scored points for the Bantams in two throwing events, placing fourth in the shot put and third in the discus throw.
The women's team also experienced success in the throwing events at the New England Division III Championships.
Komarek placed second in the shot put and Johnson finished eighth in the hammer throw. In the 400-meter dash, Selby finished eighth.
In upcoming competition, qualifying Bantams will participate in the New England Open Championships May 7-8 at Northeastern University, and the ECAC Division III Championships held at Springfield College May 13-14. The NCAA Division III Championship Meet will be held May 27-29 at Baldwin Wallace College.
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