Feb 25, 2007

New England Track: Kelleher and Miller shine

BOSTON - Kevin Kelleher (Rocky Hill, Conn.) and Sarah Miller (Walpole, N.H.) are expected to earn NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships berths following their performances at the All-Division New England Championships held this weekend at Boston University.

Kelleher, a junior, finished third in the mile with a time of 4:10.30. Miller, a senior clocked time of 2:14.37 with her fifth place finish in the 800.

"Kelleher should definitely make it and Sarah should probably get to nationals," said KSC Coach Peter Thomas. Miller, an All-American in the 400 and member of KSC's national champion distance medley relay team last year, moved up to the 800-meter event this year.

The Owl DMR team of Peter Najem (Derry, N.H.), Brock Welch (Merrimack, N.H.), Pat Craven (No. Kingstown, R.I.), and Kelleher placed fourth with a time of 10:06.37. Stephanie Westcott (Bellows Falls, Vt.) also scored for the KSC women with her eighth place finish (17:43.41) in the 5,000.

The NCAA Indoor track and field championships takes place at Rose Hulman College in Terra Haute, IND March 9-10.