BOSTON -- Senior Hattie Landry (Acton, Maine/Wells) and the 4 x 220-yard relay highlighted the first day performances by the University of Southern Maine women's indoor track and field team competing at the 2008 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECC) Division III Championships being held at Harvard University.

The 4 x 220-yard relay comprised of sophomore Emily Artesani (Orono, Maine), Landry, junior Emily Poliquin (Lisbon Falls, Maine/Lisbon) and sophomore Sarah Hale (Naples, Maine/Lake Region) came home with a time of 1 minute, 47.18 seconds to take fifth place.
Landry, presently tied for 12th spot among competitors qualified in the 55-meter hurdles for next weekend's NCAA National Championships meet, advanced to Saturday's ECAC finals with her time of 8.50 in the trials.

Freshman Christina Connolly (Boise, Idaho) had a season-best effort in the pole vault clearing 3.22 meters (10-6 3/4) to tie for 10th place.

Southern Maine is tied for 22nd place with four points after seven events. Moravian College leads the event with 26 points, one more than St. Lawrence University. Brockport (N.Y.) State is third with 20 points. Competition resumes Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m.