Jan 12, 2009

2009 Little East Women's Indoor #3

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Little East Conference Women's Indoor Track & Field Report #3

Track Athlete of the Week
Kristina Lundquist (Yarmouthport, Mass.), Freshman, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Lundquist qualified for the New England Division III Championships in the pentathlon and 55-meter hurdles this past weekend. In her first multi-event competition, Lundquist finished second in the pentathlon with 2382 points. She ran the 55 meter hurdles in 9.48 seconds, high jumped four feet, 4 ¼ inches, threw the shot 29 feet, one inch, long jumped 15 feet, 6 ¼ inches, and ran 800 meters in 3:04.44.

Field Athlete of the Week
Hillary Hall (Waldoboro, Maine), Sophomore, University of Southern Maine

Hall had a career-best day in the high jump clearing 1.58 meters (5-2 1/4) to earn one-half point for Southern Maine at the 40th Annual Dartmouth College Relays. Hall was one of two Huskies' athletes to score at the meet.

Rookie Field Athlete of the Week

Bethany Dumas (Augusta, Maine), Freshman, University of Southern Maine

Dumas scored for Southern Maine in the pole vault at the 40th Dartmouth College Relays. Dumas, who was the lone Division III competitor to score in the event, tied for sixth place by clearing 3.35 meters (10-11 3/4) to earn one-half point.