Tuesday, June 5, 2007

Results from National Division III Track and Field meet

Steven M Miller Jr, Staff Writer


The lone competitor Division III Track and Field meet was junior Chrissy Hrenko. Hrenko qualified for the meet in capturing the ECAC Javelin title at SUNY Oneonta on May 18th. Hrenko's throw was good for 131"03' ft and she set the course record at SUNY Oneonta.

On Saturday (May 26th), Hrenko placed 14th in the Javelin with a throw of 129"02' ft in the first heat. She failed to qualify for the second round by less than 4 feet.

In the ECAC Championships (held on May 17th-18th), Bridgwater State had four competitors from the men's and women's outdoor track and field team competing. Here is how they finished:

-In the 10,000 meter run, junior Nicole Mauro finished in 8th place with a time of 40:34.65.
-In the Hammer Throw, senior Anna Fegan finished in a respectable 20th place with a throw of 117-03
-In the Heptathlon, Hrenko finished in 8th place with 3260 points. The winner (sophomore Jamie Landry of Rochester College) scored 3975 in the event.
-In the Triple Jump, junior Nilton Gomes jumped to a 21st place finish, with a jump of 42"-05.25'. The winner in the event (sophomore Curt Jones of Washington and Jefferson) finished with a jump of 46"01.50'.

Information courtesy of bridgew.edu/athletics and ecac.com

Division III Softball and Baseball College World Series update

Steven M Miller Jr, Staff Writer

We just wanted to update you on the results of the Division III Softball and Baseball college world series, which ended a couple of weeks ago.

In the softball College World Series, New England regional representative #6 seeded Rhode Island College was swept in both of their games that they played. Their first loss was a 9-1 loss to #3 seeded UW-Eau Claire and the second was a 10-3 to #7 seed Plattsburg State. #1 seeded Linfield was the winner of the 2007 NCAA Division III Softball College World Series tournament.

MASCAC representative Westfield State played this years regional in the New York regional, when traditionally the league representative has played in the New England Regional. Westfield was the #7 seed in the regional and they swept in both games that they played. The Owls lost the first game 10-0 to #2 seed Ithaca and they lost the second game 2-1 to #6 seed Skidmore.

The winner of the New England Regional was #2 seeded Eastern Connecticut College. They carried a perfect 4-0 record to beat conference rival Keene State 15-4 in the New England Championship regional. #1 seed Wheaton College (and favorite to win the tournament) was bounced by Keene State, who advanced to the championship game.

In the Division III Baseball College World Series, #5 seeded Eastern Connecticut was swept in both of the games they played. They lost the first game to 15-4 to #2 seeded Carthage and the second game 5-4 to #1 seeded Emory College. Emory College would go on to lose in the championship game (in extra innings) to #4 seeded Kean. Kean was the Mid-Atlantic regional winner.