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Freshmen turn in strong performances at USATF New England meet
February 19, 2006
CAMBRIDGE, MA- A trio of freshmen recorded strong showings at the USATF New England Championship at Harvard University's Gordon Indoor Track and Tennis Center on Sunday. A day after competing at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, first-year athlete Chizoba Ezeigwe (Brockton, MA/Thayer Academy) recorded the third-best 400-meter dash time in Division III this winter.
Ezeigwe finished second in the 400-meter dash in a time of 57.36, besting eight Division I athletes, while provisionally qualifying for the NCAA Division III Championship. In the 60-meter dash, Ezeigwe placed third in 8.01, just 0.05 seconds shy of the winner.
Freshman Jonathan Cunha (Lexington, MA/Lexington) turned in a second-place performance in the 400-meter dash in 49.59 while finishing third in the 60-meter hurdles in a time of 8.35, just 0.01 ticks out of second. Classmate Michael Wright (Baldwin, NY/Uniondale) came in fourth during the 200-meter dash in 22.32 while beating out a quartet of Division I runners during a sixth-place showing in the 60-meter dash, which he finished in 7.16.
This weekend, some of Wheaton's athletes will participate in the All New England Championship on Friday and Saturday at Boston University.
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