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Wheaton indoor track and field teams have success at Boston University
January 31, 2004
BOSTON, MA- The Wheaton College men's and women's indoor track and field teams competed at Boston University this weekend. The Lyon women participated in the two-day Terrier Classic, while the men partook in the second annual Boston University Invitational.
Senior Amber James (Woodbury, MN/Woodbury) stole the show in the 400-meter dash, as she exploded to a school-record time of 55.01 seconds, breaking her own mark of 55.13 set in the winter of 2003. James not only posted an NCAA Division III national meet automatic qualifying time but also holds the distinction of having the fastest 400M performance to date. James finished fifth overall and was the second fastest collegiate competitor behind an athlete from St. John's University. James also competed in the 55-meter dash event, where she tied for ninth in 7.40.
Junior Jessica Allegra (East Hampton, CT/East Hampton) placed 15th in the 55M in 7.56. Senior Kim Spence (Barrington, NH/Dover) nearly qualified provisionally in the mile run, landing a time of 5:08.41 and a 17th-place finish. On the field, freshman Crystal Blamy (Walpole, NH/Fall Mountain View) finished in a tie for eighth in the high jump with a leap of 5' 2 1/4". Classmate Jennifer Harlow (East Bridgewater, MA/East Bridgewater) also cleared 5' 2 1/4" and placed in a tie for 13th overall.
The men had several strong performances this afternoon, as two school records fell and nearly a third in addition to multiple national meet provisional qualifying performances. Senior Erik Benson (Southbury, CT/Pomperaug) shattered his own record in the 400-meter dash, while freshman Ryan Fitzgerald (Newport, RI/Rogers) tied a five-year mark in the shot put. Benson placed 12th with a provisional qualifying time of 48.50, while Fitzgerald finished eighth overall with a throw of 45' 7".
Nearly breaking his own school record in the 5,000-meter run was junior Stan Pyle (South Portland, ME/South Portland), who turned in a provisional qualifying time of 14:47.67, just 19-hundredths of a second off his personal-best time from two seasons ago. Rounding out the provisional performances was junior Dan Olson (Voorheesville, NY/Albany Academy) in the high jump, as he won his fourth straight individual title by clearing 6' 9 3/4".
Sophomore Ajay Sisodia (Andover, MA/Andover) just missed qualifying for the national meet in the 400-meter dash, where he placed seventh in 49.52. Junior Adam Walker (Westfield, NJ/Westfield) wasn't far behind in 11th place with a time of 49.84. Sisodia also competed in the 55-meter dash, placing 14th in 6.61. Junior Jamaal Rawls-Payton (Stoughton, MA/Stoughton) recorded a top 10 placement in the 55-meter hurdles event by finishing ninth in 7.99.
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