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Five provisional qualifications, school record highlight competition in NYC
February 9, 2008
NEW YORK, NY- Five provisional qualifications for the NCAA Championship and one school record highlighted the Wheaton College men's and women's indoor track and field teams' competition on Friday and Saturday at the eighth annual New Balance Collegiate Invitational, a Division I-heavy event that was contested at the New York City Armory.
For the third consecutive weekend, sophomore Howard Powell (Brooklyn, NY/Boys and Girls) either broke or tied his own 55-meter hurdles school record, this time eclipsing the mark by 0.01 seconds and provisionally qualifying for NCAAs. Powell completed the 60-meter hurdles in 8.29, which converts into a record time of 7.75 at the 55M distance.
Three women recorded provisional qualifications in individual events while another just missed. In the high jump, freshman Erin Neville (North Providence, RI/La Salle Academy) reached 5' 7", tying for the top height in the event and placing her second overall. Entering the weekend, Neville's performance would be the second best in the nation this season, as it left her 1/4 inches shy of automatic qualification.
Senior Megan Brousseau (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro) also provisionally qualified, clocking in at 5:02.29 during the mile to finish 10th overall behind nine Division I athletes. Sophomore Renee Thompson (Hartford, CT/Weaver) turned in an NCAA provisional time of 57.85 in the 400-meter dash. Junior Chizoba Ezeigwe (Brockton, MA/Thayer Academy) ran the 400M in 58.42, leaving her 0.12 seconds short of qualification.
Wheaton's 4x400-meter relay team also met an NCAA Championship provisional qualification, as Ezeigwe, Thompson, junior Celeste Karpow (Wilton, CT/Wilton) and sophomore Kelly Libert (New Haven, CT/James Hillhouse) combined for a time of 3:55.41 during a fourth-place finish.
The Wheaton teams return to action next Saturday at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Invitational, which begins at 12:00 p.m.
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