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March 30, 2002 |
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Fernandes and Rudd to Captain Rhode Island College
Men’s Outdoor Track and Field |
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Providence, RI— Rhode
Island College freshman Chris Fernandes (Cumberland, RI) and
junior Tim Rudd (Warwick, RI) will captain the men’s outdoor
track and field team for the 2002 season. |
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Fernandes, only a freshman,
is coming off an outstanding indoor campaign which saw him establish a
new school record in the 55 meter hurdles, placing second with a time
of 9.12 at the Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 26. Fernandes ran a
season-best time of 56.33 in the 400 meters at the LEC/Alliance
Championships. He placed fourth in the 300 meters at the Brown
Invitational with a season-best time of 40.57 on Dec. 1. |
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He is a physical education
major and a 2001 graduate of Cumberland High School. |
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Rudd had arguably the best
indoor season in RIC history this past winter. He placed ninth at the
ECAC Championships with a time of 4:02.44 in the 1,500 meters. Rudd
earned All-New England honors as part of the distance medley team,
which placed sixth with a time of 10:44.84 at the N.E. Div. III
Championships. |
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Rudd was named
All-Alliance/Little East in both the 1,000 and 1,500 meters. He placed
first in the 1,000 meters with a time of 2:34.43 and second in the
1,500 meters, which established a new school record with a time of
4:02.01. |
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At the Wheaton Invitational
on Feb. 2, Rudd placed second in the 1,000 meters setting a new school
record with time of 2:32.22. Rudd established a new school record in
the 800 meters with a time 1:58.00 at the Harvard Invitational on Dec.
8. Rudd placed second at the Brown Invitational on Dec. 1 in the 3,000
meters with a time of 9:03.44, setting another school record. At the
Southern Maine Invitational on Jan. 26, Rudd re-wrote the record books
again with a school-record time of 4:27.88 in the mile, placing first
overall. |
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Rudd is a political science
major and a 1999 graduate of Pilgrim High School. |
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Head Coach Kevin Jackson’s
Anchormen open the 2002 outdoor season this afternoon at the
Northeastern University Invitational. |
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