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January 19, 2004 |
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Rhode
Island College’s Dana Skorupa
Named Little East Conference
Women’s Track Athlete of the Week |
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Providence,
RI—Rhode
Island College sophomore Dana Skorupa (Cumberland,
RI)
was named
the Little East Conference’s Women’s Track Athlete of the Week. |
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Skorupa
finished first in the 200 meters with a time of 26.75 and second in
the 55 meters with a time of 7.50, both of which are new RIC records,
at the Wesleyan University Cardinal Invitational on Jan. 17.
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She placed
18th in the 400 meters with a time of 1:04:62 and ninth in
the semi-final round of the 55 meters with a time of 7.55 at the Yale
Classic on Saturday, Jan. 10. She finished eighth in the 400 meters
with a time of 1:01.03 at the Harvard Invitational on Dec. 13. She
placed 11th in the 55 meters with a time of 7.65. She
placed tenth in the 200 meters with a time of 26.97 at the Alden
Invitational on Dec. 6. |
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She is an
elementary education major, with a concentration in special education,
and a 2002 graduate of Cumberland High School. |
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In upcoming
action, Head Coach Kevin Jackson’s team will compete at the Tufts
Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 24 at 10 a.m. |
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