FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 14, 2004

Rhode Island College Names
Women’s Indoor Track & Field Captains

Providence, RI—Rhode Island College has named senior Kate McCalligett (Warwick, RI) and junior Dana Skorupa (Cumberland, RI) as the women’s indoor track and field captains for the 2004-05 season.

McCalligett, a nursing major and a 2001 graduate of Pilgrim High School, placed 11^th in the 400 meters with a time of 1:00.49 at the Harvard Invitational this past Saturday. She placed 15th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 27.38 and eighth in the 400 meters with a time of 1:01.91 at the Alden Invitational on Dec. 4.

Skorupa, an elementary education major and a 2002 graduate of Cumberland High School, placed 12^th in the 200 meters with a time of 26.96 at the Harvard Invitational this past Saturday. She placed ninth in the 55 meter dash with a time of 7.64 and 13^th in the 200 meter dash with a time of 27.25 at the Alden Invitational on Dec. 4.

Head Coach Kevin Jackson’s team opened the season at the Alden Invitational, hosted by Brown on Dec. 4 and then competed at the Harvard Invitational on Dec. 11. Both meets were individual meets and did not record team scores.

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