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February 16, 2008 |
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RIC Women’s Track Places Third
at Alliance Indoor Track & Field Championships
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Gorham,
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Rhode Island College women’s indoor track and field team placed
third overall (11 teams) and third in the Little East Conference
(six teams) with 86.0 and 91.0 points, respectively, at the 2008
LEC/MASCAC Alliance Championships. |
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Junior
Kayla Fleming (Pawtucket, RI) earned All-Alliance/Little East
honors in four events. She was the Alliance/Little East Champion in
the long jump, placing first with a leap of 5.09 meters. Fleming
placed second, and tied the meet record, in the high jump with a
1.65-meter effort. She also placed second in the 1,000 meters with a
time of 3:07.58 and as part of the 4x400 meter relay with a time of
4:17.65. |
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Junior
Kayla Fleming |
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Sophomore
Steina Flemming (Tortola, BVI) earned All-Alliance/Little East
honors in three events. She was the Alliance/Little East Champion in
the 55 meters, placing first with a time of 7.34. Flemming also
placed second in the 200 meters with a time of 27.28 and third as
part of the 4x200 meter relay with a time of 1:52.21. |
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Sophomore
Steina Flemming |
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Junior
Mary Ellen Horsman (Barrington, RI) earned All-Alliance/Little
honors, placing first and taking home the crown in the weight throw
with a distance of 13.02 meters. |
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Junior
Mary Ellen Horsman |
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Sophomore
Brooke Iby (Dracut, MA) earned All-Alliance/Little East honors
in three events. She placed eighth in the triple jump with a leap of
9.68 meters. Iby also placed third as part of the 4x200 meter relay
with a time of 1:52.21 and second as part of the 4x400 meter relay
with a time of 4:17.65. |
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Sophomore Brooke Iby |
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Freshman
Kayla DiBlasi (Smithfield, RI) earned All-Alliance/Little East
honors in three events. She placed fifth in the 55 meter hurdles
with a time of 9.36. DiBlasi also placed third as part of the 4x200
meter relay with a time of 1:52.21 and second as part of the 4x400
meter relay with a time of 4:17.65. |
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Freshman
Kayla DiBlasi |
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Sophomore
Stephanie Bucci (Smithfield, RI) earned All-Alliance/Little East
honors in two events. She placed third in the shot and sixth in the
weight throw with efforts of 10.71 and 11.56 meters, respectively. |
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Sophomore
Stephanie Bucci |
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Freshman
Rachael Santaniello (Exeter, RI) earned All-Alliance/Little East
honors in the weight throw, placing seventh with a distance of 11.30
meters. |
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Freshman
Rachel Santaniello |
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Freshman
Jamie Nunes (Lincoln, RI) earned All-Alliance/Little East honors
in two events. She placed third as part of the 4x200 meter relay
with a time of 1:52.21 and second as part of the 4x400 meter relay
with a time of 4:17.65. |
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Freshman
Jamie Nunes |
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Freshman
Lindsey Brisson (Coventry, RI)
earned All-Little East honors in the 600 meters, placing sixth
amongst league competitors with a time of 1:54.96.
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Freshman
Lindsey Brisson |
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In upcoming
action, Head Coach Kevin Jackson’s team will compete at the
New England Div. III Championships, hosted by Tufts, on Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 22-23. |