Track polishes skills for MAAC Championships
Amanda Piccirilli
Issue date: 4/29/08 Section: Sports
By Amanda Piccirilli
Staff Writer
Last Saturday the Loyola Women's track and field team competed in their final meet of the season at the Lion's Invitational at the College of New Jersey in preparation for the MAAC championships.
"This was a good meet because the last two have been subpar," head coach Brett Harvey said. "We had a better meet at TCNJ this year than last year, and last year the momentum got us fourth place in MAACs. We have better results this year and I'm hoping it will help us again in MAACs."
To no surprise it was junior captain Maureen Wynne who took the reign for the Greyhounds, giving Loyola its best finish of the day. Wynne competed in the 1,500-meter race for the Greyhounds last weekend. It was a fourth place Wynne claimed with a time of 4:53.04.
Two other Greyhounds competed in the 1,500m as well. Sophomore Courtney McNamara captured a personal best in the race, finishing with a time of 5:05.77 and placing her 14th. Also finishing in the top-20 was senior Bethany Gentry with a time of 5:07.84.
Top-20 finishes were also claimed by multiple sprinters on Saturday led by freshman Angeline Diamond who continues to lead the Greyhounds week by week. At the Lion's Invitational, Diamond competed in the 400m, finishing in 14th place with a time of 1:04.24.
"Our sprinters are young and we only have one upper classman" said Harvey. "Someone needed to step up and Diamond did. I'm hoping next weekend we see great things out of her."
Junior Brittany McDonald also ran in the 400m, crossing the line at 1:06.31, finishing in ninetieth place. McDonald also ran the 200m sprint, recording 17th place with a time of 29.25 seconds.
The field athletes looked strong as well, as Kim Amaducci leaped 4.49 meters in the long jump giving her a 14th place finish. McDonald, who also competed in sprint events, threw 6.58 meters in the shot put final on Saturday.
Despite competing in unfriendly weather conditions, the Greyhounds used this meet as last minute practice before the MAAC championship next weekend in Lawrenceville, N.J.
"We're focusing on finding good match ups in each event so we can maximize our points" said Harvey.
With Manhattan said to be the definite winner and Rider as runner-up, Loyola, St. Peters, Marist and Iona will be fighting to capture the third place spot. Wynne is said to be the co-favorite in winning the 5k event next weekend, while Harvey is hoping Melanie Mitchell will calculate multiple points, potentially competing in six or seven events.
Staff Writer
Last Saturday the Loyola Women's track and field team competed in their final meet of the season at the Lion's Invitational at the College of New Jersey in preparation for the MAAC championships.
"This was a good meet because the last two have been subpar," head coach Brett Harvey said. "We had a better meet at TCNJ this year than last year, and last year the momentum got us fourth place in MAACs. We have better results this year and I'm hoping it will help us again in MAACs."
To no surprise it was junior captain Maureen Wynne who took the reign for the Greyhounds, giving Loyola its best finish of the day. Wynne competed in the 1,500-meter race for the Greyhounds last weekend. It was a fourth place Wynne claimed with a time of 4:53.04.
Two other Greyhounds competed in the 1,500m as well. Sophomore Courtney McNamara captured a personal best in the race, finishing with a time of 5:05.77 and placing her 14th. Also finishing in the top-20 was senior Bethany Gentry with a time of 5:07.84.
Top-20 finishes were also claimed by multiple sprinters on Saturday led by freshman Angeline Diamond who continues to lead the Greyhounds week by week. At the Lion's Invitational, Diamond competed in the 400m, finishing in 14th place with a time of 1:04.24.
"Our sprinters are young and we only have one upper classman" said Harvey. "Someone needed to step up and Diamond did. I'm hoping next weekend we see great things out of her."
Junior Brittany McDonald also ran in the 400m, crossing the line at 1:06.31, finishing in ninetieth place. McDonald also ran the 200m sprint, recording 17th place with a time of 29.25 seconds.
The field athletes looked strong as well, as Kim Amaducci leaped 4.49 meters in the long jump giving her a 14th place finish. McDonald, who also competed in sprint events, threw 6.58 meters in the shot put final on Saturday.
Despite competing in unfriendly weather conditions, the Greyhounds used this meet as last minute practice before the MAAC championship next weekend in Lawrenceville, N.J.
"We're focusing on finding good match ups in each event so we can maximize our points" said Harvey.
With Manhattan said to be the definite winner and Rider as runner-up, Loyola, St. Peters, Marist and Iona will be fighting to capture the third place spot. Wynne is said to be the co-favorite in winning the 5k event next weekend, while Harvey is hoping Melanie Mitchell will calculate multiple points, potentially competing in six or seven events.
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