Fitchburg State Races At Tufts Indoor Stampede
The Fitchburg State men’s and women’s track and field teams participated at the Tufts Indoor Stampede this past weekend.
Fitchburg State Races At Tufts Indoor Stampede
Muolo and Jean pace Falcons with three top ten finishes in throwing events
MEDFORD, Mass. (February 8, 2009) - The Fitchburg State men's and women's track and field teams participated at the Tufts Indoor Stampede this past weekend.
Sophomore Alex LeBlanc (Ashburnham, Mass./Oakmont) guided the Fitchburg State men's team, posting a second place finish in the pole vault with a height of 14 feet, 2.75 inches. Classmate Carlos De La Rosa (Holyoke, Mass./Holyoke) was also solid in the field for the Falcons, totaling a seventh place finish in the long jump with a distance of 20 feet, 3.50 inches.
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Junior Brandon Jean (Dunstable, Mass./Dunstable) and sophomore Matt Muolo (Stoneham, Mass./Stoneham) led Fitchburg State in the throwing events at the Indoor Stampede, posting three top-ten finishes in both the shot-put and weight throw. Muolo posted two New England Division III qualifying performances, placing third overall in the weight throw (44-10.25) and sixth individually in the shot-put (44-2.50). Jean turned in a strong seventh place performance in the shot-put with a throw of 43-10.75.
Junior Devon Jennings (Boston, Mass./Brockton) posted the best Fitchburg State finish of the day on the track, placing 12th overall in the 55 meter dash with a time of 6.82 seconds. Senior Jon Miganowicz (Templeton, Mass./Narragansett) earned a 15th place finish in the 600 meter run for the Falcons, while junior Albert Wong (Merrimack, N.H./Merrimack) notched a 17th place showing in the 1000 meter run.
Sophomore Erin Abbott (Warwick, Mass./Pioneer Valley) led the Fitchburg State women's track team, posting a team-best, tenth place finish in the high-jump with a height of 4 feet, 11 inches. Junior Heather Nichols (Hopkinton, Mass./Hopkinton) was also solid for the women, finishing 15th overall in the 400 meter run with a time of 1:13.67. Freshman Karlesha Hewitt (Waterbury, Conn./Wilby) rounded out the top women performers, posting a 17th place finish in the 55 meter dash with a time of 8.06 seconds.
Fitchburg State will be in action again next Saturday as it travels to the Valentine's Day Invitational at 11 a.m.