Jaimie Smith and Bryan Steele Named NEC Track Athletes of the Week

4/11/06– Seniors Bryan Steele (Gaithersburg, Md.) and Jaimie Smith (Burtonsville, Md.) were named Northeast Conference Track Athletes of the Week on Tuesday afternoon.

Steele, an All-American, took third place in the 400-meter hurdles at the Texas Relays in Austin, Texas with a season-best time of 50.63, qualifying for IC4A and NCAA regional competition. He is ranked fourth in the nation and leads the NEC by five seconds in the 400-meter hurdles.

The Gaithersburg, Md. native is also a member of the conference leading 1600-meter relay team that posted an IC4A qualifying time of 3:11.52 this past weekend.

Smith finished second in the 800-meter run at the Duke Invitational in Durham, N.C. She posted a time of 2:15.35, topping the NEC in the event. Smith also recorded a career-best 57.66 in the 400-meter dash, finishing fifth.

The Blackbirds are back in action on Wednesday, April 19 at the Wagner Quad Meet in Staten Island, N.Y.