Women's Track Wins Four Events at Fordham Invitational

1/5/07 -- The Long Island University women’s indoor track team took home first place in four events at the Fordham Invitational. Junior Aisha Thomas garnered a first-place finish in the 200-meter dash, crossing the line at 24.56. Senior Janel McFarlane won the 400-meter dash with a time of 59.24, while junior Leslie Conley was the first across the line in the 800-meter run with a mark of 2:16.42.

The women’s 4x400-meter relay team was also victorious, finishing with a time of 3:54.13. Freshman Joyce Atagwe also turned in an impressive performance, finishing second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.86.

The Blackbirds finished seventh as a team; St. John’s took home the women’s crown. On the men’s side, Long Island finished 12th, with Rutgers coming in first.

The men’s 4x400-meter relay team placed fifth, crossing the line at 3:25.44. In the 200-meter dash, freshmen Norman Simms and David Lipford finished fifth and sixth, respectively. Simms turned in a time of 22.71, while Lipford finished at 22.85.

The Long Island track teams will return to action on Friday, Jan. 12 at the NYU Invitational.

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