2/10/07 -- Long Island University junior Shelby Heggie (Laramie, Wyo.)
won the silver medal in the high jump event on the first day
of action at the Northeast Conference Indoor Track and Field
Championships. Heggie leapt to a mark of 1.60 meters, finishing
behind Sacred Heart's Brittany Dexter, who had a mark of 1.70
meters.
After the first day of events, Sacred Heart leads the women's competition
with 38 points. Long Island is seventh with eight points. On the
men's side the Blackbirds are in ninth with two points, while Monmouth
leads the pack with 38 points.
The majority of the first-day scoring events came in the field
events, with sprint and distance championships to follow tomorrow.
Action begins at noon.
Several Long Island athletes qualified for Sunday’s championship
events. The following is a list of Blackbirds that will compete
in those events, with their preliminary times in parentheses:
Women:
60-meter dash:
Aisha Thomas (7.72 – also qualified for ECACs)
Tavia Burke (7.78)
Joyce Atagwe (7.84)
200-meter dash:
Aisha Thomas (24.95 – also qualified for ECACs)
Tavia Burke (26.06)
400-meter dash:
Aisha Thomas (58.81)
Denele DeVerteiul (59.15)
Shaneqwa Warren (59.87)
Aniecia Williams (60.19)
500-meter dash:
Leslie Conley (77.21)
Crystal Stratchan (77.91)
Janel McFarlane (78.09)
Qiana Smith (79.39)
Crista Stratchan (81.44)
800-meter dash:
Denele DeVerteiul (2:18.40)
Aniecia Williams (2:20.13)
Leslie Conley (2:22.55)
60-meter hurdles:
Tavia Burke (8.74)
Men:
60-meter dash:
Andre Marcano (7.00)
Marlon Martin (7.05)
200-meter dash:
Norman Simms (22.61)
Jeremy Alvarez (22.87)
Marlon Martin (22.92)
400-meter dash:
Sheldon Goffe (50.74)
Micah Nation (51.17)
500-meter dash:
Jeremy Alvarez (65.44)
800-meter run:
Steven McElligott (1:58.45)
One-mile run:
Steven McElligott (4:27.82)
For results and performance lists,
click on the link below:
2007 NEC Indoor Track and Field Championships
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