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5/4/07 -- The Long Island University outdoor track and field teams will head to West Long Branch, N.J., to take part in the Northeast Conference Championships this weekend. The Blackbirds will look to improve on their strong showing last season when the women's team won its first-ever outdoor championship and the men's squad finished second. Aisha Thomas (Jefferson City, Mo.) was named last year's Most Valuable Performer and Most Outstanding Track Performer, while teammateTavia Burke (St. Catherine, Jamaica) took home Rookie of the Meet honors. The championships, hosted by Monmouth, kick off on Saturday, May 5 and will conclude on Sunday, May 6. For more information,
visit the NEC track and field site by clicking here.
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