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Track and Field
The Holy Cross men’s and women’s track and field
teams wrapped up the winter season and began the spring season
just three weeks apart. The men’s team finished up the
winter season on a high note as Dan Conti ’03 (Hubbardston,
Mass.) placed third in both the 55-meter high hurdles and
the pentathlon at the Patriot League Championships. Conti’s
time of 7.77 in the hurdles was the second-fastest time in
Holy Cross history. Ryan Franzinger ’06 (West
Lake, Ohio) also made a big impact on the program during
the indoor season, placing fourth in the shot put with a
toss of 46’8” at the conference meet.
The outdoor season began with a bang for the men’s
team as it competed in the Northeastern Spring Invitational. Dwayne
Henclewood ’04 (St. Catherine, Jamaica) led the
way, placing first in the discus with a throw of 177’1”.
The mark qualifies Henclewood for the New England and IC4A
Championships. The toss is also just two feet, two inches
shy of the school record set by David Puloka in 2001.
Other good performances on the men’s side included Steve
Virgilio ’05 (Portland, Maine) who placed seventh
in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.29 while Conti
placed second in the 110-meter high hurdles with a time
of 14.96. Brendan Kearney ’05 (Haddonfield,
N.J.) and Alex Materna ’04 (Wayne, N.J.) placed
third and fourth in the 800-meter run. Kearney posted a
time of 1:57.61 while Materna finished in 1:59.38.
On the women’s side at the Patriot League Championships, Jessica
Fallon ’06 (Nashua, N.H.) led the way, placing
third in the pole vault with a jump of 10’8”. Erin
Moseley ’05 (Carlisle, Mass.) also did well at
the conference meet, placing fifth in the one mile run
with a time of 5:17.35.
The first meet of the outdoor season also was successful
for the women’s program. At the Northeastern Invitational,
the Crusaders were led by Meghan Carrette ’06 (North
Reading, Mass.), who placed sixth in the 100-meter dash in
a time of 13.22; she was also a member of the 4 x 100 meter
relay team, which placed second (50.55). Caitlyn Mead ’04 (Melrose,
Mass.) placed fifth in the 400-meter dash with a time of
60.45 while also placing 10th in the 200-meter dash (27.05). Kate
Reynolds ’04 (Lexington, Mass.) placed fourth in
the 100-meter high hurdles in a time of 15.94 while Andrea
Madden ’04 (Reading, Mass.) placed second in the
hammer throw with a toss of 41.32 meters. Fallon also had
a good day, picking right up where she left off during the
indoor season by placing third in the pole vault with a jump
of 3.13 meters.
Both teams will look to continue to build momentum throughout
the outdoor season as they prepare for the Patriot League
Championships, at Bucknell on May 3 and 4.
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