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Indoor Track and Field
The Holy Cross men’s and women’s track and field
teams kicked off their 2002-03 indoor season with a meet
at the Brown University Alden Invitational. The meet included
teams such as Brown, Providence, Southern Connecticut, Bryant
and Rhode Island College. Bill Phelan ’04 (New
Canaan, Conn.) was the lone first-place finisher for the
Crusaders. Phelan won the men’s weight throw with a
toss of 14.64 meters (48’0.5’). Some other top
finishers in the field events for the men were Isaiah
Houtman ’03 (New Bedford, Mass.), who finished third
in the triple jump with a leap of 12.80 meters. In the men’s
shot put, the team put three members in the top 10. Azizi
Seixas ’04 (Jamaica,12.99m); Dan Conti ’03 (Hubbardston,
Mass.,12.42m); and Joseph Hibdon ’04 (Ramona,
Calif., 9.67m)—finishing third, fifth and ninth respectively. Andrew
Stone ’06 (Hudson, Mass.) and Bill DiMauro ’06 (Wyckoff,
N.J.) placed fourth and sixth in the men’s long jump,
with leaps of 6.24 and 5.90 meters respectively. In the pole
vault competition Conti and teammate Steve Virgilio ’05 (Portland,
Maine) placed fourth and sixth. In the high jump competition, Dan
Ryan ’06 (East Hempstead, N.H.) tied for second
with a leap of 6 feet 2 inches. On the track, Conti earned
a third-place finish in the 55-meter high hurdles, with a
time of 8.06 seconds.
The team placed four people in the top 10 in the 500-meter
dash. Alex Materna ’04 (Wayne, N.J.), William
Kenney ’03 (Pittsfield, Mass.), and Tom Picanco ’06 (Cameron
Park, Calif.) finished fourth, fifth and sixth. Stephen
Shea ’05 (Middletown, Conn.) also placed eighth
for the Crusaders. Sean Flood ’05 (Clive, La.), Chris
Morris ’06 (Glen Head, N.Y.), Shawn David ’04 (Hudson,
Mass.), and DiMauro all placed within the top 10 in the 200-meter
dash.
The women also had a strong showing. Andrea Madden ’04 (Reading,
Mass.) placed eighth in the women’s shot put with a
toss of 11.32 meters. Meghan Carrette ’06 (North
Reading, Mass.) placed sixth in the 55-meter dash with a
time of 7.60 seconds and fifth in the 200-meter dash. In
the 400-meter dash, Caitlyn Mead ’04 (Melrose,
Mass.) ran to a sixth-place finish with a time of 1:02.69. Heather
Bain ’03 (Carver, Mass.) and Emily Winacoo ’06 (Holden,
Mass.) placed seventh and eighth in the 500-meter dash. Also
in the women’s 800-meter run, Lindsey Bomar ’05 (Bristol,
Conn.) and Jaclyne Manzi ’05 (Plymouth, N.H.)
finished seventh and eighth. Julia Gillis ’04 (Cornwall,
N.Y.) placed third with a time of 3:07.08 in the 1,000-meter
run.
The Crusaders will begin the bulk of their indoor schedule
in January and February to help prepare them for the Championship
portion of their schedule, which will begin on Feb. 14 with
the Patriot League Championship.
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