Results

For the fifth year in a row, the Northeastern women's track & field team finished second at the New England Indoor Track & Field Championship on Saturday at Boston University's Agganis Arena. Four Huskies rewrote the record books on Friday and Saturday by placing their names amongst NU's elite. Senior Brittany Moriarty and juniors Kristen Martin and Seri Gordon all earned top-three all-time marks. Moriarty's mile mark ended Donna Petrsorich's run of 24 years at the top.

Yesterday, senior Consandria Walker captured her second-consecutive long jump title, but a second-place finish in the mile with three other third-place performances helped the Huskies to a second-place total of 90 points. Connecticut won the title with 202 team points.

Moriarty came away with second place in the mile after churning out an ECAC-qualifying time of 4:50.10 in the mile. Moriarty's clip reset the Northeastern record books as the Andover, Mass. native broke a 24-year old school record. Moriarty outran Donna Petrsorich's time of 4:53.31 set in 1986.

Sophomore Saleena Abdur-Rashed picked up third in the 55-meter hurdles with another ECAC-eligible clip of 8.11 Walker joined Abdur-Rashed for third on the 55-meter dash podium after legging out an ECAC-qualifying clip of 7.09.

Northeastern's 4 x 800-meter team claimed another third-place showing in 9:06.62 with the contingent of juniors Seri Gordon and Angelique Marcus, freshman Eryn Wheeler and Moriarty.

Following up with Friday's second-place toss in the weight throw, junior Althea Charles elicited a mark of 14.91m (45'11.75) for fourth place in the shot put. Junior Shaina Petit also competed in the shot put as part of the pentathlon, earning first out of her flight of 11 competitors with a toss of 19.69m (35'1).

Sophomore Sarah Trotman and Abdur-Rashed were clocked in 25.13 and 25.70, respectively, for finishes of fourth and eighth in the 200-meter dash. In the 500-meter run, Wheeler finished fifth to the tune of 1:15.74 while freshman Nikki Cuhna turned out a time of 57.92 for seventh in the 400-meter dash. In the 1,000-meter race, Gordon grabbed fifth to the beat of 2:54.65. Gordon' times was Northeastern's third-best indoor time in school history.

In the 3K, juniors Kristen Martin and Jill Buck looped the track in 10:03.87 and 10:18.78 for seventh and 12th, in that order. Martin's mark in the 3,000-meter run now stands as the second-fastest time in Northeastern's history. She eclipsed her own mark set on Feb. 7, 2009 of 10:08.15. Freshman Katie Barrett finished 27th in 10:56.32.

Championship weekend continues next week at the Reggie Lewis Center for the ECAC Championship starting on Saturday, March 6.

YESTERDAY'S RESULTS:
The Huskies were powered by four top-three finishes, including senior Consandria Walker's second NEICAAA long jump title. The tri-captain posted an ECAC-qualifying mark of 5.85m (19'2.5) for the victory. Walker claimed last year's long jump title with a mark of 18'6.5.

Junior Althea Charles was pegged second after her heave of 18.20m (59'8.5) in the weight throw while rookie Jillena Decarteret vaulted 3.65m (11'11.75) in the pole vault for third. Junior harrier Annie Scully notched NU's second third-place performance in the 5,000-meter run, legging out an ECAC-qualifying time of 17:31.58. The Niantic, Conn. native's time was third-fastest in Northeastern indoor history.

Senior Celeste Holder recorded a fifth-place spring of 5.61m (18'5) for fifth place in the long jump while junior Jess Barton came in seventh place for her time of 17”56.58 in the 5K.

The Huskies placed numerous competitors into tomorrow's final legs. Sophomore Saleena Abdur-Rashed etched her name into the 55-meter hurdles finals after hustling for an ECAC-qualifying clip of 8.08 for second place in the preliminary heat. Walker and junior Serena Allen will both vie for the 55-meter dash title as Walker emerged from the pile on top, besting the 29-woman field with a qualifying time of 7.04. Allen crossed in 7.27 for 10th.

Sophomore Sarah Trotman will join Abdur-Rashed and Allen in the 200-meter dash finals tomorrow. Abdur-Rashed finished fourth in 25.26 while Trotman was clocked in 25.23, good enough for sixth. Allen's 10th-place mark of 25.63 nudged her into the final heat tomorrow, as well.

Newcomer Nikki Cuhna will compete for the 400-meter crown after qualifiying with a fourth-place clip of 57.06. Classmate Eryn Wheeler turned in a third-place time of 1:16.35 to earn a spot in the 500-meter dash finals.

Junior Angelique Marcus captured ninth in the 800-meter run in 2:16.82 for a spot in the final heat while junior Seri Gordon earned a spot on the 1,000-meter line after a fifth-place showing of 2:55.05.

Connecticut, two-time defending champion, has put together 37 points, but the Huskies are in striking distance with their 36 points.

Tomorrow's events start with the high jump event at 10:30am.