Results

The women's track & field team hit its stride in the final meet before championship season with a pair of victories at the Skyhawk Invitational. Junior Althea Charles topped her personal best in the hammer throw, hitting 53.93m (176'11) which also stands as NU's third-best mark of all-time. Sophomore Saleena Abdur-Rashed wrapped up the 400-meter hurdles to the tune of 1:04.67 for the victory and a season-best time. Both marks set W.B. Stadium facility records.

Charles also finished second in the discus throw, unleashing a toss of 37.39m (122'8).

Freshman Julia Westover picked up third in the hammer throw after clearing 48.43m (158'11), denoting her best heave in the vent as a Husky.
Senior Celeste and sophomore Christine Kennedy wrapped up the 400-meter hurdles event with respective clips of 1:05.31 and 1:11.05 for third and eighth place.

Second-year trackster Christi Gallagher posted a sixth-place time of 1:01.36 in the 400-meter dash while rookie Laura Coyne took 13th in the 800-meter run after crossing in 2:20.04. Fresh off a victory last week in the 800m, Coyne recorded her best time of the season in the event.

Finishing up in the field, sophomore Christina Izzicupo captured fourth in the javelin throw following a pitch of 36.43m (119'6). Izzicupo's distance exceeded all other NU marks in the javelin this season.

The Huskies finished fifth out of six teams (Rhode Island, Boston University, Stonehill, Boston College and Bentley) with 51 points, but NU was looking more towards next weekend and called upon Friday night as preparation.

The Huskies will look to capture their first CAA track & field title since 2007 April 30-May 1 in Fairfax, Va. Last season, Northeastern placed fourth.