Results

The Northeastern women's track & field team sent a small contingent to New Haven, Conn. to represent the Huskies at the 29th Yale Intercollegiate Track Classic at Coxe Cage on Saturday, Jan. 15. Northeastern registered a number of top-three showings, including a pair of victories from sophomore Jillena Decarteret and junior Jess Barton.

Decarteret was one of four Huskies to participate in the field as the East Templeton, Mass. native cleared 3.60m (11'9.75) to claim the pole vault title. Barton earned her victory on the track, kicking out a time of 10:20.89 in the 3,000-meter run. Veteran Seri Gordon joined Barton on the podium, clocking in at 10:24.53 for second place in the same event.

Rookies Georgia Pingue and Olivia Stevens teamed up in the triple jump to collect second and third place laurels, respectively, with combinations of 11.32m (37'1.75) and 11.19mm (36'8.5). Senior Ashley Furlong closed out NU's trials in the field, delivering a sixth-place mark of 3.00m (9'10) in the pole vault.

Transfer student Nia Howard laid claim to second place in the 60-meter dash, crossing the line in 7.75, just 0.13 behind the victor. Junior Saleena Abdur-Rashed continued her strong junior year after a second-place performance of 8.76 in the 60-meter hurdles. Abdur-Rashed's mark was 0.01 second from matching a season best.

Newcomer Kate Madigan also participated in the 60-meter hurdles, crossing in 9.68 for seventh place.

In the 400-meter dash, rookies Camille Henry and Chelsea Hudson notched fifth and seventh-place marks, in that order, of 1:00.85 and 1:00.95. Junior Sarah Trotman closed out the 400-meter dash in 1:01.72 in 14th place.

The fourth, fifth and sixth-place finishers consisted of all Huskies as senior Christiana Gallagher, sophomore Laura Coyne and rookie Rachel Moburg turned in respective times of 2:20.95, 2:21.26 and 2:22.64.

Northeastern's 'A' squad consisting of junior Nikki Cuhna, Hudso, Abdur-Rashed and Henry joined forced to notch a second-place time of 3:58.99 in the 4 x 400-meter relay to close out Northeastern's strong day.

The Huskies have next weekend off before returning home to host the Boston Indoor Games at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center for Boston bragging rights on Friday, Jan. 28.