Results

SATURDAY
The Northeastern women's track & field team turned in a second-place performance at the 2011 New England Championship in New Haven, Conn., missing out on the title by a slim three-point margin.

The Huskies' total of 92 points was better than 30 others squads this past weekend as New Hampshire won the event with a 95-point aggregate.

Junior Saleena Abdur-Rashed highlighted Northeastern's efforts on the final day by dusting the 100-meter hurdles competition with a time of 13.81, marking her fastest time of the season. The Bronx, N.Y. native's clip also stands as the fourth-quickest time in school history. Abdur-Rashed is now the two-time reigning New England 100-meter hurdles champion after capturing last year's crown with a mark of 14.26.

Senior tri-captain Althea Charles collected 10 points on Saturday in her final New England Championship after back-to-back fourth-place finishes in the discus throw and shot put. Charles' toss of 39.98m (131'2) in the discus throw and 13.48m (44'2.75) in the shot put warranted five points, apiece, in each event.

Sophomore Jillena Decarteret was the second-place finisher in the pole vault on Saturday after clearing 3.95m (12'11.5) for eight points. Decarteret's clearance at Southern Connecticut State stood as her third-best mark of the season. Lauren Bennett was awarded two points her seventh-place vault of 3.50m (11'5.75).

On the track, sophomore Sarah Trotman was Northeastern's highest point getter after a second-place sprint of 25.01 in the 200-meter dash. Trotman's clip earned Northeastern eight points.

Newcomer Georgia Pingue put forth a strong showing in her first New England triple jump event after a combination of 11.87m (38'11.5) for fourth place and five points.

Senior Seri Gordon reset the record books in the 800-meter run and posted the school's fourth-best time in history of 2:11.98. Gordon's dash was good for sixth place and three points.

First-year hurdler Chelsea Hudson grabbed five points for the Huskies after motoring for her fastest clip of the season of 1:02.80. Hudson's pace was good for fourth place.

The Huskies 4 x 100 and 4 x 800-meter relay squads each registered third-place performances for six points apiece. NU's 4 x 100-meter relay squad teamed up and posted its second-fastest mark of the season at 47.42 while the 4 x 800-meter foursome crossed in 9:13.29 in its first trial of the season.

THURSDAY - FRIDAY
The Northeastern women's track & field team is in prime position to capture the 2011 New England Outdoor Track & Field Championship as the Huskies lurk in second place after Friday's events.

Northeastern's 28 points ranks as the second-highest total in the 20-team field through the second day of action. New Hampshire sits atop the heap with 38 points.

The Huskies' early success was highlighted by Heather Crocker's record-breaking performance in the javelin throw on Friday. The Reading, Mass. native won the event by setting Northeastern's new standard of 43.50m (142'8). Crocker's throw overhauled a four-year old benchmark set by Nancy Rowe on April 21, 2007 (142'6). Crocker's winning toss counted for 10 points in the field of 22.

The throwing team continued its success in the hammer throw as senior tri-captain Althea Charles registered a second-place throw of 55.26m (181'3) for eight points while sophomore Julia Westover followed suit with a yank of 51.39m (168'7) for fifth place and four points.

Senior harrier Kristen Martin outlasted the 10,000-meter run with a third-place march of 37:42.07 and six points. Martin outran 23 other competitors in Northeastern's fourth-best time in school history.

The Huskies passed three strong runners into Saturday's final, including junior tri-captain Saleena Abdur-Rashed, sophomore Sarah Trotman and newcomer Chelsea Hudson.

Abdur-Rashed paced the 100-meter hurdles field and won the preliminary race in 14.00 ahead of 30 other hurdlers. Hudson continued to set the standard in the 400-meter hurdles with a sixth-place jaunt of 1:04.09 while Trotman's time of 25.26 in the 200-meter dash was good for fifth place. Trotman's mark in the 200-meter dash stands as Northeastern's best time in that event this year.