BOSTON - The Northeastern track and field teams will host the 3rd annual Joe Donahue games this Friday, Jan. 24, at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center in Roxbury, Mass.
The Joe Donahue Games honor the late Northeastern track and field legend, throwing coach and Hall of Famer who passed away on Oct. 10, 2011. Before the meet, there will be a brief ceremony in honor of Donahue to kick off the third annual event.
Field events will kick off at 4 p.m., starting with women's and men's weight throw while track events will also begin at 4 p.m., with the women's and men's 60-meter hurdles.
Entry to the meet will be $5 for adults and $2 for children.
Last time out
Both the men's and women's teams impressed at the Battle of Beantown on Jan. 18.
As a team, the men claimed a second place overall finish with 92.5 points and saw three first-place individual finishes.
Jared Lane won the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.14 seconds and the reigning 2013 CAA Men's Cross Country Runner of the Year
Wesley Gallagher claimed the individual title in the 1-mile run with a time of 4:14.83.
Kyle Darrow was the third Husky on the men's team to claim an individual victory when he cleared 6.89 meters in the long jump.
The women's team saw a third place overall finish with 159 points on the day, including nine top-three individual finishes. In the field,
Betsy Garnick finished first in the long jump (5.55 meters),
Georgia Pingue notched a first-place finish in the triple jump (11.80 meters) and
Jacilyn Briggs took second in the pole vault (3.50 meters).
Highlights from the track included
Lucy Young's third-place finish in the 1-mile run (5:05.41) and
Victoria Alexander's third place finishes in both the 60-meter dash (7.71 seconds) and 200-meter dash (25.3 seconds).
The road ahead
Following the Joe Donahue games, the Huskies will remain in Boston for the Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University from Feb. 7-Feb. 8. The next weekend, the team will travel to Geneva, Ohio for the Spire Invite from Feb. 14-Feb. 15.
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