Overall Results
BOSTON—The Northeastern women's track and field team collected eight top-3 individual finishes, including a first-place title in the distance medley relay at the Joe Donahue Games on Friday night at the Reggie Lewis Center.
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. As a former Northeastern student-athlete and coach, Coach Donahue's efforts made a lifelong impact on others by being a successful competitor and coach.
In a dual scored meet against New Hampshire, Maine, Brown, Vermont and Dartmouth, Northeastern walked away with first-place team finishes across the board.
Victoria Alexander started Northeastern off strong after setting a personal best and finishing third in the 60-meter dash with a mark of 7.77. Later, the junior snagged a second-place finish in the 200-meter sprint, crossing at 25.20.
Camille Gooden led a quartet of Huskies in the 400-meter dash, claiming third at 57.36.
Chelsea Hudson was next to clock in for NU and took 12th with a time of 1:00.26.
In the mile run,
Jocelyn Hubbard set a new personal record for a silver finish, shedding nearly 10 seconds from her previous appearance in the event at the Boston University Season Opener. Her mark of 4:51.33 punched a ticket for the ECAC and New England Championship. Rookie
Jordan O'Dea followed close and finished eighth at 5:02.41.
In the field,
Georgia Pingue picked up a pair of second-place finishes in the long jump, clearing 5.44 meters, and the triple jump (11.99 meters), while
Alexandra Rose also claimed second in the weight throw (15.06).
The Huskies return to action for the two-day Valentine Invitational, hosted by cross-town rival Boston University, beginning on Friday, Feb. 7. The teams will continue competition the following day.
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