Results
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – In their regular season finale, the Northeastern men's and women's track and field teams collected six gold finishes at the Brown Springtime Open hosted at Brown University's Erickson Athletic Complex on Sunday. The women also tabbed 16 top-three performances, while the men earned seven.
First place finishes
In the hurdles,
Ore Akinpelu crossed the 400mH finish line in 1:03.86 seconds and
Betsy Garnick finished the 100mH in 14.64 seconds.
Jordan Samuels won the 110m hurdles with a new personal best of 14:35 seconds. The junior's time moves him two spots to No. 5 on the NU All-Time Outdoor Performance List.
Patrice Williams finished the 200m in 24.97 seconds.
Nicole Genard finished on top in the long jump with 5.84m.
Alexandra Rose earned gold in the hammer throw with 50.64m.
Additional highlights
Zoe Taitel picked up second place in the shot put with 13.76m, a new personal record, and third place in the discus with 42.42m.
Connor Fugere,
Christopher Reider and
Eric Mellusi all claimed bronze in their respective throw. Fugere finished the hammer with 54.82m, while Reider's javelin reached 54.92m and Mellusi's discus throw went as far as 46.19m.
Kelsey Sullivan and
Chris Manning both earned top-three marks in the high jump with 1.60m (second place) and 1.90m (third place), respectively.
Isabel Lund earned silver in the 5000m with 17:49.99 seconds and
James Ferrera earned third in the 400mH with 58.50 seconds.
Kurt Robakiewicz and
Rose Castle finished with fourth place in the jumps, thanks to a 6.36m mark in the long jump and 11.00m in the triple jump, respectively.
Championship time
The Red and Black dawn the outdoor championship season, beginning with the CAA Outdoor Championships on Friday-Saturday, May 6-7, in Elon, North Carolina. The Huskies continue on to the New England Outdoor Championships, Thursday-Saturday, May 12-14.
