Men's Track and Field Places Third at NEWMAC Outdoor Championships
Complete ResultsNORTHAMPTON, Mass. - April 26, 2008 -The women of Wheaton College and the men of MIT captured the 2008 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Track & Field Championships held today at Smith College. Wheaton (205 points) squeaked by Springfield (203 points) to reclaim the title that it had held from 1998-2006 while the MIT men took home their eighth consecutive title.
Junior Chizoba Ezeigwe led the Wheaton women taking the 100m and 200m and was the fourth leg of the winning 4x100m relay team. Nikki Hay (Norwalk, Conn.) was a double winner for Springfield sweeping the long & triple jumps while MIT's Aline Thomas won the shot and set a new Conference record in the hammer with a throw of 13.15m. Three other NEWMAC records were set by the women including Lacey Cartier (York Maine) from Springfield College in the 800 m (2:16.26), Emily Hwang from MIT in the pole vault (3.58m), and 4x400m relay team from Wheaton (3:56.81). The women's final standings were:
Final Women's Standings
1. Wheaton - 205
2. Springfield - 203
3. MIT - 178
4. Coast Guard - 67
5. Smith - 52
6. Mount Holyoke - 28
7. WPI - 25
8. Babson - 18
2008 Women's NEWMAC Outdoor Track and Field All Conference
MIT's Stephen Morton was the only double winner on the men's side taking the 100m and long jump. Jeff Baker set a new mark in the javelin with a throw of 60.50m while Wheaton's 4x100m relay team established a new record of 42.45. The men's final standings:
Final Men’s Standings:
1. 240 MIT
2. 188.5 Coast Guard
3. 146 Springfield
4. 119.5 WPI
5. 71 Wheaton
6. 3 Babson
2008 Men's NEWMAC Outdoor Track and Field All Conference
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Head Coach Ken Klatka
Ken Klatka, enters his 36th season as head coach of the men’s track and field program in 2010-2011. He ranks among the nation’s most successful coaches, with an overall record of 433 wins, 141 losses, and two ties for an impressive .753 winning percentage. Under his direction, Kevin Coyle '12 won the 2011 Division III Indoor Long Jump National Championship.
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