St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
St. John's/Fordham Invitational
St. John's Takes First Place at Fordham Invitational
1/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
Jan. 8, 2005
Bronx, NY (January 7, 2005) - The St. John's University track and field team took first place scoring 99 points at the 11-team Fordham Invitational this afternoon.
Newcomers Alecia Sewell (first place) and Kerrian Stewart finished in the top two spots in the 60m dash at 7.55 and 7.68, respectively. Both performances qualified them for the BIG EAST and ECAC Championships later on this season.
The Red Storm's 4x800m relay team of Thamara Cherisme, Jasmine Barreto, Kay-Dian Reid and Aja Williams won the event later in the day to seal the team title for St. John's.
Reid (400m -56.84), Cherisme (800m - 2:21.32), Barreto (Mile Run - 5:17.87), Sophia Bazile (Triple Jump - 36.10"), and Kellie Brown (Long Jump - 18'5") recorded runner-up finishes for the Red Storm effort. Stewart doubled back to take a third in the 200m clocking 25.61.
"Our opening efforts after the Holiday break indicate that this team can be quite successful in 2005", said Head Coach Jim Hurt. "We are always pleased to win and our across the event spectrum scoring bodes well for our team this year. Alecia and Kerrian got the ball rolling with their electrifying sweep in the 60m dash and that competitive effort was reflected by our entire team throughout the day."
Team Scores: 1.) SJU - 99, 2.) Seton Hall 90, 3.) St. Joseph's - 88, 4.) Rider 81, 5.) Manhattan College - 80.5, 6.) Fordham - 71.50, 7.) LIU - 62, 8.) Marist College - 45.50, 9.) FDU - 13, 10.) - SCSU - 12.50, 11.) New Haven - 3.
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