St. John's University Athletics
St. John's University
ECAC Championship
Track And Field Finishes Fourth At ECAC Championships
3/6/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
March 6, 2006
BOSTON, MASS. - The St. John's track and field team captured a fourth place tie at the ECAC Championships this weekend at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Mass. Along with Cornell, the Red Storm scored 38 points while Georgetown won the meet with 65 points. Northeastern finished second with 49 while Boston University had 45 points. Syracuse, who beat St. John's by just one point at the BIG EAST Championships, took sixth place, posting 36 points.
Blessing Egwu (Queens, N.Y.) won the sliver medal in the 20 lb. weight throw, hurling the weight 19.29 meters (64'3 ¾"). She also took home the bronze in the shot put with a performance of 15.17 meters (63'3 ½").
The 4x400 meter relay team crossed the line in third place with a time of 3: 43.76. Members of the relay squad included Tarashon Broomes (Fair Lawn, N.J.), Maxcine Foster (Westmoreland, Jamaica), Thalene King (Manchestar, Jamaica) and Kaydian Reid (Windsor, Conn.).
Foster and Reid finished second and third, respectively in the 400 meter dash. Foster clocked in with a personal best of 54.39 while Reid finished in 54.88 seconds.
Jasmine Barreto (Staten Island, N.Y.) took fifth in the 1,000 meter run in a time of 2:54.38.
Egwu and Reid each provisionally qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships this season. Egwu qualified for her performance in the weight throw while Reid qualified in the 400 meter dash. A minimum of 14 athletes are taken for each event. Egwu is 20th in the country for her performance in the weight throw while Reid is 21st in the 400 meters.
"Having two athletes near the top 20 in the country is quite an accomplishment and a testament to their hard work and development over the past four years," said head coach Jim Hurt. "We are quite proud of their achievements and look forward to their further accomplishments during the up coming outdoor season."
It will be announced Monday night whether or not Egwu or Reid qualified for the NCAA Championships. The championships will be held this Friday, March 10 and Saturday, March 11 at the University of Arkansas.
Red Storm Performances:20 lb. Weight Throw Blessing Egwu - 2nd - 19.29m (63-3 ½") Kesheila Reid - 16th - 15.56m (51'00 ¾")
Shot Put Blessing Egwu - 3rd - 15.17m (49-9 ¼")
4x400 Meter Relay - 3rd - 3:43.76 (3:49.54 preliminaries) Tarashon Broomes, Maxcine Foster Thalene King, Kaydian Reid
4x800 Meter Relay - 9th - 9:14.94 (9:08.15 preliminaries) Thamara Cherisme, Jodey Johnson Jasmine Barreto, Rakibat Abiola
400 Meter Dash Maxcine Foster - 2nd - 54.39 (55.41 preliminaries) Kaydian Reid - 3rd - 54.88 (55.13 preliminaries) Vanessa Sessa - 24th - 1:01.00 (preliminaries)
1,000 Meter Run Jasmine Barreto - 5th - 2:54.48 (2:54.86 preliminaries)
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