St. John's University Athletics
Track and Field Wins Metropolitan Championships
4/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
April 25, 2006
RIVERDALE, N.Y. - The St. John's track and field team captured the Metropolitan Championship crown on Monday night in Draddy Gym on the Manhattan College campus. The jump portion of the competition was postponed until Monday and the venue was changed due to heavy rain on Saturday on the St. John's Queens campus.
"After finishing fourth at the ECAC Indoor Championships and now winning the Metropolitan Championships, this group has proved to be one of the best track and field teams St. John's has ever had," said head coach Jim Hurt. "There are quality athletes across the board in all event spectrums. They are a very competitive team and I'm proud of them."
The Red Storm tallied 178 points for the top spot while BIG EAST competitor Rutgers finished in second with 119 points. Fordham rounded out the top three, recording 96 points.
Junior Kellie Brown (Upper Darby, Pa.) recorded a personal best and BIG EAST qualifying mark of 5.75 meters for second place in the long jump. Freshman Venisa Clarke (Montego Bay, Jamaica) finished fourth while sophomore LaToya Wilmot (Freeport, N.Y.) came in sixth place. Clarke posted a personal best, jumping 5.37 meters, and Wilmot registered a 5.15 mark.
Clarke also notched a personal best in the high jump, clearing 1.65 meters for third place. Meanwhile, Wilmot and sophomore Geraldine Brevil (Brooklyn, N.Y.) competed in the triple jump. Wilmot jumped her way to a 9.82 mark for seventh place while Brevil notched a 9.44 meters performance for eighth.
St. John's returns to action Thursday, April 27 through Saturday, April 29 to compete at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. The Red Storm will then compete at the Yale Invitational in New Haven, Conn., on Sunday, April 30.
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