SPRING TRACK ORIENTATION MEETING
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 5:30PM in the MAIN GYM BX02
OR
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at 5:30PM in the MAIN GYM BX02
COME TO EITHER MEETING!
If you are unable to attend, contact Coach Plutz
Congratulations to the track team for their excellent performance this year!
The NJCAA Division III National Track and Field Meet was held in Alfred, New York at Alfred State College from May 5 – 7th. On Thursday afternoon, the 4X800m relay team of Brittany Sheeran, Kayan Lee, Caroline Nelson and Monica Sacco ran a time of 11:17.87 (10 seconds faster than their previous best) to finished in 8th place and earn 1 team point. Also on Thursday, Casey Buie competed in the long jump and earned an 8th place finish with a jump of 4.67m. This also earned the team 1 point.
On Friday, Casey Buie competed in the Triple Jump and earned a 9th place finish with a jump of 9.93m. Also on Friday, Monica Sacco competed in the 800m and 400m prelims and qualified for the finals on Friday in both events with times of 60.68 in the 400m and 2:30.64 in the 800m. Brittany Sheeran also competed in the 400m prelims but did not qualify for the finals. However, Brittany did run her best time of the season, 66.54, to place her 17th overall.
On Saturday, Casey Buie competed in the high jump and WON, becoming the first National Champion in Track and Field from F.I.T. She tied her best jump of the season at 1.50m and earned the team 10 points. Also on Saturday, Monica Sacco competed in the finals of the 400m and 800m finishing 6th in the 400m with a time of 60.81 and 6th in the 800m with a time of 2:37.39. Each 6th place finished earned the team 3 points.
F.I.T. finished the meet with 18 total team points and an 11th place team finish out of 24 participating schools.
2011 Division III NJCAA Outdoor Championships Results
2011 Division III NJCAA Outdoor Track and Field Final Team Standings
