May 7, 2006 - Women 2nd / Men 2nd - MAAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships
College Track & Field
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships
Rider Women 2nd of 6, Men 2nd of 5
Rider’s Wynter Most Outstanding Female Track Performer
Fenlator / Men’s 4x400 set new meet records
LAWRENCEVILLE—Both the women’s and men’s outdoor track and field teams placed second to Manhattan in the 2006 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Championships hosted by Rider this weekend. “I’m not disappointed in our performance at all,” said head coach Rob Pasquariello. “But, I am disappointed that we finished second again. For the men’s team, this is as close (11 points) as we have ever been.”
For the women’s team, senior Carla Wynter (Roselle, N.J./Abraham Clarke) was named the Most Outstanding Performer for the second consecutive year, winning both the 200m (25.87) and the 400m (57.96) for the second straight spring.
“Carla had a great day winning two events and helping the relays both place second," said Pasquariello who is finishing his first season at the helm of the track program, stepping in for Bill Hodge who is on medical leave. "She definitely deserved it and it is a great way for her to finish her MAAC career. We are looking for her to have a strong effort next week in the ECAC Championships.”
“I felt hungry and ready to finally do something,” said Wynter. “This year I was in a bit of a slump, and I wanted to show the coaches that I wasn’t slacking off. I wanted to show people I could still run.”
Wynter won the 200 at the MAAC indoor championships this winter, but did not run up to her own high expectations this spring. Until today. “I was excited today,” said Wynter. “Being a senior I really wanted to do well today.”
Wynter began her track career as a distance runner in high school. “I was thrown into the 400 and really liked it,” said Wynter. “It was the shortest race I had ever run. That’s probably why I prefer it to the 200. It is a challenge, and it isn’t easy. I like challenges.”
Junior Jazmine Fenlator (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley) won the shot put with a meet record throw of 14.11m and also won the discus (46.66m).
For the men’s team, sophomore Randy Nixon (Manorville, N.Y./West Hampton) won the 110m hurdles (14.86), was fourth in the 100m (11.04) and sixth in the 200m (22.15). Senior Jamaal Harris (Beverly, N.J./Palmyra) won the 100m (10.86) and was fifth in the 200m (22.10). Junior Dave Lado (Ridgefield, N.J./Ridgefield Memorial) won the 400m hurdles (53.95) and junior Doug Beck won the discus (48.54m) and placed fifth in the shot put (14.43m).
“Manhattan is a tremendous team and we made a really good run,” Pasquariello added. “We are always right there but we can’t get over the hump. We need to find a way to do it.”
Also for the women, freshman Tabatha Haskins (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) was second in the 100m hurdles (15.54m), second in the triple jump (11.31m) and 11th in the shot put (9.52m), sophomore Savannah Knox (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) was second in the 400m hurdles (1:05.70) and fifth in the 400m (1:00.30), junior Allyson Angelo (Brick, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) was second in the pole vault (3.05m), junior Katie O’Connor (Forked River, N.J./Lacey Twp.) was third in the high jump (1.65m) and fourth in the 100m hurdles (15.84), junior Lauren Deane (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) was third in the discus (35.20m) and ninth in the shot put (10.15m), senior Mechea Medine (Pittstown, N.J./Delaware Valley Regional) was third in the triple jump (11.29m) and 13th in the 200m (28.28), senior Jennifer Williams (Malvern, Pa./Great Valley) was third in the high jump (1.65m), and seventh in the pole vault (2.60m), senior Krystle Daniels (Brooklyn, N.Y./South Shore) was third in the shot put (12.01m) and fifth in the discus (32.56m), junior Katie Chin (Jackson, N.J./Jackson Memorial) was fourth in the 400m hurdles (1:08.29) and ninth in the 100m hurdles (16.89), sophomore Rebecca Clatch (Drums, Pa./Hazelton Area) was fourth in the pole vault (3.05m) and eighth in the discus (28.04m), junior Danielle Holmes (Hackensack, N.J./Holy Angels) was fourth in the triple jump (11.27m) and freshman Andrea Campbell (Somers Point, N.J./Mainland Regional) was fourth in the 5000m (18:28.30).
Also for the men, junior David Payne (Neptune, N.J./Neptune) placed second in the 100m (10.88) and third in the 200m (21.94), senior Jay Hill (Matawan, N.J./St. John Vianney) was second in the 200m (21.82) and fifth in the 100m (11.07), senior Ayo Owodunni (Sicklerville, N.J./Highland Regional) was second in the 400m (48.77), senior Adam Kucinski (Erial, N.J./Highland Regional) was second in the pole vault (4.25m), freshman Tim Cook (Glassboro, N.J./Glassboro) was second in the high jump (1.94m), sophomore Gary Morris (Clay, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) was third in the 400m hurdles (56.95) and fifth in the 110m hurdles (15.98), freshman Desmond Hamilton (Pennsauken, N.J./Pennsauken) finished third in the triple jump (14.10m), sixth in the 400m (50.74) and seventh in the 200m (22.28), freshman Marcellus Manning (Richland, N.J./Buena) finished third in the 110m hurdles and fourth in the 400m hurdles (57.41), freshman A.J. Parillo (South River, N.J./South River) was third in the 400m (48.94), sophomore Andre Fearon (Newark, N.J./St. Benedict's Prep) was third in the 800m (1:54.23) and freshman Tom Planer (Cranford, N.J./Cranford ) was third in the high jump (1.89m).
Senior Margaret Shipman (Carteret, N.J./Carteret) was fifth in the shot put (11.65m), sophomore Jarnae Carter (Columbia, Md./Long Reach) was fifth in the 100m (13.30) and ninth in the 200m (27.56), senior Ashley Miller (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) was sixth in the pole vault (2.90m), eighth in the triple jump (10.32m) and 10th in the 100m (13.91), freshman Kelly Wojciehowsi (Fair Haven, N.J./Rumson Fair Haven) was sixth in the 1500m (5:02.50) and 12th in the 5000m (20:03.92), freshman Elizabeth Spokony (Woodstown, N.J./Woodstown), was sixth in the 100m (13.36) and eighth in the 200m (26.97), sophomore Jessica Marcasciano (Egg Harbor, N.J./Egg Harbor Twp.) was sixth in the 100m hurdles (16.59) and eighth in the high jump (1.55m), freshman Kelly Kajunsi (Glenmore, Pa./Downington East) finished seventh in the 100m hurdles (16.71), seventh in the high jump (1.60m) and seventh in the triple jump (10.40m), freshman Megan Crowe (Philadelphia, Pa./St. Hubert's) was 12th in the 1500m (5:12.36) and 12th in the 800m (2:29.73), junior Jennifer Lee (Mt. Laurel, N.J./Lenape) was 13th in the 1500m (5:24.60), freshman Patrice Mahoney (Staten Island, N.Y./Port Richmond) was 14th in the 1500m (6:00.17) and junior Laura Carpenter was 14th in the 5000m (21:30.08).
Sophomore John Smith (Cliffwood Beach, N.J./Matawan) was fifth in the 5000m (15:06.12), sophomore Jeff Stead (Fairless Hills, Pa./Pennsbury) was sixth in the 1500m (3:54.67) and seventh in the 800m (1:58.07), freshman Aaron Wyche (South Orange, N.J./Columbia) finished eighth in the 400m (51.31), sophomore Ryan Donohue (Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township) placed eighth in the 800m (1:58.15), junior Dan Enck (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) was eighth in the shot put (13.48m) and eighth in the discus (36.86m), freshman Evan Campbell (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley) was ninth in the 800m (1:58.41), senior Patrick O’Keefe (Bayville, N.J./Central Regional) was 10th in the 800m (1:58.78), senior Robert Macauley (Hamilton, N.J./McCorristin Catholic) was 11th in the shot put (10.31m), freshman Matt Dahl (West Keansburg, N.J./Raritan) was 12th in the 1500m (4:17.10), sophomore T.J. Westen (Toms River, N.J./Toms River North) was 14th in the 1500m (4:21.28), freshman Tom McGuire (Lanoka Harbor, N.J./Lacey Township) was 15th in the 5000m (17:18.97), freshman SeanKelly McCauley (Staten Island, N.Y./Port Richmond) was 16th in the 1500m (4:26.07) and freshman Joseph Hafey (Howell, N.J./Red Bank Catholic) was 18th in the 1500m (4:41.37).
“I think on the men’s side it is more an issue of depth, but it is right there for us on both sides, it’s an event here and an event there. It’s a matter of stepping up at the right time. Manhattan is not going to lose, you have to go out and beat them and we are still learning how to do that,” Pasquariello said.
The men’s 4x400 relay of Parillo, Morris, Lado and Owodunni set a new MAAC championship meet record, winning with a time of 3:17.04. The men’s 4x100 of Nixon, Payne, Hill, and Harris also won with a time of 41.66.
The women’s 4x100 of Spokony, Wynter, Carter and Medine placed second with a time of 49.58 and the 4x400 team of Knox, Crowe, Wynter and Chin also placed second with a time of 4:05.59.
“Overall this season, we are really pleased. It was a tough transition with coach Hodge being out and the kids made it easy for me to step in and do the coaching job. We ran a lot of personal bests and scored more points in the conference meets than we ever had. We had a great group of kids on both sides,” said Pasquariello. “The seniors did a great job today and the underclassmen also did well and those underclassmen are the foundation for our future and we have high expectations for them.”
“I hope this experience will make both the men’s and women’s team hungrier,” Pasquariello added. I know I’m tired placing second and we tell them all the time that there isn’t much of a difference between the two teams [Manhattan and Rider]. It comes down to believing you can do it when the conference meet is contested.”
Rider competes at the IC4A/ECAC Championships, hosted by Princeton May 12-14.
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Team Scoring
Men Women
1. Manhattan 220 1. Manhattan 284
2. Rider University 209 2. Rider University 258
3. Iona 84 3. Marist 86
4. Marist 59 4. Iona 72
5. Saint Peter’s 42 5. Loyola 49
6. Saint Peter’s 17
