March 3, 2007 - at ECAC's - Kajunski / Fenlator All-East Honors

March 3, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Rider Women’s Indoor Track at ECAC’s
Kajunski / Fenlator All-East Honors

BOSTON, MA—Several members of the Rider women’s indoor track and field teams are competing at the Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships hosted by Boston University this weekend.  “For two student-athletes to get All-East honors on the same day is a real step up in recognition for our program,” said head coach Rob Pasquariello.

On Saturday for Rider, sophomore Kelly Kajunski (Glenmore, Pa./Downington East) was fifth in the high jump with a Rider record effort of 5’8.75” to earn All-East honors with senior Jazmine Fenlator (Wayne, N.J./Wayne Valley) also picking up All-East honors in the shot with a sixth place finishing distance of 47’3.25”. 

“Kelly was great today,” said Pasquariello.  “She goes into every meet as one of the shortest kids out there and she is jumping against girls that are 5-10 and 6-0 and she holds her own.  She is very talented and just missed the 5-10 NCAA provisional mark.”

“Jazmine got All-East for the fifth time in her career but it was her first time in the shot put for the indoor season so that was a nice accomplishment for her,” said Pasquariello.  “Both of them went against tremendous competition, competing against All-Americans and they did very well.”

Also for the Broncs, freshman Karlise Cureton (Harrisburg, Pa./Susquehanna Twp.) ran a personal best with a time of 8.17 in the 60-meter.

Fenlator competes in the weight throw on Sunday for Rider.

“It is planned for the athletes at this meet to peak at this time and the training is a little different than if you were trying to peak a few weeks ago at the MAAC’s so it was gratifying as coaches to see the training efforts pay off.  You do worry about peaking too soon and that is the art of coaching, taking the results and making adjustments so that our kids excel and peak at the right time.”

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