Jones and Watkins Lead Orangewomen to Second Place at Armory Invite
2/8/2002 10:59:27 AM | Cross Country, Track and Field
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Syracuse seniors Aprelle Watkins (Virginia Beach, Va./Salem) and Opal Jones (Capitol Heights, Md.) led a host of stellar performances by the men's and women's track team with at the New York Road Runners Collegiate Invitational at the Armory Track & Field Center in New York City. The SU women finished second out of 23 teams in the University Division with 68 points, while the Orangemen placed fifth out of 23 squads with 32 points.
Jones provisionally qualified for the NCAA Championship in the 60-meter hurdles, winning in a time of 8.40. She also won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.67 to qualify her for the ECAC Championship
Watkins won the triple jump in the University Division with a distance of 12.22m (40'1.25"). She also finished fifth in the long jump. Freshman Tatiana Warren (Brooklyn, N.Y./Clara Barton) finished sixth in the triple with a jump of 11.59m (38'00.25").
Freshman Jenna Grimaldi (San Mateo, Calif./St. Ignatius) finished second in the high jump, clearing 1.75m (5'8.75"). Classmates Johvonne Hernandez (Port Isabel, Texas/Port Isabel) and Nicole Kendrick (Lancaster, Ohio/Lancaster) finished third and fourth, respectively in the 20-lb. weight throw. Kendrick threw the weight 16.34m (53'7.50") and Hernandez' mark of 17.59m (57'8.50") set a career-high by 1.60m. Kendrick took first in the shot with a throw of 14.07m (46'02.00"), while Hernandez was third with an effort of 13.69m (44'11.00").
On the men's side, juniors Tim Adrian (Moorpark, Calif./Moorpark) and Steve Bedard (Windsor, Ont./St. Joseph's) placed second and fourth, respectively in the weight throw. Adrian threw 17.22m (56'6.00"), while Bedard threw a distance of 17.01m (55'9.75"). The duo took second and third in the shot put, with Adrian throwing 16.17m (53'00.75") and Bedard throwing 15.84m (51'11.75").
Junior Richard Polidore (Chino, Calif./Chino) finished third in the finals of the 200m-dash with a time of 21.99.
The men's and women's track teams will compete at the BIG EAST Championship this weekend, Feb. 16-17, at the Carrier Dome.
University Team Scores Women: 1. Connecticut 70, 2. SYRACUSE 68, 3. James Madison 57, 4. Morgan State 32, 5. Hampton 30, 6. Brown 29, 7. Delaware State 28, 8. St. John?s 26, 9. La Salle 21, 10. Army 17, 11. Manhattan 12, 11. Bucknell 12, 11. NYIT 12, 14. Colgate 10, 15. Lehigh 9, 16. Long Island 8, 17. Florida Atlantic 7, 18. St. Joseph?s 6, 19. Lafayette 2. Men: 1. St. John?s 50.33, 2. Rutgers 43, 3. FIU 41, 4. Brown 40, 5. SYRACUSE 32, St. Francis 30.33, 7. Coppin State 26, 8. Maryland 23.33, 9. St. Joseph?s 20, 9. Albany 20, 11. Columbia 19, 12. Norfolk State 18, 13. La Salle 16, 14. Long Island 14, 15. Morgan State 13, 16. Lafayette 11, 17. NYIT 10, 18. Bucknell 9, 19. VCU 7, 20. Lehigh 6, 21. Rider 5, 22. Wagner 2, 23. Fairleigh Dickinson 1.
Distance Medley Relay 6. Syracuse 12:12.51 1600-meter Relay 3. Syracuse 3:53.85 ? B Race High Jump 2. Jenna Grimaldi 1.75m Triple Jump 1. Aprelle Watkins 12.22m 6. Tatiana Warren 11.59m Long Jump 5. Aprelle Watkins 5.53m 16. Patrice Harvey 5.20m Shot Put 1. Nicole Kendrick 14.07m 3. Johvonne Hernandez 13.69m Weight Throw 3. Johvonne Hernandez 17.59m 4. Nicole Kendrick 16.34m 60-meter Dash 1. Opal Jones 7.67 200-meter Dash 20. Valerie Boling 26.29 400-meter Dash 11. Stacy Dwyer 57.98 800-meter Run 12. Aleccia Boland 2:12.19 ? B Race 23. Esther Burridge 2:24.08 ? B Race Mile Run 3. Zelma Jackson 5:12.45 ? B Race 5. Leah Folmsbee 5:13.63 ? B Race 3,000-meter Run 15. Lauren Rich 10:27.53 60-meter Hurdles 1. Opal Jones 8.40 15. Kawanna Skinner 9.22 19. Patrice Harvey 9.38 Men?s Agate Distance Medley Relay 10. Syracuse 10:12.17 High Jump 10. Matt Troha 1.96m Long Jump 7. Richard Polidore 6.42m Shot Put 2. Tim Adrian 16.17m 3. Steve Bedard 15.84m Weight Throw 2. Tim Adrian 17.22m 4. Steve Bedard 17.01m 60-meter Dash 10. Richard Polidore 7.03 35. Greg Lettieri 7.38 200-meter Dash 3. Richard Polidore 21.99 43. Lowveens Jacques 23.94 400-meter Dash-U 43. Sami Termanini 51.98 44. Collin Capano 53.98 800-meter Run 15. Mike Czabaj 1:57.68 ? B Race 24. Chris Telesford 1:58.95 Mile Run 1. John Bitok 4:14.56 - B Race 3,000-meter Run 27. Tim Scarpinato 8:59.34
