Hernandez Shatters School Record On Day One Of BIG EAST Indoor Track & Field Championship
2/21/2003 1:43:52 PM | Cross Country, Track and Field
Freshman Kristen Michalski finished third in the weight throw with a personal-best mark of 56-7.25 (17.25m). Michalski missed second place by a quarter-inch to Connecticut's Amy Parkosewich.
Senior Tim Adrian placed fifth in the men's 35lb. weight throw with a mark of 54-8.75. Classmate Richard Polidore took eighth in the long jump with a mark of 23-1.25. Junior John Bitok placed fifth in the 5,000-meter run, finishing in 14:13.9.
Senior Alison Culley advanced to the finals of the 60- and 200-meter dash on Sunday. Hernandez will compete in the shot put.
Men's Team Scores (After five events scored)
1. Connecticut, 34; 2. Notre Dame, 29; 3. Rutgers, 27; 4. Georgetown, 22; 5. Providence, 19; 6. Virginia Tech, 17; 7. West Virginia, 16; 8. Villanova, 10; 9. Syracuse, 9; 10. St. John's, 8; 11. Pittsburgh, 4. Did not score: Boston College, Miami, Seton Hall.
Women's Team Scores (After five events scored)
1. Notre Dame, 36.50; 2. Miami, 34; 3. West Virginia, 26.50; 4. Boston College, 26; 5. Pittsburgh, 21; 6. Villanova, 17; 7. Syracuse, 16; 8. Georgetown, 13; 9. Providence, 12; 10. Seton Hall, 10; 10. Connecticut, 10; 11. Rutgers, 8; 13. St. John's, 3; 14. Virginia Tech, 1.
