BOSTON, Mass.—The UMBC men's and women's
track and field teams have completed action at Day One of the
IC4A/ECAC Indoor Championships.
CORECTION: Previous women's ECAC results
that had been reported were incorrect, correct results are now
posted.
Senior Michael
Christmas (Invercargill, New Zealand/James
Hargest College) broke the school record in the men's 800-meter run
in 25th with a time of 1:52.78, while freshmenAndrew
Smith (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley)
and Jake
Albino (Hampton, N.Y./Minisink Valley) finished
42nd and 50th overall.
Sophomore Amanda Deller (Aberdeen,
Md./Aberdeen) finished fifth in the women's shot put with a throw
of 14.10m (46'-3.25").
Senior Keith
Onto (Point Pleasant, N.J./Point Pleasant
Boro/St. Francis (PA)) is eighth in the men's heptathlon with 2,727
points and three events remaining on Sunday.
Junior Joshua
Hewitson (New Market, Md./Linganore) qualified
for the finals of the men's 500-meter dash with a time of 1:03.65,
while fellow junior Roy
Jones (New Market, Md./Linganore) placed 25th in
the men's 1,000-meter run in 2:30.25.
Senior Chris
Snyder (McConnellsburg, Pa./McConnellsburg)
placed 21st in the men's 1-mile run in 4:11.13.
The action continues Sunday at 11 a.m.
