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 freshmen Andrew 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.
