Crystal Frye Wins ECAC Shot Put Championship
May 19, 2002 | Men's Track and Field
The Pirates were led by senior Crystal Frye who won the ECAC shot put championship with her personal-best throw of 48 feet, three-quarter inches.
For the women, senior Margaret Clayton and freshman Krystel Pabey both earned All-East honors as they finished eighth in the hammer and javelin, respectively. Clayton threw 159 feet, 10 inches, while Pabey was the top-freshman finisher with her toss of 136 feet, one inch.
The 4x100 relay team of freshman Terri Davenport, freshman Shirena James, sophomore Estrella Coppin, and sophomore Quiana Battle qualified for Sunday's finals as they finished sixth in 47.18. Davenport also qualified in the 100 meter dash (11.94) and the 200 meter dash (24.54).
The Lady Pirates are currently tied for 10th-place with 12 points. Virginia is the current leader with 41 points, followed by Rutgers at 27 points and Syracuse at 25 points.
In men's action, juniors Julien Dunkley and Jeremy Carter led the Pirates as they qualified for Sunday's finals in the 100 meter dash, the 200 meter dash, and the 4x100 meter relay. Dunkley finished first in the 100 meter dash (10.47) and third in the 200 meter dash (21.35), while Carter was second in the 100 meter dash (10.55) and second in the 200 meter dash (21.12). The Pirates finished first in the 4x100 relay preliminaries as they finished in 40.14 seconds. The team was Dunkley, Carter, senior Darren Tuitt, and freshman B.J. Henderson.
The men's 4x400 meter relay of junior Keith McMillian, junior Frankie Green, sophomore Stephen Reid and freshman Domonick Richmond qualified for Sunday's finals by finishing fifth in 3:11.41. Also returning for Sunday's finals is the men's 4x800 meter relay team of junior Jamal Nisbett, sophomore Wes Ricci, freshman Vance Stephenson, and freshman Trent Fuchs. They ran the event in 7:34.95 finishing eighth.
Georgetown is the current leader with 32 points, followed by Providence College at 23 points and Connecticut at 22 points.
"The team did an absolutely terrific job today. They had great intensity coming off the Conference USA meet last week," said women's Head Coach Matt Munson. "I was very happy to see Crystal Frye win the shot put, she's done an excellent job for us throughout her career. After tomorrow's finals, I think we have a shot to see the most athletes earn All-East honors which is a real testiment to the program's growth and the desire the girls have to compete at a high level."
