Indoor Track Wraps Up Strong Showing at Virginia Tech
January 24, 2004 | Men's Track and Field
The meet was the first full-squad competition for both the Pirate men and women in the 2003-04 indoor season.
ECU's men enjoyed an encouraging day on Saturday, particularly in the 200 meters where Thomas Lewis and Deandre Hyman finished sixth and seventh, respectively. Lewis, at 22.01, and Hyman, at 22.05, both exceeded the qualifying mark for the IC4A Indoor Championships in March.
Also reaching the IC4A standard were Domonick Richmond in the 400 (48.50), Ricardo Bell in the 500 (1:04.68), and the 4x400 relay team, which placed fourth with a clocking of 3:16.25.
Among the highlights for the women's team on Saturday was the performance of Tara DeBrielle in the 800 meters. DeBrielle, who met her ECAC qualifying mark in the 500 meters on Friday, placed seventh in the 800 on Saturday with a time of 2:14.82.
High jumper Colleen McGinn had the best individual finish as she placed second in her event's competition by clearing 5-6.5.
Team newcomers Jenee Moore and Alisha Hopkins tied for eighth in the long jump, both recording marks of 17-6.75.
Darneshea Jones, participating in her first race in over a year after missing last season with an injury, clocked in at 25.55 in the 200-meter run, placing 15th.
On Friday, Tammie Mentzel matched her own school record in the pole vault by clearing 11-11.75. She had already qualified for the ECAC meet last weekend.
"All in all, this was a nice first meet for the whole team," ECU women's track coach Matt Munson said. "We had pleasant surprises from a lot of people. This was a good chance for us to assess where we are and now we can begin to work toward the body of the season."
The Lady Pirates are scheduled to return to action next weekend at the Carolina Multis meet in Chapel Hill, N.C. That same weekend, selected Pirate men and women will travel to Gainesville, Fla., to participate in the Gator Invitational.
COMPLETE ECU RESULTS: WOMEN
60 Meters (preliminaries)
25. Kelsey Walker 8.13
60 Meter Hurdles (preliminaries)
18. Nicole Callaham 9.53
22. Sharon Heilig 9.75
200 Meters
15. Darneshea Jones 25.55
45. Kelsey Walker 27.28
54. Nicole Callaham 27.94
400 Meters
29. Simone Baptiste 1:02.44
34. Carla Wabibi 1:04.80
500 Meters
9. Tara DeBrielle 1:16.50*
31. Simone Baptiste 1:23.13
33. Brie Berkowitz 1:24.74
34. Carla Wabibi 1:25.16
800 Meters
7. Tara DeBrielle 2:14.82
1,000 Meters
18. Rebekah Bishop 3:13.65
Mile
24. Rebekah Bishop 5:15.57
3,000 Meters
24. Johanna Allen 10:32.78
High Jump
2. Colleen McGinn 5-6.5
Long Jump
t8. Alisha Hopkins 17-6.75
t8. Jenee Moore 17-6.75
Pole Vault
2. Tammie Mentzel 11-11.75
3. Lindsey Rosales 11-5.75
9. Nicole Marchewka 10-5.75
15. Kinsey Batts 10-0
COMPLETE ECU RESULTS: MEN
60 Meter Hurdles (preliminaries)
20. Hector Cotto 8.71
30. Mark McGee 9.82
200 Meters
6. Thomas Lewis 22.01*
7. Deandre Hyman 22.05*
29. Jeff Walls 23.30
400 Meters
10. Domonick Richmond 48.50*
14. Michael Hillian 49.29
23. Mar'Ques Woolford 50.45
500 Meters
7. Ricardo Bell 1:04.68*
12. Vance Stephenson 1:06.40
22. Kyle Yunaska 1:08.20
800 Meters
8. Vance Stephenson 1:57.70
9. Ricardo Bell 1:58.01
16. Kyle Yunaska 2:00.34
22. Trent Fuchs 2:02.37
1,000 Meters
16. Trent Fuchs 2:36.31
Mile
30. James McClellan 4:38.24
3,000 Meters
21. Craig Schmidt 9:02.51
5,000 Meters
13. Stephen Tausend 16:01.48
4x400 Relay
4. Lewis, Hillian, 3:16.25*
Richmond, Henderson
8. Walls, Hyman, 3:22.55
Cotto, Woolford
4x800 Relay
5. Stephenson, Bell, 8:03.39
Yunaska, Fuchs
Long Jump
9. Renaldo Isaac 21-10.25
* denotes new ECAC/IC4A qualifying mark
