Rosales, Frasure Lead ECU Track At Charlotte Invite
April 04, 2005 | Men's Track and Field
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Sophomore pole-vaulter Lindsey Rosales and sophomore thrower Eric Frasure each established new school records and met automatic NCAA East Region qualifying standards while senior Tara DeBrielle recorded a first-place standing in the 800-meter run to lead the East Carolina women's and men's track and field teams to strong performances at the Charlotte Invitational over the weekend.
Rosales captured the pole vault event with a 3.80 clip, exactly matching the region qualification mark while setting a new ECU record to top the previous mark of 3.66 by Tammie Mentzel in 2003. Frasure's hammer throw of 61.79 meters stood third in the standings, but easily surpassed the qualification standard of 55.63 and crushed his previous ECU record of 55.35 set during the 2004 campaign. In addition, sophomore Terrance Myers contributed a career-long hammer throw of 55.65 to earn region qualification and will also advance to the NCAA East Region Championships, scheduled for May 27-28 at Randall's Island, N.Y.
DeBrielle headlined the Lady Pirates' track efforts, winning the 800-meter run in a time of 2:14.15 at the Irwin Belk Track Center. Senior Terri Davenport turned in a second-place finish in the 400-meter dash, recording ECU's second-fastest time in school history at 55.07, while Portia Baker followed with fourth-place standing in 56.40.
Other top women's performances include Erica Montgomery (4th in the 100/career-best 12.25), Aisha Bilal-Mack (6th in the 400 hurdles/1:05.14), Alisha Hopkins (3rd in the long jump/career-best 5.83 meters), Jenee Moore (7th in the long jump/5.27), Mentzel (3rd in the pole vault/3.50), Amy Hart (4th in the pole vault/3.35) and Chelsea Salisbury (2nd in the javelin/43.12). The Lady Pirates' 4x100 relay squad, composed of Baker, Davenport, Montgomery and Chante Sessoms, added a third-place finish with a time of 47.53.
In addition to Frasure's and Myers' efforts, junior Hector Cotto paced the men's squad by topping all collegiate athletes in the 110-meter hurdles with an overall fourth-place standing (14.76). Freshman Matt Dennish earned the top placement among all of the Pirates' track performers, finishing third in the 800-meter with a career-best mark of 1:56.17.
Additional performances of note by the East Carolina men's team include Thomas Lewis (7th in the 100/personal-best 10.85) and Kyle Yunaska (8th in the 800/career-best 1:58.83).
Both teams will return to action this weekend, utilizing split squads to compete at two venues ? the Texas Relays (Austin) and the Duke Relays (Durham, N.C.).
