OUTDOOR TRACK 2004  

Americe East Champs: Kathleen Chen, Erin Cadden, and Jess Iannacci.
Kathleen Chen won her first America East title on her last throw of the
competition to highlight Saturday afternoon action for the Terriers. Her
winning toss of 132' will give her a berth at the NCAA Regionals. Julia
Nazzer was well on her way to setting a new school mark in the steeple,
when she caught her knee on the barrier with 300 meters left in the race
crashing hard to the ground. Though bruised and battered, she climbed
back to her feet and finished a close fourth in 10:57. In Sunday action,
a stirrng 400 meter intermediates was won in the final strides
by Erin Cadden, as she, Vicki Lopez, and Durko of Albany finished
within tenths of each other. In the 5000 meter run, Jessica Iannacci
captured her first America East title by a 100 meter margin. Other
good performances were turned in by Abbey Sadowski finishing second
in the 1500, Mary Ellen Bingham third in the triple jump, Tori Botticelli
fourth in the 10K, Dina Mijuskovic fifth in the 5k, Marisa Ryan fifth in the
1500, Erin Cadden sixth in the 100 highs, and the 4x800 was third with
Amy Dannwolf, Erica Shea, Marisa Ryan, and Abbey Sadowski
comprising the team.

Julia Nazzer Named Top Women Scholar Athlete of Boston University
Every year the university recognizes the top scholar athlete among its
700 plus athletes. The award is entitled the Gretchen Schuyler in honor
of an outstanding former Boston University student athlete. Juia holds
the university record in the 3000 meter steeplechase. Julia was honored
as a First Team District I Verizon Academic All-American in 2003. This
May, Julia will graduate summa cum laude with a degree in human
physiology from Sargent College.

Mt. SAC/Pomona/UConn Invitational: The team split up this week
with one group going out to the West Coast and the other group
going to the UConn Invitational. Some of the highlights included
Mary Ellen Bingham winning the triple jump at Pomona, leaping
38'8", Jess Iannacci setting a pb of 17:00 in the 5k at Mt. SAC,
despite rather warm conditions. Abbey Sadowski clocked a best of
4:34 in the 1500 while Julia Nazzer ran a strong 2:14.77 in the 800.
Vicky Lopez cut two seconds off her best 400 hurdles, clocking 1:04.03
and winning her section. Back in Connecticut, Erica Shea improved
her 800 to 2:16.26 and Apryl Holder broke 1:00 for the 400 for the
first time, clocking 59.45. Krisin Sederholt also improved her pb in the
400 hurdles, running 1:05.53.

Duke Invitational: The women's team opened up its season with a
trip to Durham, North Carolina, where the team participated in the
highly competitive Duke Invitational. The sun darted in and out of
clouds, while the Terriers sought to get the season rolling. Among
the best results for the squad were: Erin Cadden winning her 100
hurdle heat in a pb time of 14.62, Abbey Sadowski getting a pb in
the 1500 at 4:38, Jess Iannacci and Dina Mijuskovic finishing fifth
and sixth in the 3k, running  9:54 and 10:00 respectively. Victoria
Lopez ran 1:06 for 400 intermediates for a personal best as well.    

                       NEW ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

February 28 - Freshman Abbey Sadowski won the 1000 meter by sprinting away from the field on the final lap after leading the race from the gun. Mary Ellen Bingham earned a silver medal in a closely contested triple jump, missing the win by an inch.
In the 3000, Marissa Ryan recorded a nine second pb by running 9:44.34, good for second place. Frosh Amy Dannwolf placed fourth in the 800, running 2:16.52, while senior Julia Nazzer placed fourth in the 1000 meter. Erin Cadden placed fifth in the hurdles. Vicki Lopez placed sixth in the 500 meter run, hitting 1:16.51. Dina Mijuskovic placed eighth in the 1000 meter run. Boston University placed sixth in the 30 team meet.

                   AMERICA EAST CHAMPIONSHIPS

February 21 - Mary Ellen Bingham cracked the 40' barrier in the triple jump, by leaping 40' 1.25" to claim second place, while teammate Elisa Miller placed fifth in the same event. Freshman Marisa Ryan ran a strong second in the 3k, setting a pb of 9:53 and just missing out on the win.pb'd in the 3k in 9:53, narrowly missing the win, wherformance.
Frosh Abbey Sadowski finished a close second in the 1000 meter run, clocking 2:54. Vicki Lopez ran her fastest 500 meters while placing third in 1:16.39. Erin Cadden pb'd in the 55 hurdles, placing fourth
in 8.33. Kristen Sederholt ran 59.64 while placing fifth in the 400. The 4x4 placed fifth with Mary Ellen Bingham leading off in 59.1, Erin Cadden running 58.1, Lauren Rodwell running 59.0, and Kristen running just over 60.

February 20 - Jess Iannacci places second in the 5k, running 17:06. Newcomer Tori Botticelli paces fifth in 17:45. Distace Medley squad places third (Jess Walton, 3:39.9 for 1200, Vicki Lopez, 58.0 for 400,
Amy Dannwolf, 2:17.8 for 800, and Dina Mijuskovic, 5:10 for 1600). Vicki Lopez qualifies for finals in 500, Kristen Sederholt in 400, and Erin Cadden in hurdles.

                                          TERRIER CLASSIC

January 30/31 - PB's at the Terrier Classic: MaryEllen Bingham in triple, jump (39' 1/2"), Erin Cadden in hurdles (8.44), Lauren Rodwell in 200 meters (26.70), Vicki Lopez in 500 meters (1:17.36), Marisa Ryan in mile (5:00.36), and Jess Iannacci in 3000 meters (9:48.82).

                    BU vs. BC, UMASS, and SACRED HEART

January 20 - In a 4 way meet with Boston College, UMass, and Sacred Heart, Mary Ellen Bingham takes triple jump, Jess Iannacci and Marissa Ryan go one-two in the 3000,Abbey Sadowski wins the 1000, and Apryl Holder wins the 400 meter run. BC won the meet overall, with UMass second, BU third and Sacred Heart fourth. Full Results.

                                  HARVARD INVITATIONAL

Dec. 13, at Harvard University, Harvard Invitational -
Triple Jumpers Off To Great Start - Elisa Miller and MaryEllen Bingham go first and second at Harvard Invitational. Erin Cadden captures first in the 60 meter hurdles. Amy Dannwolf places second in the 800.

                                BU vs. UMASS and UMAINE

Dec. 6, at Boston University, Multi-Team Meet -
Snowstorm keeps several teams away. MaryEllen Bingham wins triple jump. Kristen Sederholt wins 400, while Marisa Ryan captures the mile.