Mens and Women's Indoor Track Teams Look for Good Showing at New England Division III Regionals

Please note that the numbers in parenthesis indicate the season best for the respective student-athlete

Worcester, MA --- This weekend is the New England Division III regional’s where both indoor track teams will have a good showing for the postseason in representing both the MASCAC and Worcester State College. The women will be traveling to Bowdoin while the men’s meet is at MIT.

Senior captain Mark Johnson has qualified for four events this indoor season with three of his best marks coming in this past weekend at the MASCAC Championships. Johnson will run in both the 55 meter dash (6.63) and the 200 (22.78) while in the field he will compete in both the long (6.42m) and triple jumps (13.14m).

Joining Johnson will be freshman Ian Fields, who looks to improve upon his season mark of 1.86 meters in the high jump and his time in the 400 meter dash (51.16). Fields and Johnson will also join Chris Mancuso and Robert Stahelski in the 4 x 400 relay. Senior

Senior Matt Leeds and junior James Macera will also compete in the triple jump (12.96m) and weight throw (15.19m), respectively, to round out the participants for the men. Macera has set the standard required for the ECAC’s in his event and his distance is ranked ninth among New England Regional competitors.

The women’s team is paced by freshman classmates Sarah Rafferty and Mara Kralian, who will each competing in the 55 meter dash (7.59/7.58), the 200 (27.17/26.92) and the long jump (4.76m/5.01m). Sophomore Becky Galipeau will also compete in the 55 (7.50), the long jump (5.06m) and the high jump (1.5m) as well.

Sophomore Andrea Ouellette successfully defended her MASCAC triple jump title with a season-best leap of 10.96 last week as she will compete in that event while she will also run in the 55 meter hurdles (9.37). In addition, junior Kara Antrim will try to best her time in the 1000 while sophomore Christina Bisbee will attempt to toss her best throw in the weight throw (12.73m).

In relay action, the 4x200 team of Kralian, Rafferty, Galipeau and freshman Andrea Lisaki look to earn a better time than 1:50.20, which was clocked last week. The mark reset the school record for the second time this season. The 4x800 team of freshman classmates Rachael Baker, Meg Plant and Maura Withington with sophomore Rachael Sullivan will try to make an attempt to run raster than 10:46.07 and qualify for the ECACs.

Results will be posted on the website after 5 PM on Saturday afternoon.