NORTH ANDOVER, MA – St. Francis Brooklyn men's and women's track and field competed at the first day of the Northeast Conference Championships on Saturday, turning in several strong results including a third-place finish in the men's long jump and a number of finals appearances for Sunday's competition.
Preliminary Races
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Two Terriers qualified for the men's 100-meter finals as Renaldo Alleyne-Noreiga and Shevon Walker took fourth and seventh respectively. Alleyne-Noreiga's time of 10.60 is just .13 seconds shy of the leading mark. Walker posted his finish in 10.75 seconds.
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Makhi Theosmy breezed his way through the 400 prelims, taking fourth place en route to the finals on Sunday (49.89). Merrimack's Cory Couture paced the field by nearly half of a second.
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Christina Rene took fifth in the women's 400, finishing in 57.71 seconds. She is less than a second from the top overall time. Central Connecticut State and Wagner each have two runners in the 400 final.
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Freshman Kimora Chance made her way to the 100-meter final, taking sixth (12.44). She edged three runners by a combined .14 seconds and was .09 seconds from grabbing fifth. Shantelle Riley of FDU was the only NEC athlete to break the 12-second mark.
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Janee' Patterson coasted to the finals in the 400-meter hurdles with a fourth-place finish with a time of 1:04.52. Parker Myers matched Patterson's finish on the men's side. His time of 55.95 carries him into Sunday's final.
Finals
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Malachi Aiken continued his strong form, taking the bronze in the long jump. His fifth attempt reached the 7.23-meters mark as he only finished behind a member of FDU and Wagner. The mark was .28 meters off from his season best.
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Armani Dunkley took eighth in the long jump with a leap of 5.38 meters. Saint Francis (PA) junior Madeline Murphy won the event (5.99 meters).
The Terriers conclude action on Sunday, beginning at 9:30 a.m.
