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Delaware track teams finish 2nd in indoor meet
8:53 a.m., Jan. 22, 2007--The University of Delaware women's and men's indoor track and field teams both finished second in the team standings in the Delaware Invitational meet held Saturday at the Delaware Field House. Delaware State University captured first place in the Division I women's competition with 184.5 points, followed by UD (179.3), Villanova University (128.5), LaSalle University (85) and Coppin State University (54). West Chester University won the Division II/III women's title, followed by Lincoln University, Swarthmore College and Widener University. Delaware State also won the Division I men's title with 154 points, followed by UD (139), Villanova (117), LaSalle (102) and Coppin State (78). The Hens won one event. West Chester won the Division II/III title, followed by Lincoln, Widener and Swarthmore. Taking first place finishes for the Fightin' Blue Hens were Brooke Maguire in the women's 5,000 meters (18:39.71), Rachel Young in the women's shot put (13.80 meters), Asha Quant in the women's long jump (5.50 meters) and Matt Guida in the men's pole vault (4.50 meters). Young won the shot put event for the third time in four events this season. Also winning was the women's 4x400 meter relay team (4:01.97). UD competitors with second place finishes were Yianna Antonopoulos in the women's 800 meters (2:27.76), Michelle Gomes in the women's 60 meters (7.76), Christina Antonopoulos in the women's mile (5:14.10), Amanda Marshall in the women's shot put (12.52 meters), Stephanie Cronk in the women's weight throw (13.00 meters), Quant in the women's 200 meters (25.90), Dave DiVirgilio in the men's pole vault (4.05 meters), Doug Alpers in the men's weight throw (13.81 meters) and Gregg Cantwell in the 3,000 meters (8:47.42). Also finishing second were the women's 4x800 meter relay team (10:01.26) and the men's 4x800 meter relay team (8:25.57). |
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