December 1, 2007

BULLDOGS OPEN INDOOR SEASON AT NORTHEASTERN WINTER CARNIVAL

MEN'S RESULTS /  WOMEN'S RESULTS

The Bulldogs competed at the Husky Invite last weekend.

 BOSTON - The Bryant men's and women's indoor track teams opened their respective seasons this past weekend at the Northeastern University Husky Winter Carnival at Reggie Lewis Center.  Senior Hafiz Greigre (Attleboro, MA) took home Bryant's lone first place finish on the afternoon, winning the men's 400 meter dash in a school record time of 48.23 seconds, passing his old record of 49.10 set a year ago. Sophomore Alex Engel (Spencer, MA) was fifth in 50.39. 

Freshman Thomas O'Connor (Westwood, MA) had a fine afternoon, placing 14th in the prelims of the 55 meter dash in 6.74 seconds and later placing fifth in the men's 200 meters in 22.97 seconds. 

Sophomore Nathaniel Green (York, ME) took 17th in the men's 5,000 meters in 15:55.14 while teammate Tom Casey (Cornwall, NY) was 18th in 15:57.14.  The Bulldog 4x400 meter relay squad took second in a time of 3:20.94, just behind first place Albany's time of 3:19.21. 

On the women's side, Stephanie Montagano (Wakefield, MA) placed sixth in the 400 meters in 60:04 while senior Nicole Radzik (Sutton, MA), coming off an exception fall cross country season, placed fourth in the 5,000 meters in 17:38.90.  

Freshman Stephanie Kirk (Pompton Lakes, NJ) set a new school mark in the 55 meter hurdles, finishing 15th in 9.22 seconds, just passing the school's 25 year old mark of 9.23 held by Debbie Enos (1983).  In the field events, Samantha Genatossio (Norwell, MA) placed 13th in the women's triple jump (33 feet, 6.75 inches)  while senior Amber Torrey (Plainfield, NH) was 14th in the women's shot put and 12th in the women's weight throw. The teams will return to action this Saturday at the Harvard Invitational in Boston.