NEW YORK, NY (January 10, 2003) - The Manhattan College men and women's track & field teams swept the competition for its first win of the new year at the Fordham/St. Johns Invitational held Friday at the Armory. The men totaled a winning 105 points, while the women totaled 125 points.
In the men's events, several Jaspers captured first place. Senior
Thomas Jacob Freeman (East Greenwich, RI) won the weight with a mark of 20.52m, while senior Mike Pellet (Croton, NY) won the shot put with a toss of 15.74m. Sophomore
Nils Pettersson (Boden, Sweden) won the pole vault with a leap of 4.00m, while juniors
Magnus Ahlen (Karlstad, Sweden) won the long jump at 7.10m and
Adeniyi Omisore (Providence, RI) took first in the triple jump with a jump of 15.13m. Freshman
Tyler Raymond (Scotia, NY) captured first in the men's mile at 4:15.67 and newcomer
Henrik Akeblom (Lulea, Sweden) placed sixth in his first meet appearance as a Jasper in the 60m dash in 7.20 seconds.
On the women's side, in her first meet as a member of the Lady Jaspers, freshman Jessica Palm (Karlstad, Sweden) ran the best time of the 55m dash preliminaries in 7.80 seconds. In the finals she placed third with a repeat of 7.80 seconds. Senior sprinter Stefani Allen (Levittown, PA) captured first place in the 200m at 24.85. Junior Michanne Campbell (Mount Vernon, NY) continued success by winning the triple jump with a mark of 11.61m, while freshman Allison Horgan (Delmar, NY) finished sixth at 9.85m. In the women's 4x400 relay team, Campbell led off the race to newcomer sophomore Teresa Frierson (North Ridgeville, OH) who passed the baton to newcomer Charlotte Nordh (Karlstad, Sweden) for Allen to cross the finish line in a winning 3:52.1.
The Jaspers will return to action January 17-18 as they host the 2003 Manhattan College Invitational beginning at 10am.
