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12-13 March 2004
An All-American Cat -
Tweedie, Buckley compete at NCAA Championships
Cat Tweedie is now MIT's third indoor all-American after taking eighth at the NCAA Division III Nationals at Whitewater Wisconsin last weekend. Her 11'5 1/4" clearance matche the 5th place finishers who joined for a 3 way tie, but a errant miss at a lower height put her three places arear of that trio. Cat reportedly had a pair of close misses at 11'11 1/4".
Martha Buckley ended her season with her first trip to indoor nationals in a hard fought 5000 meters. On pace for a strong PR through 3000, the pace then took its toll on the captain;
she still finished in 18:03.05, a time no other Engineer runner has ever surpassed. The race was won by Amherst's Carter Hammill.
The men's team produced a national champion as Uzoma Orji set personal best of 59'6 1/4" to win the shot put. That, combined with an all-American placing in the weight earned him field event athlete of the meet honors.
Thus ends a record filled indoor campaign; a summary of the team's successes will be posted following the awards dinner after break. Outdoor track kicks off in Troy NY on April 3 with the always feisty Engineers' Cup versus RPI and WPI.
