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December 10, 2003
SPLIT AT SUNDOWN
TechTrack opened the scoring meet season Wednesday, hosting Springfield and Southern Maine under the lights (but aren't all of MIT's indoor home meets in the windowless JAC under the lights?), emerging with a split decision. Southern Maine was added to the traditional mid-week dual duel after last Saturday's snowstorm forced cancellation of the USM-MIT dual.
Springfield topped the totals with 136.5 to MIT's 113.5 and USM's 66. A tight battle was waged through the first 12 events of the contest, after which Springfield swept the top 5 places in the shot put and put the meet away.
Co-captain Cat Tweedie hit the heights at night by vaulting 11'2" - the team's first NCAA provisional qualifier of the season - and turned around on the infield to place 2nd in the high jump in 5'0", an indoor personal best by 5". Christine Fanchiang (after winning the 55) and Liz Au both scaled 9'1" and now share the #4 spot on the Tech rankings for the event.
Nalina Gupta won the triple jump and placed in two other events, and MIT boasted only one additional individual winner, Julia Espel in the mile, 5:31.83. Closing up the track races for the evening, the 4 x 800 saw Springfield winning by a scant .08, 10:22.16 to 10:22.24, but the many lead changes produced "the most exciting race I've seen the team run indoors", mused coach Slovenski. "A race like that is really what track is all about".
With classes concluded, the indoor facility set up to host finals, and break looming, the team will not return to action until the Alumnae meet on January 11. Stay fit!
