Amherst, MA - The University of Hartford track and field teams competed at the two-day New England Championships held at the University of Massachusetts, which wrapped up on Saturday. The women notched 21 points for a 16th place finish out of 36 teams while the men's team ranked 21st out of 41 squads with 13.50 points. Eight track and field athletes were named All-New England for notching top-eight finishes in seven total events. 
 

The top performance of the weekend came from Kaycee Martinez in the 400-meter hurdles, a race that she has dominated all season. The junior, who bettered her school record while running an NCAA qualifying time of 1:00.57 in the preliminaries on Friday, finished first in the finals of the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.49.

On the track, Ariana Bass posted a seventh place finish in the 400-meter hurdles, clocking in with a time of 1:04.33. Distance runner Elizabeth Foster boasted an All-New England performance in the 3000-meter steeplechase on Saturday, placing third in the race with a time of 10:46.76. Anderson Emerole also excelled on the track. The rookie sprinter took sixth in the 200-meter dash (22.16) and placed seventh in the 400-meter run (49.30), earning All-New England honors in both events.

In the field events, Ryan Trupin and Nigel Nimoh highlighted the squad with All-New England performances in the jumps. Trupin, a senior, shattered his school record in the high jump by two centimeters with his height of 1.95-meters, tying for fourth place in the event. Nimoh continued his successful rookie campaign with a fifth place finish in the triple jump (13.86-meters).

In the relays, the women's 4x400-meter team placed sixth, earning All-New England honors with a time of 3:54.49. The women's 4x100-meter squad finished 10th with a school record-breaking time of 48.60. The previous record time of 49.35 was set in the 2005 season. The men's 4x100-meter and 4x400-meter relay teams also competed on Saturday, finishing 10th and 11th, respectively.