Apr 19, 2008

Landry Smashes 100-Meter Hurdles Mark

BRUNSWICK, Maine  --  Senior Hattie Landry (Acton, Maine/Wells) and sophomore Emily Artesani (Orono, Maine) each turned in a pair of first place finishes to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies women's outdoor track and field team to a third place finish at the 2008 Bowdoin College Aloha Relays Saturday afternoon at Magee Track in Brunswick, Maine.
    
Southern Maine finished third among the six schools competing, scoring 122.50 points.  Bowdoin College won the event tallying 209 points, followed by Colby College in second place with 156 points.  Bates College finished fourth with 99.50 points.  Smith College and Mt. Holyoke College placed fifth and sixth respectively with 61 and 26 points. 
    
Landry won the 100-meter hurdles and long jump events, and placed second place in the 200 meters in a spectacular individual performance for Southern Maine.  In the 100-meter hurdles, Landry came home with a time of 15.46 seconds, smashing her own school record in the process.  Landry bested her previous record of 15.60 seconds set last month in Florida.  In the long jump, Landry's winning mark of 5.20 meters (17-0 3/4) was a personal best.  In the 200 meters, Landry turned in a time of 26.87.

Southern Maine returns to action on Saturday (11:00 a.m.) at the 2008 Little East Conference and New England Alliance Championships meet hosted by Rhode Island College in Providence.