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WOMEN'S OUTDOOR TRACK AND FIELD
March 31, 2008

Track Athlete of the Week

Hattie Landry (Acton, Maine), Senior, University of Southern Maine

Landry set a school record in the 100-meter hurdles at the Florida State University Relays at Mike Long Track in Tallahassee, Fla. - a three-day non-team scoring event that features competitors from NCAA Div. I, II and III schools. Landry crossed the finish line in a record-setting 15.60 seconds to place 30th among the 38 competitors. Her time bested the previous mark of 15.77 set by former USM standout Kim Brewer in May 2005. Landry's time fell just six-tenths of a second shy of an NCAA provisional qualifying mark, but was good enough to qualify her for the Div. III N.E. Championship, NEIcAAA Championships and the ECAC Championships.

Field Athlete of the Week

Crystal Blamy (Walpole, Mass.), Senior, Keene State College

Competing at the Bantam Invitational at Trinity College, Blamy won the high jump event with a mark of 5'-04.50". 

Rookie Athlete of the Week

Linee Mello-Frost (New Bedford, Mass.), Freshman, UMass Dartmouth

Mello-Frost won the 100 meter hurdles in 16.77 seconds, while running against a strong head wind in the season-opening Jerry Gravel Classic at Westfield State. UMass Dartmouth finished fourth in the seven-team field.

Field Athlete of the Week

Jermai Harrison (Brockton, Mass.), Freshman, UMass Dartmouth

Harrison finished second in the shot put (35 feet, 6 3/4 inches) and was third in the discus (104 feet, three inches) in the season-opening Jerry Gravel Classic at Westfield State.