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WOMEN'S TRACK AND FIELD
April 28, 2008
Little East Conference Report #6

Track Athlete of the Week

Jennifer Adams (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.), Senior, Keene State College

Competing at the Larry Ellis Invitational at Princeton University, Adams was the top Division III runner and fifth overall in the 5,000 with an automatic NCAA Division III qualifying time of 16:56.03. At the Penn Relays, Adams finished fifth in the 10,000 with an automatic NCAA Division III qualifying time of 35:03.33 

Field Athlete of the Week

Crystal Blamy (Walpole, N.H.), Senior, Keene State College

At the Penn Relays, Blamy posted an NCAA Division III automatic championship qualify mark of 5'-7" in the high jump. The Walpole, N.H. product also captured the New England Alliance/Little East Conference Championships in the high jump on Saturday with a leap of 5'-05.75". 

Rookie Athlete of the Week

Kayla DiBlasi (Smithfield, R.I.), Freshman, Rhode Island College

DiBlasi earned All-Little East Conference honors in the 100 and 400-meter hurdles this past weekend at the 2008 Little East Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Rhode Island College. The native of Smithfield, R.I. won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 67.26, while placing fourth in the 100-meter hurdles (17.08).

Field Athlete of the Week

Bryanna Brown (Nashua, N.H.), Freshman, Keene State College

Brown was the lone student-athlete at the New England Alliance/Little East Conference Championships to register a toss of over 11 meters. The freshman from Nashua, N.H. captured both the alliance and conference championship crowns with a throw of 11.52 meters to best the 21-person field.