2010 Track & Field Performers of the Week

April 19, 2010
Men's Track Performer of the Week
 
Brian Cole, Williams
 (Junior - St. Helena, Calif.)
Cole posted a time of 3:49.80 in the 1,500-meter run at the Larry Ellis Invitational hosted by Princeton over the weekend. Cole currently owns the top time in the nation in the event.
   
Men's Field Performer of the Week
 
Chris Murtagh, Bates
(Junior - Rowley, Mass.)
Murtagh accumulated 28 points with three second place finishes and a fifth place showing during the Maine State Championships this past weekend. He recorded a distance of 54.45 in the hammer throw, as the Bobcats came away with the state title.
   
Women's Track Performer of the Week
 
Amanda Lee, Middlebury
(Junior - Lincoln, Neb.)
Lee finished the 3-kilometer steeplechase at the Princeton Invitational in a time of 11:09.23. She was the top Division III runner in the event.
   
Women's Field Performer of the Week
 
Tanasia Hoffler, Williams
(First Year - Cheshire, Conn.)
Hoffler recorded two first place finishes at the Little Three Championship over the weekend, taking the triple jump with a mark of 11.79 meters and the long jump with a leap of 5.23 meters. The Ephs won the meet with a score of 183 points.
   
April 12, 2010
Men's Track Performer of the Week
 
Anthony Raduazo, Williams
(Sophomore - Bolton, Mass.)
Raduazo posted the best time in the conference so far this season in the 3,000-meter steeplechase over the weekend at the UMass Amherst Spring Open. He completed the event in 9:24.65.
   
Men's Field Performer of the Week
 
Jesse Chapman, Bates
(Freshman - East Thetford, Vt.)
Chapman won the Tufts Last Second Decathlon over the weekend with an impressive 6,586 points. His performance qualified him for the NESCAC championship in seven different events.
   
Women's Track Performer of the Week
 
Elise Johnson, Williams
(Senior - Cleveland, Ohio)
Johnson placed first at the UMass Amherst Spring Meet in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.22 seconds. She also completed the 400-meter hurdles in 68.54.
   
Women's Field Performer of the Week
 
Michele Kaufman, Bowdoin
(First Year - Newtonville, Mass.)
Kaufman jumped 11.43 meters in the triple jump at the University of New Hampshire Invitational over the weekend. She was tops among Division III jumpers in the event and third overall.
   
April 5, 2010
Men's Track Performer of the Week
 
Jesse Faller, Tufts
(Senior - Burlington, Mass.)
Faller placed second in the 10-kilometer run this past weekend at the Sam Howell Invitational hosted by Princeton, finishing the race in 30:13.97.
   
Men's Field Performer of the Week
 
Alex Samma, Connecticut College
(Senior - Ougadougou, Burkina Faso)
Samma won the triple jump event at the Coast Guard Invitational with a distance of 14.33 meters.
   
Women's Track Performer of the Week
 
Elsa Millet, Bowdoin
(Sophomore - Manchester, Conn.)
Millet came in first in the 400-meter dash (58.12) and was second in the 200-meter event (26.42) during the Middlebury Invitational over the weekend. The Polar Bears finished third out of four teams with 99 points.
   
Women's Field Performer of the Week
 
Kelly Allen, Tufts
(First Year - Norton, Mass.)
Allen’s toss of 42.32 meters in the discus and 11.73 meters in the shot put both were first place performances at the Snowflake Classic hosted by the Jumbos. She was also third in the hammer (39.72 meters) and fourth in the javelin (33.14 meters).
   
March 29, 2010
Men's Track Performer of the Week

Connor Kamm, Williams
(Senior - Salt Lake City, Utah)
Kamm won the 1,500-meter run at the Point Loma Invitational last week, completing the race in 3:53.30. He also placed 10th in the 800-meter race at the meet, posting a time of 1:58.54. The Ephs won the meet with a score of 388, besting host Point Loma by 59.50 points.
   
Men's Field Performer of the Week

Richard McNeil, Bates
(Senior - Lawrence, Mass.)
McNeil won the hammer throw with a distance of 52.73 meters at the Jerry Gravel Classic hosted by Westfield St. last week. He also took second place in both the shot put (15.24) and discus throw (44.81).
   
Women's Track Performer of the Week

Margo Cramer, Middlebury
(Sophomore - Seattle, Wash.)
Cramer won the 1,500-meter run at the Point Loma Invitational in a time of 4:37.2. She was also second in the 800-meter event, recording a time of 2:16.08. The Panthers finished fourth at the 16-team invitational with 251.50 points.
   
Women's Field Performer of the Week

Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan, Bates
(Senior - Topsham, Maine)
Duncan was first in the shot put with a distance of 42.07 meters and came in second in the discus with a throw of 35.66 during a tri-meet with the University of New Hampshire and Maine last week.
   

 

Kelly Allen, Tufts
(First Year - Norton, Mass.)
Allen’s toss of 42.32 meters in the discus and 11.73 meters in the shot put both were first place performances at the Snowflake Classic hosted by the Jumbos. She was also third in the hammer (39.72 meters) and fourth in the javelin (33.14 meters).
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