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2000-01 Indoor Track Meet Notes

All results can be found in the schedule/results section
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NCAA National Championships - Mar 9-10

Martha Nelson in the 1500 and Laurel Kilgour in the 800 were Amherst's representatives at the National Championships in OshKosh Wisconsin. Martha started things off with her semi final where she raced up in the top 3 for the majority of the race hitting 400 and 800 splits of 73.4 / 2:31 before taking the lead at the 1200 (3:47) and eventually finishing 5th in 3:43.87, and advancing to the finals on Saturday on the basis of time (top 3 automatically and the next 4 fastest times advance). In the final, legs a little bit tired from the night before, she ran in the middle of the pack through 800m (2:29) before she started to feel the effects of the hard effort the nite before and finished 10th overall in a time of 3:48.75. Laurel led her qualifying section of the 800m through the first 600 (splits of 31.8-200 / 65.6- 400 / 1:40.2- 600) before feeling the effects of the burdening task of front running and finished 6th in 2:20.07 and 12th overall.

ECAC's - Mar 3

The men and women competed in the ECAC Championships at Boston University - the first time that the meet has been a combined men's and women's meet (in the past, the men would start their meet at the conclusion of the women's meet). The men finished their season, while the women have one or two individuals who will be competing at the NCAA's this weekend. The men's relays were the highlight of the championships as both relays earned All-ECAC honors. Breaking out the new speed suits, the 4 x 400 quartet of Brian Hart, Robert Long, Janak Chandrasoma and Jared Moshe placed 3rd in their section and 4th overall with their fastest clocking of the season and finishing just outside of the school record. The 4 x 800 relay of Andy Schneider, Mike Page, Ben Kozyak and John Stanton-Geddes easily won their section, aided by 1:56 leg from Ben, and not only dropped nearly 30 seconds off their best time of the season but also placed 6th overall, displacing many teams from the fast section. John matched his 4:00 1500 from 2 weeks ago, as he placed 7th overall, and Mike Page ran a solid race in the earlier section. Jared and Robert finished 1st and 2nd in their section of the 400 - seperated by a mere .01, Janak Chandrasoma raced to a team leading mark and a season PR in the 200, Pat Hayes finished 2nd in his section of the hurdles but issed the finals by 2 spots, Paul Whiting - competing in both track and baseball for the last 3 weeks finished off the season with a solid jump in the triple jump.

The women got off to a fast start in their very first event as 3 women earned All-ECAC (Top 8) honors in the 3000. Katie Famous set a new PR en route to her 5th run and Ali Dimon was right on her heels in 6th place, and Erinn White (battling bronchitis) managed to grab the last placing spot. Rebecca Woo was a very bright spot for the team as she started what was to be a long but very successful day with a great race in the 1500 that lead to a new PR, then earned All-ECAC honors in the 1000m with a great race and if two races were not enough, she led off the 4 x 800 team which would place 4th. The 4 x 800 team of Woo, Molly Burnett, Jamie Newman and Annie Perez had a great race as they placed 4th overall to earn All-ECAC honors. Emily Lobsenz had a great 5k as she patiently raced to her 2nd best time and finished in 3rd to grab ECAC honors.Kate Hamill ran her fastest 500m to finish in 4th overall and just missed breaking the school record. The Distance Medley Relay team of Laurel Kilgour, Amie Shei, Kate and Martha Nelson hoped to earn a spot at the national meet this weekend but did not run the time needed but still raced great and managed to finish 5th in a stellar field. The DMR was the alst event of the day and so an entire day of waiting and anticpating the relay may have taken its toll on the team. Molly ran a strong 1500 and then had an outstanding leg in the 4x800 relay - despite not training for the mid-distance races.

Open New Englands - Feb 23-24
(Student Article)

Both teams competed against the top schools in all of New England - the men at Boston University and the women at Tufts. The women finished 13th in the overall scoring and had several spectacular performances including two new school records and an NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Martha Nelson eclipsed the old mile record and qualified provisionally for the NCAA meet as she finished 7th to earn All-New England honors. Laurel Kilgour established a new school record in the 800m in her qualifying section of the 800 on friday, and then went on to finish 4th in the finals to earn All-New Englnad honors for the 2nd year in a row. Becca Woo not only ran her fastest 1000 ever, but also earned the coveted All-NE honors by virtue of her 7th place finish. Molly Burnett, not wanting to be outdone by PR's and All-New England distinction joined the club by finishing 6th in the 3k with a personal best. The Distance Medley Relay of Molly, Amie Shei, Kate Hamill and Martha finished 5th and narrowly missed the NCAA provisional mark despite a dropped baton at the beginning of the race. The 4 x 800 Relay of Annie Perez, Marth, Laurel and Kate finished the weekend with a 7th place finish, and one last All-NE distinction as they raced to a seasonal best time. Katie Famous broke 18:30 for the first time in the 5k to set a new PR; Kate Hamill - in addition to two solid relay 800's also found time to set a new PR in her section of the 800 qualifying rounds.

The men were across the city, competing at BU, and the highlights were the seasonal best time for the 4x400 relay as Brian Hart, Robert Long, Janak Chandrasoma and Jared Moshe all ran sub 51 legs and easily ran away with their section. Pat Hayes missed making the semi-finals by two people in the 55 Hurdles but did set a new PR as he dipped under the 8 second barrier for the first time. John Stanton-Geddes raced well in the mile to finish 4th in his section, and then came back later to lead off the Distance Medley Relay consisting of hmiself, Jared Moshe (400), Ben Kozyak(800 - 1:59) and Mike Page(1600) as they ran their fastest time of the season.

DIII New Englands - Feb 17th
(Student Article)

The men competed at Tufts, while the women were competing at Brandeis at their respective DIII Championships. The men were led by freshmen 1500 runners John Stanton-Geddes and Mike Page. Blessed by a small field which allowed them to get into the meet, they both took full advantage as they not only ran to huge PR's but John also was able to earn All-New England status with his 5th place performance. Robert Long, quiet early in the season but coming alive in the last two weeks, qualified for the finals in the 400 with his best time of the season and then earned All-New England status with his 6th place finish, and then came back to run another solid race (his 3rd 400 of the day) to help the 4 x 400 team of Brian Hart, Jared Moshe and Janak Chandrasoma easily win their section of the relay and place 4th overall. The Distance Medley Relay team of Page, Stanton-Geddes, Ben Kozyak and Mike Sypkens finished 5th to earn All-New England accolades - with a great 400 leg by Sypkens. Pat Hayes missed making the finals in the 55 H by .05. Having just missed making a New England/ECAC qualifier in the triple jump, Max Woolf headed to the USATF New England Championships and on his final attempt, jumped 42-2.75 to mae the ECAC standard and extend his season.

The women earned a Top Ten team finish behind an exciting 4 x 800 Relay win over Williams by .03 seconds and a couple of school records. The 4 x 800 team of Annie Perez, Becca Woo, Laurel Kilgour and Kate Hamill ran neck and neck with the Williams quarter the entire race, and Kate was just able to stave off a last second surge by the Williams anchor leg. Earlier in the 600m, Kate smashed the school record by nearly 2 seconds to finish 4th. Martha Nelson, running just her second 3000m, not only finished 2nd but also broke the former school record by 1.4 seconds. Also in the 3000, Katie Famous, ALi Dimon and Erinn White (new PR) raced together the entire race and came in one after the other. In the 5000, Amherst picked up three All-New England accolades as Emily Lobsenz sped to a new personal record to finish 4th, and Molly Burnett (setting a new PR as well) and Hilary Plum finished 5th and 8th; in the 800, Laurel Kilgour ran at the back of the pack through the opening 400 before taking off with a huge move to take the lead and then held it nearly the rest of the way en route to running a seasonal best and Annie Perez earned All-New England status as she won her section and placed 8th on time; Amie Shei had her fastest time of the season in the 400 and picked up All-New England honors with her 8th place finish; Helen Dole completed her first pentathlon and set PR's in 3 of the 5 events; Jamie Newman and Aly Venti each qualified for the ECAC's with their performances in the 1000.

Smith Invite- Feb 10th
(Student Article) (Pictures from Mr.Perez)

Both the men and women competed as a full squad and together for the last time, as we now roll into the championship portion of the season. The meet was a non scoring invitational, and provided a great chance for some excellent performances for everyone and last meet qualifiers. The men were highlighted by the Cooper - Santos showdown in the 600m, where Coop reclaimed the "Dominant Force" title as he raced to a huge PR and nearly won the race with his finishing kick. John Stanton-Geddes and Mike Page went 1-2 in the 1500; Jared Moshe looked like his old self in the 400 as he ran to w in and was followed by a resurgent Robert Long in 2nd and Brian Hart, running his first 400 finished 4th; Janak Chandrasoma despite being sick all week was able to claim victory in the 200 by .01 as he and Greg Baker went 1 & 3 with both hitting ECAC qualifying times; Brett Richey runing at the front nearly the whole race claimed vistory in the 1000 as he and Andy Schneider went 1-2; Max Woolf finished 2nd in the triple jump with a mark of 41-5 but, negated by slight fouls, put some bombs into the pit and will build on that confidence as we head outdoors; the 4x400 finished first as the team of Hart, Moshe, Chandrasoma and Long continued to battle mid race problems and will hope to rid the demons of the past this weekend at DIII NE's; Pat Hayes raced to 3rd in the 55 Hurdles; Alex Lenkoski and Carson Taylor went 2-3 in the 5k with each racing great and running season best times; James Johndrow, battling a nagging back injury, raced tough to finish 5th in the 3k while Rusty Ryan was setting a new PR just behind; Ben Kozyak finished 4th in the 800.

The women were led by a pair of relay wins as the 4x400 quartet of Amie Shei, Annie Perez, Laurel Kilgour and Kate Hamill ran their seasonal best time and the 4x800 foursome of Aly Venti, Jamie Newman, Aparna Nancherla and Becca Woo demolished the field in their race. Individual winners for Amherst wire to wire winners in the 3k and 1000, as Molly Burnett and Laurel Kilgour looked strong to run away with their events. In the 3k, we went 1-2-3-6 as Emily Lobsenz, Erinn White and Anne McNamara ran to season bests and PR's for Erinn and Anne; Martha Nelson raced to her best time in the 1500 despite being tripped up and falling to the track late in the race and Katie Famous ran to a new best time inthe same race; Annie Perez and Becca Woo finished 3rd and 4th in the 800 as each ran their fastest times of the season; Kate Hamill dropped down to the 200 and 400 and placed 4th and 3rd respectively with the teams fastest times of the season in the events; Helen Dole and Aparna Nancherla went 2-4 in the 600 and Helen started her day with her best triple jumping of the year and qualified for New Englands; Ali Dimon went under 19 minutes in the 5k as she continues to get stronger with each week; Ali Stahl placed 5th in the long jump but looked like her 17 foot form on her last 2 attempts and should turn some heads this weekend.

Tufts Invite II - Feb 3rd
(Student Article)

Both teams competed well in the 9 team Tufts Invite as the women finished 5th and the men 7th. The women were led by Martha Nelson's victory in the 3000, which she ran for the first time and despite her inexperience she established a new track record. Alison Dimon, on the comeback from a late fall stress fracture ran a solid time in the 3k to finish 4th. Helen Dole - seemingly every where on the track had an outstanding high jump and improvements in both the long jump and 55 hurdles to qualify for the pentathlon at New Englands, as well as earning a 5th place finish in the 500 and anchoring the 4x400 relay. The 5k was a strong event for us as Emily Lobsenz, Katie Famous and Hilary Plum went 4,5 and 6th with the first two making the Open NE standard and Hilary missing by a mere.2 and then joined with Erinn White to blaze the track in the 4 x 200; the 800 saw Kate Hamill and Laurel Kilgour go 4 and 5 in season best times; Molly Burnett and Becca Woo both went well under 5:00 in the 1500 to finish 4th and 6th; Amy Shei finished 4th in the 400 and ran the 400 leg of the second place DMR team consisting of Kilgour (1200), Hamill (800) and Burnett(1600), Becca Woo and Aly Venti doubled back from the 1500 to earn points in the 1000 - an event which also saw Jamie Newman make the DIII Standard.

The men were led by the 3rd place finish of the DMR which consisted of Mike Page(1200), Mike Sypkens(400), ANdy Schneider(800) and John Stanton-Geddes in the 1600 leg. John ealrier placed 4th in the 1000 with a season best time, and the event also went well for Ben Kozyak who grabbed the 8th place in his first race of the season. Pat Hayes finished 5th in the 55H in a very talented field; Jared Moshe seems to be returning to the form that has earned him All-New England honors as he led the 400m before fading to 6th and then running a solid lead off leg of the 4x400 - a dropped baton in the middle of the race ended any hopes for a victory; Greg Baker finished 7th in the 55m; Mike Sypkens ran a great race in the 500m to grab 6th place; Rusty Ryan raced strong in the 5k to PR despite a penultimate lap reprieve; Mike Page and Andy Schneider raced well in the 800 and in the earlier heat of the 800, Jay Santos proved he is the dominant force in the Tos-Coop Battle as he sat on Jake Coopers shoudler before blasting to a 2 second victory in the last lap. The men's 4 x 200 of Eric Osborne, Paul Whiting, Julius Nanna and Robbin Williams set a new school record in placing 4th.

Wesleyan Invite - Jan 26th
(Student Article)

Competing in a rare Friday nite invitational, both squads looked impressive as they finished 2nd (W) and 3rd (M) in the over all team scoring in the 15 team meet. The meet also comes at the conclusion of our intersession period, as classes resume on Monday, and the heavy training is now completed. The women were led by wins from Molly Burnett (3000), Laurel Kilgour (600) and the 4 x 800 Relay of Kilgour, Becca Woo, Aly Venti and Kate Hamill. Ali Stahl jumped 16 feet in the long jump, Amie Shei finished 3rd in the 400; Kate Hamill finished 2nd in the 800 to lead Becca Woo, Helen Dole and Jamie Newman to a 2,3,4,5 romp; Martha Nelson and AParna Nancherla picked up points in the 1000; Aly Venti and Ali Dimon eached qualified for DIII NE's with their 3rd and 5th place performance in the 1500; in the 3k, following just behind Molly were Katie Famous and Emily Lobsenz with both running under 11 minutes.

Pat Hayes led the men with his victory in the 55 Hurdles, nearly dipping under the 8 second barrier for the first time. Jared Moshe finished 2nd in the 400 with Phile Jones also picking up points; first years John Stanton-Geddes and Mike Page went 2-3 in the 1500 and then both came back to pick up points in the 1000 and 800 as well as joining with Jake Cooper and Andy Schneider to finish 4th in the 4x800 Relay; Paul Whiting placed 3rd in the triple jump; Janak Chandrasoma and Greg Baker each earned points in the 200; James Johndrow led the distance runners with his 4th place finish in the 3k; Jake Cooper, Mike Sypkens and Jay Santos all dipped under the 1:30 mark in the 600m; Jared and Janak teamed up with Brian Hart and Robert Long in the 4 x 400 relay and finished 2nd.

Brandeis Invite - Jan 20th
(Student Article)

Both the men and women, with full squads, got 2001 officially under way at the Brandeis Invite with the women finishing 2nd and the men in 5th in the overall team scoring. For the women, Kate Hamill nearly took down the 600m record as she cruised to victory in 1:40.87 and was followed in 3rd by Helen Dole - who also placed 6th in the triple jump. Laurel Kilgour led Annie Perez and Aparna Nancherla to a 1,3,4 finish in the 800. Martha Nelson and Becca Woo each ran PRs in the 1500 to finish in 3rd and 5th, with Ali Dimon running 5:11 despite limited running due to injury recovery. Amie Shei finished 5th in the 400 and also ran a strong leg on the 2nd place 4 x 400 (Perez, Kilgour and Hamill). Aly Venti finished 2nd in the 1000 and came back to run a leg of the victorious 4 x 800 relay with Woo, Nancherla and Nelson. Molly Burnett raced to a big PR in the 5000(18:23) to finish 3rd, just ahead of Emily Lobsenz and Katie Famous. Hilary Plum - in her first race for Amherst - led for most of the 3000 and finished 3rd with a new PR, with Erinn White finishing 6th.

The men were led by runner-up finishes from Jared Moshe (400m), John Stanton-Geddes (800) and Pat Hayes (55 Hurdles) as well as the 4 x 400 team of Jared, Janak Chandrasoma, Brian Hart and Phil Jones. Jared led for most of the 400m until being passed at the line, and then came back to finish 3rd in the 200 before his strong anchor leg in the relay. James Johndrow returned to the track for the first time since high school (injured all of last year and this fall) and made his PR effort in the 3k look easy. Paul Whiting, despite some early trouble with the pit, popped a 43 foot jump to finish 3rd in the triple jump followed by Max Woolf (41-5) and Julius Nanna (40-5). Janak made his collegiate 400 debut a good one as he easily won his section and finished in 5th overall, before leading off the relay with a strong leg.

Holiday Classic - Tufts, Dec 9th

Both teams, though not the full squads, got the season kicked off at the Tufts Holiday Classic. Despite the small numbers - majority of the middle and long distance runners sat out - those competing put up some excellent marks considering we have not gotten on the track yet. The women were led by Martha Nelson and Kate Hamill's victories in the 1500 and 800 respectively. Martha, in her first track race in nearly 2 years made a big move heading into the bell lap and pulled away for her first college win in a quick 5:02. Kate Hamill was in cruise control before making her move in the later stages to run away comfortably in 2:26 with Helen Dole finishing just behind her in 5th place. Katie Famous ran to her 5k PR of 18:46 as she grabbed a third place finish.

The men were led by freshman John Stanton-Geddes victory in the 1000, as he and fellow first year Mike Page went 1-2 in that event after having run 1500 PR's earlier in the meet. Janak Chandrasoma, another strong first year runner, finished 2nd in the 200 as well as having an outstanding leg in the 4 x 400 relay (teamed with Robert Long, Phil Jones and Jared Moshe) to help the team to its second place finish. A trip of triple jumpers - Paul Whiting, Max Woolf and Julius Nanna - led by Paul's 5th place jump, all went over the 40 foot barrier despite not having jumped into the pits yet this fall. Greg Baker finished 6th in the 55 meters, while Jay Santos ran an inpressive 600m for the team. Both teams return to action in January with the Brandeis Invitational on the 20th.

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