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Lyons tack on two All-America showings, women finish tied for 12th

Indoor Track & Field • Saturday, March 14th, 2009

TERRE HAUTE, IN- Freshman Mickey Jusme (Providence, RI/Classical) earned her first All-America honor after taking third nationally in the triple jump during the final day of the 2009 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championship at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sports and Recreation Center on Saturday, leading the women to a tie for 12th place with 12 points.

The men finished tied for 66th with one point, as freshman Cailean Robinson (Newton, MA/Phillips Exeter Academy) earned his first All-America accolade following an eighth-place showing in the 55-meter dash. His Saturday time of 6.43 came a day after he broke his own school record during the trials in 6.39. Robinson was the lone freshman to qualify for the final.

In the triple jump, Jusme was one of two underclassmen to reach the final, as she finished behind a pair of seniors with a personal-best leap of 39′ 3 3/4″, which was 2 1/4″ shy of the winner. Jusme advanced to the final after jumping 38′ 5 " in the trials.

The women's 4×400-meter relay team also competed, with senior Natana Jules (Brooklyn, NY/Boys and Girls) joining three Rhode Islanders to finish 10th, as Jules, sophomore Laurenmaria Smith (Providence, RI/Hope) and freshmen Lauren Cardarelli (Cranston, RI/La Salle Academy) and Didine Jusme (Providence, RI/Classical) posted a time of 3:56.94.

In addition to Mickey Jusme scoring six points, sophomore Erin Neville (North Providence, RI/La Salle Academy) earned six points during yesterday's high jump, as she placed third while garnering her second career All-America laurel.


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