Wheaton athletes among leaders at non-scoring Coed Invitational

April 19, 2008

CAMBRIDGE, MA- The Wheaton College men's and women's outdoor track and field teams produced 13 top-five finishes on Saturday at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) non-scoring Coed Invitational in Steinbrenner Stadium.

The Lyon women came up with 11 top-five placements, including a trio of runner-up showings from senior Megan Brousseau (Attleboro, MA/Attleboro) in the 800-meter run, junior Celeste Karpow (Wilton, CT/Wilton) during the 400M hurdles and sophomore Kelly Libert (New Haven, CT/James Hillhouse) in the 400M.

Junior Christine Moreau (Lincoln, RI/Lincoln) was third in the 400-meter hurdles, sophomore Renee Thompson (Hartford, CT/Weaver) turned in a third-place showing in the 200M, and freshman Laurenmaria Smith (Providence, RI/Hope) was third during the 100M.

In field events, freshman Diana Kornberg (Highland Mills, NY/Monroe-Woodbury) notched third-place finishes in each the discus and shot put. Coming in fifth were juniors Lily Calderwood (Harvard, MA/Bromfield School) and Amanda Rawson (Dudley, MA/Shepherd Hill Regional) in the 400-meter dash and 1,500-meter run, respectively. Wheaton's 4x400M relay quartet also came in fifth, with Brousseau, Calderwood, Karpow and sophomore Katie Pratt (Litchfield, CT/Litchfield) each running a leg.

On the men's side, junior Albi Skenderi (Glendale, NY/Grover Cleveland) turned in the team's best individual finish, coming in fourth during the 400-meter hurdles. The Lyons saw their 4x400M relay foursome also take fourth, as junior Brian Dundon (Mansfield, MA/Mansfield), sophomore Miles Souza (Norton, MA/Saint Sebastian's School) and freshmen Colin Fahey (Waltham, MA/Weston) and Brandon Waltz (South Thomaston, ME/Rockland District) combined on the performance.

Wheaton's teams return to action next Saturday at the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championship at Smith College. The competition begins at 10:00 a.m., as the women seek their 10th league crown in 11 years. The Lyon men look to improve upon last year's fifth-place showing.

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