O'Brien
Captures Mile; Wright Breaks Record in 60
Meters for Delaware at New Balance
Collegiate Invitational
Date:
February 7, 2005
NEW YORK
-- University of Delaware freshman Colleen
O'Brien (right) added another meet title
to her list by capturing the women's mile
run and the Blue Hen men placed second in
two relay events at the New Balance
Collegiate Indoor Track and Field
Invitational this past weekend at the New
York Armory.
The annual
meet attracted some the top teams and
athletes in the nation from all divisions,
including Louisiana State University,
Texas, Penn State, Maryland, and
Villanova.
O'Brien, a
freshman from North Hunterdon, NJ (Lebanon
HS) who has now captured five meet titles
this indoor season, won the mile run with
a time of 4:58.28 - the third fastest time
in school history - and placed 27th in the
800 meters with a clocking of 2:18.69 -
the fifth fastest time in school history.
The
Delaware's men's distance medley relay
team of Charlie Dielmann, Dave Sherman,
Mike Zeberkiewicz, and Brad Dodson was
second in a time of 10:08.96, just six
seconds off the winning time by the
College of New Jersey, while the Blue Hen
4 x 800 meter relay team of Kyle Schmid,
Mike Roth, Zeberkiewicz, and Dodson was
also second in a time of 7:46.87, four
seconds off Lafayette's winning
time.
Also for
the UD women, Kate Klim was 12th in the
3,000 meters (11:06.03), Brittany Wright
was 19th in the 60 meters, breaking her
own school record with a time of 7.77, and
also was 43rd in the 200 meters (25.85),
Rayna Horsey was 37th in the 60 meters
(8.11), and Kristen Frustillo was 53rd in
the 200 meters (26.29) and 57th in the 400
meters (59.30).
Also for
the Delaware men, the 4 x 400 meter relay
team of Pat Henry, Charlie Williams, Phil
Smiley, and Sherman was sixth (3:21.19),
Dielmann was 16th in the 1,000 meters
(2:33.37), Williams was 27th in the 400
meters (50.15), Roger Brown was 34th in
the 60 meters (7.11), Rashaad Woodard was
37th in the 60 meters (7.12) and 38th in
the 200 meters (22.96), Henry was 39th in
the 200 meters (22.99) and 40th in the 60
meters (7.14), Smiley was 41st in the 400
meters (51.51), and Sherman was 46th in
the 400 meters (52.25).
AGATE:
Delaware
Women's Finishers: 1st Place - Colleen
O'Brien, Mile (4:58.28); 12th Place - Kate
Klim, 3,000m (11:06.03); 19th Place -
Brittany Wright, 60m (7.77 - UD record);
27th Place - Colleen O'Brien, 800m
(2:18.69); 37th Place - Rayna Horsey, 60m
(8.11); 43rd Place - Brittany Wright, 200m
(25.85); 53rd Place - Kristen Frustillo,
200m (26.29); 57th Place - Kristen
Frustillo, 400m (59.30);
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