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March 9, 2003 Gemmill Posts Two Top 20 Finishes for UD Women BOSTON, MA -- The University of Delaware men’s and women’s indoor track and field squads closed out the 2003 season Saturday with competition at the IC4A and ECAC Regionals. The Delaware men competed in three events at the IC4A Regionals at the Boston University Armory while the UD women competed in two events at the Reggie Lewis Sports Center. Seton Hall won the ECAC women’s team title with 77 points followed by runner-up Northeastern University with 50 points. In the men’s IC4A team standings, Penn State won the team title with 84 points, well ahead of runner-up Seton Hall with 54. Neither Delaware squad earned points, which go to the top eight place finishers. Junior John Morgan (San Clemente/Ladera Ranch, CA) was the top finisher among all Blue Hen athletes as he placed 11th overall in the 1,000 meters with a school record time of 2:28.50. Morgan’s time edged the previous record of 2:28.61 set by Troy Bockius in 2000. Also for the Blue Hen men, senior Jon DiNozzi (Fox Lane, NY/Middletown, DE) placed 15th in the pole vault with a leap of 15-feet, 5-inches and the 4 x 400 meter relay team of Phil Smiley (McKean/Hockessin, DE), Jim DelGrosso (Salesianum/Wilmington, DE), Brandon Nesbitt (Ewing/Trenton, NJ), and David Sherman (Neshaminy/Langhorne, PA) placed 31st with a time of 3:19.97. For the Delaware women, senior Erin Gemmill (Penn Manor/Lancaster, PA) was the lone competitor, placing 19th in the mile run with a time of 5:06.46 and placing 20th in the 1,000 meters with a clocking of 3:00.58. The Delaware track and field teams will open the spring season March 22 at the Navy Invitational. |
