2008 Woodie Awards
Track wraps up with 5th place finish at MAAC Championships
Amanda Piccirilli
Issue date: 2/26/08 Section: Sports
By Amanda Piccirilli
Staff Writer
A fifth-place finish at the MAAC Indoor Track and Field Championships was the outcome for the Loyola women's track team last Friday at the New York Armory. While the team had a somewhat disappointing finish, it was senior Andrea Rovegno who concluded her collegiate career in a classy fashion as she has done all four years.
This whole indoor season, Rovegno has been the top competitor in the mile race, and once again she proved to be the best, taking first place in the event with a time of 5:02.49 to end her college career on top. Rovegno also had a successful race in the 3,000-meters, earning a second-place finish after crossing the line at 10:15.31.
"It was an up and down day for us," head coach Brett Harvey said. "I was very happy for Andrea [Rovegno]- who finished her senior year with a bang."
The Greyhounds also had two other top-10 performances in the 3k, with junior Maureen Wynne placing ninth (10:53.05) and freshman Kate Cervo finishing 10th (11:02.22).
In the 5,000, Harvey got what he was hoping to see from Wynne -- a stellar performance. Wynne set a new school record in the 5k with a time of 18:11.86, finishing second overall in the event. In her senior year, she has the chance to come out on top in next year's Championships.
Loyola collected the rest of their points in the field events. Melanie Mitchell took fifth in the shot put, throwing a distance of 11.18 meters. Mitchell also ran a personal best in the 400 with a time of 1:03.35.
In other field events, Loyola sophomore Kim Amaducci cleared a height of 1.50 meters in the high jump, earning fifth place.
In the sprinting events, freshman Angeline Diamond had a top-10 finish in the 200.
With yet another season completed, the team will continue to push each other to higher standards to hopefully finish in the top-three during next year's championships.
Staff Writer
A fifth-place finish at the MAAC Indoor Track and Field Championships was the outcome for the Loyola women's track team last Friday at the New York Armory. While the team had a somewhat disappointing finish, it was senior Andrea Rovegno who concluded her collegiate career in a classy fashion as she has done all four years.
This whole indoor season, Rovegno has been the top competitor in the mile race, and once again she proved to be the best, taking first place in the event with a time of 5:02.49 to end her college career on top. Rovegno also had a successful race in the 3,000-meters, earning a second-place finish after crossing the line at 10:15.31.
"It was an up and down day for us," head coach Brett Harvey said. "I was very happy for Andrea [Rovegno]- who finished her senior year with a bang."
The Greyhounds also had two other top-10 performances in the 3k, with junior Maureen Wynne placing ninth (10:53.05) and freshman Kate Cervo finishing 10th (11:02.22).
In the 5,000, Harvey got what he was hoping to see from Wynne -- a stellar performance. Wynne set a new school record in the 5k with a time of 18:11.86, finishing second overall in the event. In her senior year, she has the chance to come out on top in next year's Championships.
Loyola collected the rest of their points in the field events. Melanie Mitchell took fifth in the shot put, throwing a distance of 11.18 meters. Mitchell also ran a personal best in the 400 with a time of 1:03.35.
In other field events, Loyola sophomore Kim Amaducci cleared a height of 1.50 meters in the high jump, earning fifth place.
In the sprinting events, freshman Angeline Diamond had a top-10 finish in the 200.
With yet another season completed, the team will continue to push each other to higher standards to hopefully finish in the top-three during next year's championships.
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