Women's Outdoor Track & Field

Monks Show Well at Jim Sheehan Memorial Meet

Posted: Apr 09, 2022

FITCHBURG, Mass. – After a three-year hiatus, the Saint Joseph's College outdoor track & field teams finally made it back to the annual Jim Sheehan Memorial hosted by Fitchburg State University. Mother Nature seemed to be the biggest competitor for the Monks with her fluctuating weather conditions leading to a storm delay during the halfway mark of the meet. Taking on the challenge, the Monks finished the meet with four broken school records, 23 season-best performances, and a whole lot of soaked clothing.

Crashing the school record board for the Monks, sophomore Brooklyn Goff (Biddeford, Maine) shaved some time off her previous school record hurdling for a 1:11.98 time in the 400 Meter Hurdles. James Benson (Gorham, Maine) tied the 100 Meter Dash record with an 11.60 time (with no wind advantage this time around) and broke his previously held Long Jump record with a flying 6.42m effort. Finally, sophomore Ryan Farr (Gorham, Maine) came out of the rain delay with only minutes to warm up and cranked out a 51.56 400 Meter Run. Showing true grit, he overtakes the previously held record of 51.61 (Faisal Adbillahi, 2014 Maine States).

THE RUNDOWN – MEN:

  • Senior Troy Hendricks (Hiram, Maine) got a pair of second-place finishes in the 3000 Meter Steeplechase (10:34.26) and 5000 Meter Run (16:39.72); Hendricks ended his 5000 Meter run with a kick to edge for his second-place finish
  • Sophomore Ryan Farr (Gorham, Maine) placed first in his "block-less" 400 Meter Dash with a comeback last 200 Meter finish (51.56); Farr also placed sixth in the 200 Meter Run cruising in at a 23.76
  • Junior Ashtyn Abbott (Farmingdale, Maine) leaped for first in the High Jump with a 1.88m mark (6'2" conv) and snagged seventh and tenth place finishes in Triple Jump (11.79m) and Long Jump (5.71m) events, respectively
  • Senior James Benson (Gorham, Maine) ran like the wind for a third-place finish in the 100 Meter Dash (11.60), placed fourth in Long Jump (6.42m), and made his discus debut with a soaring 27m throw for 16th
  • Rookie Dylan Dickey (Laconia, N.H.) placed fifth in the Javelin throw with a 51.86m mark (which is over the DIII NE Championship qualifying standard)
  • Junior Devin Abbott (Berwick, Maine) took on the 10,000 Meter Run today running a solid 37:59.87 for a personal best and sixth place finish
  • Rookie Ryan Graham (Hopkinton, N.H.) showed his determination and drive coming off some leg tightness this past week with a personal best in the 1500 Meter Run finishing seventh (4:27.67)
  • Rookie Tyler Ricker (Montpelier, Vt.) placed ninth in the 800 Meter Run with a personal best of 2:11.51
  • Sophomore Nick Carmosino (Acton, Mass.) stepped into the sprinting world and truly showed that he can hang placing tenth in the 400 Meter Run (59.10) and gained a new personal record in the 200 Meter Dash (26.58)
  • Senior Shawn Breen (Ashland, N.H.) placed fourth in the 400 Hurdles (1:15.42) and seventh in the 110 High Hurdles (20.53) for a personal best
  • Rookie Mohamed Mohamed (Scarborough, Maine) made his hurdle debut and placed sixth with a 1:21.27 finish and floated through the sky for a personal best in Long Jump (4.40m)

THE RUNDOWN – WOMEN:

  • Senior Samantha VanDeMoere (Thornton, N.H.) battled in her specialty event, the 800 Meter Run, placing second with a 2:33 mark; she also came out of the rain delay by busting out a flying 400 for a 1:06.63, placing second, then raced over to Javelin for a 14.20m effort
  • Sophomore Brooklyn Goff (Biddeford, Maine) placed second in the High Jump (1.48m) and 400 Hurdles (1:11.98) and snagged a fourth-place finish in the 100 Hurdles with a 17.38 time
  • Junior Rookie Caitlin Kendrick (Richmond, Maine) placed second in the 5000 Meter Run (20:54.11)
  • Rookie Hannah Vacco (Pembroke, N.H.) placed fourth in the 5000 Meter Run (23:49.23)
  • Junior Kelsey Kennedy (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) placed fifth in the 1500 Meter Run for a personal best (5:16.82)
  • Rookie Terry Cassetta (Sandy Hook, Conn.) paced it out for a personal best in the 5000 Meter Run (25:51.92)
  • Senior Julia Heroux (Albion, R.I.) finished ninth in the 1500 Meter Run pacing it out for a 5:39.15 mark
  • Sophomore Abby O'Brien (Gorham, Maine) placed tenth in the Hammer (29.06m). O'Brien tossed the Shot Put (7.84) and launched the Discus for a 25.91 mark
  • Junior Kimberly Moulton (Franklin, Mass.) earned a ninth-place finishes in Hammer making finals for a 29.92 mark. Moulton also threw the discus (19.40m) and Shot Put (8.26m)
  • Freshman Lindy Hyndman (Auburn, Maine) placed eighth in the 100 Meter Dash (13.83) for a new personal best and ninth in the 200 Meter Dash (29.33), another personal best
  • VanDeMoere, Kennedy, Jordan, and Kendrick took first for the Monks in the 4x800 Meter Relay (11:49.48)

NEXT!

The Monks are sticking around for their first ever home track meet on Saturday, April 16th.

 

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