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Women's Track Wins BU Tri-Meet, Men Finish Second
February 09, 2003 | Men's Track & Field
Feb. 9, 2003
BOSTON - The women's track and field team defeated Boston University and Providence on Friday night while the men's team finished behind the Terriers but beat the Friars on Saturday evening.
The women scored 140 points, well ahead of BU's 108.5 and PC's 40.5. The men totaled 66 points, second to the Terriers' 109 and ahead of the Friars' 27.
Senior Julie Spolidoro (Duxbury, Mass./Duxbury) edged Providence's Mary Cullen in the 3,000, 9:18.11 to 9:19.74, and in doing so posted Boston College's second-fastest time ever. Her clocking -- the third fastest in the BIG EAST and the ninth fastest in the country this year -- is an automatic NCAA Championships-qualifying time, the second one she has run this year. At the Jan. 25 Terrier Invitational, she ran the 5,000 in 16:02.99.
Also winning in impressive fashion was freshman Jessica Fazekas (Closter, N.J./Northern Valley Regional), who took the shot put in a school-record 44-9 ?. It is the fourth time this season she has set a new BC standard in the event.
Also for the women, sophomore Jackie Tanzella (West Hartford, Conn./Northwest Catholic) won the 55-meter hurdles in a time of 8.66, senior Megan Kearney (North Canton, Conn./Northwest) captured first place the weight throw with a mark of 42-8 ? and the 4x400-meter relay claimed the top spot, crossing the finish line in 3:51.43.
Junior Keith Normant (Needham, Mass./Boston College HS) starred for the men, winning both the 55-meter hurdles (8.12) and the triple jump (42-11 ?).
Also picking up victories were freshman Tony Calabro (Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y./Cornwall Central), who won the 1,000 in 2:29.97; sophomore Ryan Sullivan (Tewksbury, Mass./Tewksbury Memorial), who took first in the high jump; and senior tri-captain Gabe Verdaguer (Newton, Mass./Newton South), who captured the long jump with a mark of 20-0 ?.
The Eagles travel to Durham, N.H., this Saturday to square off against New Hampshire and Vermont in what is their last meet before the BIG EAST Championships. The action begins at noon.
