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Women and men's Indoor Track place second in USM Co-Ed Invitational

Ryan Kenney

Issue date: 2/1/10 Section: Sports
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USM senior Abby Kramer (Manchester, N.H.) lands in the pit at the USM Field House while competing in the long jump. Kramer and USM took second place in Saturday's USM Co-Ed Invitational.
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USM senior Abby Kramer (Manchester, N.H.) lands in the pit at the USM Field House while competing in the long jump. Kramer and USM took second place in Saturday's USM Co-Ed Invitational.

The USM women's track team had a good showing and placed third on Saturday's meet at Costello Sports Complex in Gorham.

They finished behind Springfield College and Bates, with sophomore Bethany Dumas (Augusta) earning 28 points in the meet. The distance team started the meet strong, placing three girls in the top seven in the seeded mile. Junior Erin Garvey (Haverhill, Mass.) came in second, senior Alison Bradley (Auckland, New Zealand) placed sixth, and senior Sarah Myrick (Weybridge, Vt.) came in seventh for the Huskies. Garvey also placed fifth in the open 800-meter.

The weight throw saw two Huskies place, as well as in the open 400-meter dash with Dumas placing second and Christina Massey (Winslow) coming in fifth. Dumas also won the pole vault and placed second in the 55-meter hurdles.

After seven events the scores were locked in a virtual tie between Bates and Southern Maine with Springfield not far behind. Hillary Hall (Waldoboro) continued her dominance in the high jump, winning with a height of 5 feet 2 inches. She is still taking the necessary steps to hopefully surpass USM's and her own record of 5 feet 5 inches by season's end.

The middle distance team continued to be consistent for the women as USM freshman Brooke Madden (Dedham) and junior Heidi Dehaan (Lewiston) placed seventh and eighth, respectively.

On the men's side, the Huskies were significantly shorthanded, with Little East Conference cross country runner of the year senior Tyler Jasud (Rumford) out with a hip injury and many of the team's best runners in Massachusetts for the annual Terrier Classic featuring the region's best. Even with many teams at a disadvantage the score still proved the top teams were relatively equal, with the Huskies swiping second place behind Bates.

Junior Matt Harmon (Auburn) got off to a good start by finishing fourth with a personal best just 10 inches from a school record, throwing 47 feet 4 inches in the weight throw and second in the shot put. Junior Evan Davis (Fair Haven, Vt.) also started out strong by winning the high jump at 6 foot 2 inches with three other Huskies rounding out the top four. Davis also won the 55-meter hurdles.
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