Track And Field Finish Day One At NEC Championships

Staten Island, NY - Both Wagner men's and women's and field teams competed in the first day of the NEC Indoor Championships at the Ocean Breeze Park And Field Athletic Complex on Staten Island on Sunday.

With 39 points, Wagner, which is coming off back-to-back indoor and outdoor sweeps, sits on top of the team leaderboard heading into Championship Monday. The Seahawks hold a 12-point lead over second-place CCSU. Four points separate the remaining two teams in the top-half of standings, as Saint Francis U is third with 23 points while Merrimack follows with 19.

Wagner collected 27 points in the field, highlighted by a trio of medalists. Corey Durden and rookie Julio Martinez each struck silver in the shot put (16.75m) and the pole vault (4.65m), while Ryan Lane earned bronze in the long jump (7.23m).

The lone scored track event of Sunday's opening day — the 3,000m run — saw the Seahawks finish off the day with eight more points after junior Dominic Palermo's second-place showing (8:34.14).

On the track, the Seahawks landed 10 qualifiers over six events, including three in the mile, two in the 800m and two in the 200m going into Monday's finals.

Day 1 Standings

1.	Wagner	39
2.	CCSU	27
3.	Saint Francis U	23
4.	Merrimack	19
5.	FDU	13
6.	Stonehill	11
	LIU	11
8.	St. Francis Brooklyn	8
9.	Sacred Heart	5

With four events in the books on the women's side, Wagner has collected 11 points. In the field, senior Bridget Damon placed third in weight throw with a distance of 14.75 meters, while Elisa Parazzi picked up a fifth-place finish in the high jump, clearing 1.61m.

The Seahawks look to add more points on the track tomorrow, as sophomore Ruth-Ann Chambers showed out with the fastest time the 60m hurdles with a time of 8.87 seconds in the prelims, while finishing, second in the 400 meter prelims with a time of 58.04 seconds, and third in the 60 meter prelims with a time of 7.84 seconds.

Wagner is also set up for success in the 400m, with graduate student Sara Rutherford edging out Chambers by less than second in the prelims with a time of 57.64 seconds.

Sophomore Marlene Ann Adolf had the fastest time in the 500 meter prelims, posting a time of 1:17.95. Junior Ana Blanco Duran comes into tomorrow's finals second in the 800m prelims, with a time of 2:21.55.

The NEC Championships continue at Ocean Breeze tomorrow and will stream live on NECFrontRow.

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