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Track and Field Set to Compete at Northeast-10 Championships

Both the men and women will look to improve on their seventh place conference finishes from a year ago.

Mychael Fabio NE-10
South Easton, Mass. – The Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Mass. will host the 2012 Northeast-10 Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships, which will take place Saturday, February 18th, beginning at 4 p.m. Last year, both the men's and women's teams finished in seventh place.
 
During the 2011 Indoor Championships, Mychael Fabio accounted for 20 of the men's 30 points while Emily Campbell was responsible for 12 of the women's 20 total points. This year, the Panthers return a strong squad that include a handful of NCAA Provisional marks and rank among the conference's top runners in their respective events.
 
The Southern Connecticut State University men's team will look to continue their storied success by claiming their tenth consecutive crown after winning the previous nine Northeast-10 Championships. On the women's side, Southern Connecticut will look to make it back-to-back titles as they won last year's championship meet.
 
Athletes to Watch – Men's
UMass Lowell's Evan White will be looking to better his NCAA Qualifying times in both the 200- meter dash (21.32) and 400-meter dash (47.25), while Adelphi University's Mychael Fabio will be competing with White in both races. Fabio's times in both events (21.47 in the 200m, 47.26 in the 400m) have also qualified him for NCAA Division II National Competitions later this year.
 
Southern Connecticut's Josh Perry,  will be looking to lead the Owls to their tenth straight NE-10 title as he competes in the 800m and 1000m runs. Perry's times this winter are among the best in the conference in each event. Stonehill's Corey Thomas, the defending national champion in the high jump, will be looking to better his season-best jump of 2.14 meters on Saturday.
 
Additional Panthers that should make an impact will be David DeSalvo, the school record holder in the 1k, who will be running the mile, David Lewis, an NCAA provisional qualifier in the 400m who will be running that event, and James Panetta who will take on the 3k.
 
Athletes to Watch – Women's
With the departure of five-time national champion Shannon Gagne, the claim of best female athlete at the championships will be up for grabs. Among those looking to make their presence felt are: American International College's Bidemi Balogun, who has already reached an NCAA-qualifying mark in the weight throw with a toss of 18.65 meters, and the So. Connecticut duo of Ashley Bell and Brittany Brown.
 
Bell is a sprinting specialist that has already run Division II provisional-qualifying times in the 55-meter dash and the 200-meter dash. Brown, meanwhile, is a field specialist that leads the NE-10 in the high jump this season as she cleared 1.76m already this winter.
Rosie Vassioatos NE-10


Rosie Vassilatos, the Panther's only individual NCAA provisional qualifier, will bump up to the 500m and join  fellow sprinters Monica Martinez and Cassandra Jean in the 200m dash. Martinez and Jean will also take on the field in the 400m. Elizabeth Eickelberg, the fastest seed in the 5k by nearly 44 seconds will look to take top honors in the distance event.
 
The Northeast-10 Championship is open to the public and tickets will be sold at the Reggie Lewis Center's ticket booth the day of the event. Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $3 for Students/Senior Citizens.
 
About the Reggie Lewis Center
The Reggie Lewis Center seats 3,500 and contains a state-of-the-art 200-meter Mondo Super X track, an 8-lane 55-meter dash runway, and provisions for high jump, long/triple jump and pole vault. It has also been the site for a number of track & field collegiate events, including the NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships.
 
The Northeast-10 is an association of 16 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 5,500 student-athletes. Each year, 4,000 of those student-athletes compete in Conference championships in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
 
For a complete list and schedule of events, please see below. Click here to see the full race program with entrants and times.
 
Also, for up-to-the minute results during the championships, please go to www.northeast10.org, and follow along on Twitter @TheNortheast10.
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