Westfield State Men, Women Seek "Fourpeat" Of Respective

MASCAC Indoor Track & Field Championships

Owls Look To Continue Conference Reigns As Part Of 2010 New England

Alliance Championships To Be Held Saturday At Southern Maine

Buzzards Bay, Mass. --  Westfield State College looks to continue its run of success on both the men's and women's sides on Saturday, February 13^th when the Owls will join four other league members in competing at the 2010 Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference Men's & Women's Indoor Track & Field Championships.

This year's MASCAC Championships will once again be held in conjunction with the New England Alliance Championships, as member institutions of the Little East Conference will also participate in the event that will take place at the Costello Sports Complex Fieldhouse on the campus of the University of Southern Maine in Gorham, Maine beginning at 11:30 a.m. EST.

Westfield State claimed its third straight men's crown last February by outdistancing runner-up Fitchburg State by 85 points for the MASCAC title, as senior Marc Gomes (Springfield, Mass.) paced the Owls by taking home three conference individual championships on the day.  Westfield State posted a team score of 241 points in topping the Falcons' team score of 156 points, while Worcester State (56 points), Bridgewater State (37 points) and Salem State (10 points) rounded out the MASCAC scoring.

The Owls finished as the runner-up to host Southern Maine in the 2009 New England Alliance Championships, as the Little East champion Huskies posted a team score of 180 points to outdistance the Owls' total of 144 points, with Fitchburg State (79 points) placing third in the Alliance standings.

On the women's side, Westfield State captured its third straight MASCAC championship with a 67-plus point victory over runner-up Worcester State, as the Owls received a pair of individual titles each from Marlee Berg, senior Kerry Arouca (Hanson, Mass.) and junior Rachel Ryan (Westboro, Mass.) to post a team score of 234 points and outdistance the Lancers' score of 166.50 points.  Bridgewater State (50 points) edged out Fitchburg State (49 points) for third place, while Salem State posted a team score of 40.50 points on the day.

Westfield State was also the runner-up in last year's New England Women's Alliance Championships, as the Owls posted a team score of 112 points in falling to Little East champion and host Southern Maine, which notched a team score of 125 points.  Worcester State placed fourth in the Alliance standings with a team score of 101 points.

Complete team and individual results from both the MASCAC and New England Alliance Championships will be available on Saturday evening at www.mascac.com.

Now in its 39th season of existence, the Massachusetts State College Athletic Conference is comprised of eight state member institutions that sponsor 17 championships in NCAA Division III play.  Over 2,600 student-athletes participate in intercollegiate athletics at MASCAC members Bridgewater State College, Fitchburg State College, Framingham State College, MCLA, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Salem State College, Westfield State College and Worcester State College and compete for league titles in the sports of baseball, men's & women's basketball, men's & women's cross country, field hockey, football, men's ice hockey, women's lacrosse, men's & women's soccer, softball, men's & women's indoor and outdoor track & field and women's volleyball.

The New England Alliance

Indoor Track and Field Championships

Saturday, February 13, 2010

University of Southern Maine

11:30 am

         Schedule of Events

Field Events

         11:30  Long Jump followed by Triple Jump  (W - M)

         11:30  High Jump  (M - W)                                                            

         11:30   Pole Vault   (W- M)

         11:30  Weight Throw (W-M)  followed by Shot Put  (2 circles)

Track Events

         1:00   3000m ( 3 sections)

         2:00   55m   Hur    Women       Trials

         2:15   55m   Hur    Men            Trials

         2:30   55m   Dash Women       Trials

         2:45   55m   Dash  Men            Trials

         3:00   200m Relay Women      

         3:10   Mile

         3:30  55  Hur                           Finals

         3:40   400

         4:05  600

         4:35   55 dash                         Finals

         4:45   800                     

         4:55   1000

         5:15   200

         5:50   4 x 800 

         6:10   4 x 400

                             ** Women will run first in all events except 55 H Final

                            ** Two circles will be used for the SP

                            **  Nine will advance to finals of field events

                            **  Eight will advance to Dash and Hurdle finals based on time

Scoring:                10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1  (NEW ENGLAND ALLIANCE)

                            10-8-6-4-2-1   (MASCAC and LITTLE EAST) separate scoring