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 Senior Jacqui Barrett: Another personal best in the shot put |
Feb. 11, 2010
Jacqui Barrett, a senior from Woburn, MA, was named the Northeast-10 Conference Field Athlete of the Week Wednesday after another personal milestone at the Yale University Giegengack Invitational Saturday at the Coxe Cage.
The honor marked the third straight week and fifth time in seven meets this season that Barrett earned the distinction.
Barrett placed third overall and tops among Division II-III field in the shot put with a throw of 48 feet, 5.5 inches, besting her previous personal best of 47' 5.75'' last week at Boston University. Barrett's throw placed behind only Brynn Smith (49' 6.5) and Danielle Grunloh (49' 6.5), both of Brown University.
Barrett's effort was the fifth time she earned a personal-best this season. She currently stands third on the NCAA Division II list.
Three UMass Lowell athletes - seniors Haley Catarius (Marshfield, MA), William Nguidjoi (Lawrence, MA) and Tim Guerin (Auburn, MA) - were cited to the NE-10 Weekly Honor Roll. Catarius shattered her own school record for the second straight week in the 800 meters as she placed second in 2:11.91, just behind Yale's Kate Grace (2:11.80).
Catarius' result pits her fourth on the Division II list, and eclipsed her previous milestone of 2:13.35.
Nguidjoi placed second in the long jump with a leap of 22' 5.25'', just an inch behind Daniel Wu of UMass. He also placed in a tie for ninth (tied for first among Division II-III entries) in the triple jump with a distance of 42' 6.75''.
UMass Lowell enters the FasTrack Classic Saturday at Boston University.
