April 12, 2008

Amherst, Mass. - Sophomore Jessica Hampson (Smithtown, N.Y.) won the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase Saturday at the UMass Invitational in Amherst, Mass. Hampson's time of 10:52.83 qualifies her to compete in the ECAC in May at Princeton University.

Also taking first place for the women was sophomore Lisa Voltaire (Stockholm, Sweden) who crossed first in the 1,500-meter (4:37.64). Freshman Carolina Cortes (Woodmere, N.Y.) was not far behind, crossing fifth in a time of 4:44.17.

Freshman Ruth Gillespie (Carrickfergus, N. Ireland) took third for the Seawolves in the 5,000-meter (18:17.46), while sophomore Stephanie Vos (Apalachin, N.Y.) finished sixth in the 400-meter (1:06.09) and junior Fisayo Tunde (Selden, N.Y.) crossed tenth in the 100-meter (13.29).

On the men's side, Stony Brook had a strong showing in the field events, placing within the top ten five different times.

Senior's Justin Miller (Smithtown, N.Y.) and Mubaarak Muhammad (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) had first-place finishes for the Seawolves in the shot put (15.08) and triple jump (13.94) respectively, while sophomore Robert Treadwell (Glendale, N.Y.) took fifth in the javelin (49.19) and senior Robert Dantone (Dix Hills, N.Y.) placed second in the hammer throw (49.19). Miller also competed in the hammer throw, finishing in ninth with a distance of 37.95 meters.

On the track, sophomore Iain Whitfield (Stroud, England) won the 5,000-meter in a time of 14:58.18. Whitfield was followed closely by fellow sophomore Daire Bermingham (Portmarnock, Ireland) who took second (15:03.09).

Junior Merlon Pinnock (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) finished in fifth in the 400-meter (50.06) and sophomore Brandon Leung's (Rego Park, N.Y.) time of 1:58.16 was good enough for ninth in the 800-meter.

Stony Brook will be traveling to Walnut, Calif. next weekend to compete at the Mount SAC Relays.