May 8, 2009

Results

AMHERST, Mass. - Led by a sweep of the top three spots in the long jump, the Boston University women's outdoor track and field team jumped out to the lead after the first day of competition at the New England Championship on Friday at the UMass Track and Field Complex. Senior Tahari James won her fourth long jump competition of the season with a leap of 6.25 meters.

The Terriers tallied 30 points through the first six events contested with New Hampshire sitting in second place with 24 points.

James topped the field in the long jump and was followed by junior Whitney Ford with a jump of 5.74m and senior Edwina Clark with a mark of 5.73m.

Freshman Katie Matthews finished third in the 5,000m run, clocking a time of 17:31.79.

Most of Friday's action was preliminary heats with sophomore Laura Martin posting the best qualifying time in the 200m dash with a 24.55 and senior Becky Marshburn running the 100m hurdles in 14.44 to lead that event, both times qualifying marks for the ECAC Championships as well.

The New England champion will be crowned when the meet concludes on Saturday (May 9), with action beginning at noon.