2006 NEWMAC Track and Field Championship
MIT MEN’S TRACK TAKES SEVENTH NEWMAC TITLE; WHEATON WOMEN WIN EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE CHAMPIONSHIP
From an MIT release

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Massachusetts Institute of Technology men and the Wheaton College women prolonged impressive streaks on Saturday afternoon at the 2006 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Outdoor Track and Field Championship. Host MIT accumulated 214.50 points and captured its sixth straight and seventh overall men’s NEWMAC title while finishing ahead of second place Coast Guard (178). The women’s squad from Wheaton added an eighth consecutive crown to its resume with 211.50 total points to outlast Springfield College (155.50).

The competition was highlighted by several multi-event winners from both the men’s and women’s teams. As the only athlete to garner three event wins, senior star Uzoma Orji of MIT set a new meet record in the shot put (58-06.00). He also won the discus (147-10) and the hammer throw (195-05) to lead the Engineers with 30 total points on the day.

Freshman Michael Wright of Wheaton picked up victories in both the 100 (10.94) and 200 meter dash (22.51). Also with two event victories from Wheaton was freshman Jon Cunha, who won both the 110 hurdles (14.77) and the 400 hurdles (55.91). United States Coast Guard Academy junior Mike Flint took first (1:56.59) in the 800 and repeated in the 1500 (3:59.87).

On the women’s side, freshman Chizoba Ezeigwe and junior Jennifer Harlow combined to win four events for Wheaton. Ezeigwe outran her opponents in the 100 (12.30) and 200 meter dash (25.79). Harlow set first place marks in the 100 hurdles (15.23) and the high jump (5-02.00), helping to secure Wheaton’s championship win.

Also with two top performances was Smith College senior Katie Walters-Krohn, who repeated in both the shot put (40-00.25) and the discus (120-03). Although Springfield came up short of champion Wheaton, Pride freshman Silvienne Krosendijk provided one of the day’s highlights with a record-setting first place mark of 18-11.25 in the long jump.