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Track and Field: Berry vaults into first at BU

By Derek McKinley
Posted on Feb. 16, 2009, at 12:00 a.m.

The University of Maine men’s and women’s track teams headed to Boston this weekend for the Valentine’s Invitational at Boston University. Against hundreds of competitors, the Black Bears notched several impressive performances against some of the best competition in the country.

The sole win for the Black Bears came from sophomore James Berry in the men’s pole vault. Berry vaulted 15’5.5″ for the victory and placed 11th in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.09 seconds.

“Right now I don’t think I’m to my full potential in either category,” Berry said. “I still have to hit the weights pretty hard for the next year or so to really reach my maximum height.”

Competition was intense at the meet, and even respectable performances garnered comparatively low rankings. Junior Miles Bartlett’s 1:59.95 in the 800-meter dash only earned him 86th place.

There were some high points for the Black Bears though: Senior Jhamal Fluellen took 14th in the 55-meter dash, freshman Riley Masters finished eighth in a mile race that saw the top two finishers go under four minutes, junior Mark Liimakka finished third in the pole vault, and freshman Trevor England finished seventh in the triple jump.

No Black Bear women took top honors in an event, but senior sprinter Vicki Tolton snagged third place in the 400 in a time of 55.35. She was followed closely by unattached former Black Bear Lindsey Burlock, who took sixth.

First-year sprinter Shaniqua Burgess earned seventh in the 55-meter dash in 7.24 seconds and eighth in the 200-meter dash in 25.13 seconds.

“The time I ran in the 200 was fast for me. I was very happy to run a 25.13,” Burgess said. “This was a very good [personal record] for me, and I also PR’d in the [55 meter] trials.”

Freshman Katherine McGeoghan tied for sixth in the high jump, and sophomore thrower Rebecca Even took third in the weight throw with a toss of 53’1″/

The Valentine’s meet was UMaine’s last competition of the regular indoor track season. They will head back to BU next weekend for the America East conference championships.

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