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Samantha Albanese
Samantha Albanese

Bentley Falcons Set for Northeast-10 Outdoor Track Championships Friday and Saturday

Live Results           Day 1 Video               Day 2 Video           Time Schedule

WALTHAM, Mass. – Fifteen members of the Bentley University men's and women's outdoor track and field teams are listed in the top ten of their respective events for this weekend's Northeast-10 Conference Championships, which will be held at Southern Connecticut State University.

Individual field events get underway Friday afternoon at 2 pm and the first track event is scheduled for 3:30 pm. On Saturday, the first field event is set for 10:15 am and the first track competition is slated for 12:30 pm.

The men's javelin projects to be one of Bentley's strongest events with the Falcons having four of the top nine qualifiers. Freshman and three-time NE-10 Men's Field Rookie of the Week Holt Sihvonen (Lebanon, Conn./Lyman Memorial HS) is second at 191'0", senior Chris Ricci (Coventry, R.I./Bishop Hendricken HS) sixth (173'4"), junior Joe Simonini (Revere/Revere HS) eighth (165'3") and junior Wes Dupray (Rowley/St. John's Prep) ninth (158'2"). Last year, Ricci was fifth and Dupray and Simonini were also in the top 12.

In the women's javelin, senior Jacqueline Carlson (Kensington, Conn./Berlin HS) has the sixth best qualifying performance, 113'10". In 2014, she took fourth with a 116'10" throw.

The men's discus has freshman Beau Kraft (Bayport, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point HS) third (144'5") and senior John Chiulli (Lynbrook, N.Y./Lynbrook HS) number six (138'6").

Junior Samantha Albanese (Lynnfield/Lynnfield HS) is listed fourth in the steeplechase (11:53.29) and senior Brynnan Farrington (Shirley/Ayer HS) is fifth in the shot put (39'6"). Both placed one spot higher last year with Albanese third (11:44.03) and Farrington fifth (38'2.75").

Reigning NE-10 Women's Track Athlete of the Week Sarah Brennan (Quincy/Notre Dame Acad.), a junior, is listed fourth in the 5000 meters after posting an 18:13.62 three weeks ago at Connecticut College.

Sophomore Nik Haas (Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey HS) is listed seventh on the entry list in the 1500 meters (3:57.10), junior Connor Hichens (Sharon/Sharon HS) is ninth in the high jump (6'2") and senior Tatiana Froehlich (Newton/Newton North HS) is tenth in the hammer, an event she's elevated the school record to 125'2" by breaking it three times already this spring.

In the men's 10,000, sophomore Erik Alatalo (Wilmington/Wilmington HS) and senior Mac Segura-Cook (Northwood, N.H./Coe-Brown Northwood Acad.) rank ninth and tenth. In 2014, Segura-Cook was eighth and Alatalo tenth.

Entering the championships, four Falcons are ranked in the top five in the Division II East Region by the USTFCCCA: Sihvonen in the discus, Albanese in the steeplechase, and Brennan and senior Tara Dooley (Lee/Lee HS) in the 5,000.