PISCATAWAY, N.J. (Feb. 18, 2011) – Rutgers men’s and women’s track and field will look to improve upon a successful 2011 indoor season on Feb. 19-20, at the BIG EAST Championship at the Stile Athletics Field House in Akron, Ohio.
Leading the way for the Scarlet Knights is junior Aaron Younger (Franklinville, N.J.) who clocked top qualifying times in the 400-meter event this season. Younger finished with a time of 47.50, which ranked first among collegiates. Younger also owns the best 500-meter time in the BIG EAST this season at 1:02.23.
Following Younger is junior Steve Werner (Newtown Sq, Pa.). Werner finished first in his event and posted the fifth best BIG EAST 200-meter time for the season with a time of 22.05.
The men’s relays continued RU success by finishing in the top five in the BIG EAST. The men placed third, fourth, and fifth in 4x800m, 4x400m, and the 4,000m distance medley while posting times of 7:43.22, 3:15.58, and 10:15. 74, respectively.
Senior Courtney Sample (Mclean, Va.) finished up Rutgers track events by placing first in her 400-meter event with a posted time of 57.85.
RU continued their momentum this season in the field events. Junior Kevin Bostick (Englewood, N.J.) and freshman Devin Jones (Boonton, N.J.) led the way for the Scarlet Knights and posted top BIG EAST scores in their respective events.
Bostick posted the fourth and fifth best scores in the conference for the triple jump and high jump with jumps of 49’4.25” and 6’9” apiece, while Jones placed first in the BIG EAST with a triple jump of 50’5.25” and fourth with a long jump of 24’0.75”.
Junior Mike Baird (Rockaway, N.J.) followed by posting the fifth best BIG EAST score of 4626 points in the heptathlon.
Senior Natalie Clickett (Union City, Pa.) then posted a top ten BIG EAST score in the shot put with a score of 47’ 5.75”. Clickett also was just named the BIG EAST Female Field Athlete of the Week for the first time this season.
Sophomore Asha Ruth (Bowie, Md.) concludes the field events for Rutgers. Ruth posted a jump of 18’8” in the long jump, which was tenth in the Big East.
