Ramblings by Steve Taylor...: Day 1 Photos of the 2011 Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships

Here are a few photos from Day #1 of the 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships...(Photo credits to Dan Petty-Denver Post and Mike Scott-URI)

Andrew Benford and Tim Quinn run stride for stride in the 5K. Benford won the event in 14:31, Quinn was 5th and teammate Jon Wilson was 7th...Benford ran 2:07 for the last 800M and 61 for the final 400M of the race. (Dan Petty photo)

Freshman, Alli Mannon advancing to finals of the 1000M...

Freshman, Grace Gibson tied her school record (3.30M) to place 6th in the Pole Vault.

In the Pentathlon, Meghan Hart ran a PR (2:32) in the 800M to help her to an 8th place finish in the multi.

Freshman Amanda Lineberry ran 32.2 for her final 200M of the 1000M but came up just short of making finals in the event. Later she led off the Spiders Distance Medley Relay with a 3:39 on the 1200M leg...The Spiders ran 11:56 in the event to place 6th. The relay legs were: Lineberry (1200M-3:39), Andi DeFonce (400M-60.9), Alli Mannon (800M-2:15) and Jenn Ennis (1600M-4:57).

Sophomore Lydia Morton ran a personal best of 3:00.48 to narrowly miss finals in the event...Her race was quick. She went through splits of 33.3/67.9/1:43.7/2:21.4 at 800M.

Matt Mello leading his heat of the 800M...He ran a personal best (1:57.71)in the tactical race to advance to finals in the event.

Sophomore, Lydia Morton in the 1000M trials...

In the Pentathlon, freshman Anne O'Toole ran a personal best of 2:30 in the 800M to finish 10th.

Freshman Kelsey McKeena in the Long Jump of the Pentathlon. She finished 14th in the event..

Andi DeFonce (in 2nd) and Stephanie Paradis (6th) in the 800M trials...DeFonce (2:19.75) and Paradis (2:20.75) did not advance to finals in the event. DeFonce was 11th and 9 make finals.

Freshman Anne O'Toole in the 800M of event of the Pentathlon...She ran a PR of 2:30.

Freshman, Anne O'Toole in the Pentathlon long jump...

Sophomore, Meghan Hart on her way to a PR in the Pentathlon and a PR in the 800M (2:32)event of the Multi.

Freshman Kelsey McKenna in the Pentathlon Long Jump.

Freshman, Grace Gibson tied her school record (3.30M) in the pole vault to place 6th.

Freshman, Adam Owens in the trials of the 1000M.

Meghan Hart in the Pentathlon 800M.

Anne O'Toole (FR) in the pentathlon Long Jump.

Meghan Hart in the Pentathlon Long Jump.

Anne O'Toole (FR) in the Pentathlon Long Jump.

Anne O'Toole...

Kelsey McKenna in the Pentathlon Long Jump.

Adam Owens (FR) in the 1000M trials...

Almost a great photo....of Tremayne Graham in the 55M dash trials...Tre won his heat (6.48) and advanced to finals in both the 55M and the 200M (22.50). The school record in the 200M is 22.33 set on a banked track by Rashad Smith. Graham is a standout on our Spiders football team..