Riverdale, NY (December 2, 2003)- The Jaspers finished the two day Manhattan Heptathlon/Pentathlon and Throws competition today at Draddy Gymnasium.
Rajne Svenssohn (Karlstad, Sweden) captured first place in the Heptathlon with 5478 points. This mark establishes the school record and places him in the B Mark in the NCAA marking, which means at the end of the season he has a chance of competing at the NCAA Championships depending on how many athletes make into the A marking. Karin Larsson (Garphyttan, Sweden) was the top woman performer in the Pentathlon with 3276 points.
The second and third place finishers in the men's Heptathlon were
Nils Pettersson (Boden, Sweden) and
Andrew Pellet (Croton, NY). Pettersson finished with 4730 points and Pellet earned 4058 points.
The women also won the second and third place spots. In second place was Julia Audette (Southington, CT) with 2500 points and in third place was Renee Foti (New Windsor, NY) with 2494 points.
Michael Freeman (East Greewnich, RI),
Zoran Loncar (Belgrape, Serbia), Dan Gazzola (East Greenwich, RI) qualified for both the IC4A and Metropolitans for their fine performances in the Weight Throw and
Anders Constantin (Uddevalla, Sweden) in the Shot Put.
Other Jaspers making qualifying marks for the Metropolitan are Svenssohn, Pellet, and Pettersson. Svenssohn will compete in three events (Shot Put, Long Jump and High Jump), while teammates Pellet will compete in the High Jump and
Nils Pettersson in the Long Jump.
On the Women's side, six women qualified for the Metropolitan Championships. Larsson earned four competition spots in the Shot Put, 55m Hurdles, High Jump, and Long Jump. Two Lady Jaspers qualified for two events. Marina Liander (Staten Island, NY) qualified in the Weight Throw and Shot Put and Foti in the 55m Hurdles and High Jump. Single event qualifiers are Jenn Bradley (New Milford, CT) in the Weight Throw and Kathleen Malara (Morgenville, NJ) in the 55m Hurdles.
The Jaspers compete again on Sunday, December 7 at the Princeton Invitational in Princeton, NJ at 11am.
Heptathlon Results:
1st,
Rajne Svenssohn, 5478 Points, Manhattan
2nd,
Nils Pettersson, 4730 Points, Manhattan
3rd,
Andrew Pellet, 4058 Points, Manhattan
4th, John Fagan, 2669 Points, Delhi
5th, Will Green, 2317 Points, Delhi
6th, Sean Depui, 1971 Points, Delhi
7th, Mike Padula, 1890 Points, Delhi
8th, Mitchell, 1402 Points, Unattached
Pentathlon Results:
1st, Karin Larsson, 3276 Points, Manhattan
2nd, Julia Audette, 2500 Points, Manhattan
3rd, Renee Foti, 2494 Points, Manhattan
4th, Unknown, 1820 Points, Monmouth
