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 Temple Track & Field Head Coach Stefanie Scalessa Resigns6/18/2008 - Temple head men's and women's track and field coach Stefanie Scalessa has submitted her resignation to pursue other professional opportunities, director of athletics Bill Bradshaw announced today. Scalessa recently completed her fourth season directing the track and field team and her third season overseeing the recently-reinstated cross country program. 
A-10 Spotlight: Sean Quigley, La Salle- 3/20/2008 - The senior from La Salle placed third in the 5k (13:54.05) and followed it with a seventh-place showing in the 3k (8:05.20) at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Championships. 
Quigley Named USTFCCCA Division I Indoor Track All-American Twice- 3/17/2008 - The senior middle distance runner earned his 5th and 6th All-American honors 
Quigley Takes 3rd in National Championship 5K Race, Top American Finisher- 3/15/2008 - The senior led with two laps to go, and finished as the top American in the race 
Indoor Track & Field Academic All-Conference Teams Announced- 2/29/2008 - La Salle's Rachel Papin and Ryan Jank of Charlotte named Student-Athletes of the Year Charlotte Sprints To Team Titles At 2008 A-10 Indoor Track & Field Championships 2008 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships To Be held At URI on Feb. 16 La Salle Men's Track & Field #18 in the Nation |
Men's Indoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Field PerformerYudehwheh Gbaa - Rhode Island Senior, Providence, R.I./Lincoln HS Gbaa was named the Most Outstanding Field Performer after winning the triple jump with the Conference's top distance of the year with a jump of 15.45 meters (50-8 1/4) at the 2008 Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at the University of Rhode Island on Feb. 16...placed seventh in the long jump with a mark of 6.85 meters (22-5 3/4).
Quigley was named the Most Outstanding Track Performer at the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships after his blazing time of 13:52.66 in the 5,000-meter run broke the A-10 and Mackal Fieldhouse records by nearly 40 seconds (14:32.75)...ran the final leg of La Salle's distance medley relay, which placed first with a time 10:12.42.
Law's time of 48.55 took the gold in the 400-meter run, the fasted time recorded in the Conference in 2008 at the Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 16...his time of 22.18 in the 200-meter dash was good for second en route to garnering the Most Outstanding Rookie award.
Olesen's 49ers took home both team titles at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships…Charlotte's 181 points marked the second-highest point total of any winning A-10 women’s champion…fifth Conference championship in six opportunities since joining the Atlantic 10.
Thornton was named Most Outstanding Field Performer at the A-10 Championships after taking gold in the weight throw with a Mackal Fieldhouse record-breaking toss of 18.87 meters (61-11)…placed fifth in the shot put with a mark of 12.14 meters (39-10).
Jackson won both the mile run (4:51.62) and the 800-meter run (2:15.14), earning Most Outstanding Track Performer honors at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships, held at the University of Rhode Island on Feb. 16.
Papin shattered the A-10 and Mackal Fieldhouse record in the 5000-meter run, clocking an NCAA-provisional qualifying time of 16:32.14 at the meet...ran final leg of winning distance medley relay team at 12:05.44.
Cunningham was tabbed Most Outstanding Rookie after winning the 400-meter dash (56.99) and placing third in the 200-meter dash (25.28) at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track and Field Championships.
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Men's Indoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Track Performer
Men's Indoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Rookie
Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field Coach of the Year
Women's Indoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Field Performer
Women's Indoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Track Performers
Rachel Papin - La Salle
Women's Indoor Track & Field Most Outstanding Rookie