Manhattan Sweeps Outdoor Track & Field Weekly Awards
MAAC Sports
Edison, NJ - Manhattan
College's Roman Ewald and Andrea Nyback earned the MAAC Men's and Women's
Outdoor Track Performer of the Week awards, respectively.
Ewald,
a senior from Olching, Germany, finished first in two events and third in
another, as Manhattan won the team title at the Metropolitan Outdoor
Championships. Ewald improved his season-best in the discus throw, winning the
competition with a toss of 52.12 meters (171 feet). He also won the shot put
(16.44 m, 53'11¼) while taking third in the hammer throw (54.25 m, 178'0). All
three marks bettered the IC4A-qualifying standard, and Ewald also moved into
position to compete in the NCAA East Regional in the discus.
Nyback,
a junior from Koping, Sweden, broke her own school record in the heptathlon at
the Metropolitan Outdoor Championships over the weekend. Nyback compiled 4886
points, 30 more than she had while setting the previous record at this meet
last year, to win the competition by more than 500 points. She finished first
in four of the seven events and second in the other three.
The 2012 MAAC Outdoor
Track & Field Championships will be held Saturday, May 5 and Sunday, May
6 on the campus of Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.