May 12, 2007
For Immediate Release
Contact:  Carole Grills
(413) 585-2703

 Livingston Takes Open New England 400m Hurdle Title

 Northampton, MA:  Senior Shayla Livingston (Sharon, VT) won the 400m Hurdles event in a time of 61.54 this afternoon at the Open New England Track & Field Championships held at Dartmouth College. The time breaks the school record previously set by Kate Farneth (63.15) in 1997 and breaks the automatic NCAA qualifying time of 61.59 Livington set yesterday in winning her heat. Livingston is currently ranked third in the country in the event. She also ran the 200m and finished 10^th in 25.79.

             Classmate McKane Sharff (Arlington, MA) placed 16^th in the 100m dash (13.23). Livingston, Sharff, Caitlin Ritchie (Meriden, CT) and Claire Edwards (Klamath Falls, OR) will compete next weekend at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships to be held at Oneonta State, Oneonta, NY.
The four will combine in the 4x100m relay with Ritchie also competing in the javelin, Sharff in the 100m and Livingston in the 100m hurdles and 200m.