(12-06-08) WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The University of New Haven men's and women's track and field teams opened their 2008-09 season on Saturday afternoon at the Yale Season Opener.
The men's team was led by two first-place finishes: one from Tyrone Sawyer who captured the 60-meter dash in a time of 6.91 and one from Alaric Best who won the 800-meter run in a time of 1:59.90.
Other top finishers included Patrick Leach who finished third in the 800-meter run (2:00.75), Kevin Downing who finished fourth in the 200-meter dash (22.60) and Justin Smith who finished fifth in the 60-meter dash (7.26).
The Chargers 4x400-meter relay team finished third with a time of 3:34.45.
The women's team was led by Lauren DiMitruck who finished third in the 1000-meter run (3:19.78), Ashley Hardy (3:20.22) and Carly Yamauchi (3:36.46) took fourth and fifth places, respectively, in the same race.
In the 200-meter dash, Ayana Myers finished fourth in a time of 26.65.
New Haven's 4x400-meter relay team finished fourth in a time of 4:16.82.
Complete Results - Men, Women
