May 19, 2010

Seniors William Nguidjoi (Lawrence, MA) and Heather McCarthy (Burlington, MA) were named the men's and women's Field Athletes of the Week by the Northeast-10 Conference, released Tuesday.

Nguidjoi and McCarthy were among four UMass Lowell athletes cited as sophomore Nicole Giaquinto (Winthrop, MA) was named the Women's Track Athlete of the Week while Craig Bennett (Milton, MA) was named the Co-Freshman Athlete of the Week.

The honors followed a handful of stellar efforts at the New Balance Boston Twilight Invitational Saturday at UMass Lowell's Cushing Field.

Nguidjoi, cited for the second time in three weeks, won the triple jump with a distance of 44 feet, 6.75 inches. He also played third overall - tops among collegiate athletes - in the long jump with a distance of 22' 5.25''.

McCarthy also impressed in two events, winning the long jump (17' 7.5''), and posting a distance of 35' 7.25'' in the triple jump as the sole entry.

Giaquinto captured the 200 meter dash in 25.12 seconds and also ran a leg on UMass Lowell's 4X100 meter relay team which placed second in 47.55 seconds.

Bennett, who shared the honor with Stonehill's Corey Thomas, won the 400 meter dash in 48.46 seconds.

The UMass Lowell women's and men's teams await NCAA Tournament bids to be announced Wednesday.