Herkimer Track & Field

Women's Track & Field 2008 NJCAA National Champions!

The Program

Herkimer County Community College competed in the 2007 National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Track and Field Championships at Howard Community College (Columbia, MD). The women's team finished in seventh place (out of 19 teams) and the men's team finished in 19th place (out of 22 teams).

Sarah Lazarus won a national championship in the 800 meters and 1,500 meters. She won the 1,500 meters with a time of 5:01.57 and the 800 meters in a time of 2:26.87. Lazarus was also a member of the 4 x 400-meter relay team that broke the school record that had stood since 1981. Lazarus, Denise Kelly, Krysta Estey and Annicia Cole finished third in the 400 meter relay with a time of 4:14.06 (the school record was previously 4:15.7).

Krysta Estey placed third in the 400 meter and fifth in the 200 meter. She also ran on the 3200, 1600 and 400 meter relays. Jennifer Keiper placed sixth in the 400 hurdles and ran on the 3200 meter relay. Ashley Moody placed fifth in the heptathlon (seven events), seventh in the pole vault, and ran on the 3200 meter relay. Annicia Cole placed fifth in the triple jump, and ran on the 400 and 1600 meter relays. Denise Kelly ran on the 400 and 1600 meter relays, and Amanda Broadbent ran on the 400 meter relay.

Damion Smikle was Herkimer's lone scorer for the men. He placed sixth in the 100 meter and fourth in the 200 meter. Casey Bartlett just missed going to the 400 meter finals by one place. The 400 meter relay team (Bartlett, Preston Ritter, Kamar Blake and Smikle) just missed finals by one place as well.