Knocking on Dedham's Door - NEU Invite

GBTC female athletes continue to be a dominate force with 11 competitors this weekend at the Northeastern Solomon Invite, 6 men join them. We get a Penn Relays preview in the 4x400 with Allison McCabe, Caroline Occean, Sara O'Brien and Tessa Clare with Deanna Clark as alternate and in 4x100 a team of Konique Ballah, Deanna Clark, Christine Kloiber and Sara O'Brien with Tessa Clare alternate. In open events, Anne Baker looks to make improvements with more outdoor hammer practice under her belt, while Stacey Connor continues to knock on the 40m barrier in the discus. Joshua Meidenbauer looks to find his slide and spin in both the shot put and discus. Tessa Clare and Jennifer Hawkes look to show the college girls how its done. Allison McCabe will do battle with BAA's Mariko Holbrook and Dartmouth's distance crew in the 5000. Ted Breen and Avi Kramer will look for PR's and challenge BC and Dartmouth with a little New Balance sprinkled in the 5000. Some of our middle distance women, Caroline Occean and Ronnesia Gaskins, look to start off the season with some strength in the longer 1500. While 400meter runners Jerome Mauris and Deanna Clark each move up to the 800, both plan doubling back in the 200m sprint. Joining them in the 200, sprinter Konique Ballah makes her outdoor debut with Indu Conley who will both double in the 100m and Tessa Clare might take a lane for half a lap. In the 400m, Sara O'Brien hopes to enter into the faster first heat and get her motor running. While Dave Cahill climbs back on to the intermediate hurdle horse also eyeing that faster first heat. Theirno Mbacke attacks the hurdles in preparation for the Penn Relay shuttle hurdles at the end of the month.

To our South, Sherita Williams and Ray Smith plan to hit the Brown track in Providence, RI for their invitational.