Some more track and field records were smashed by Tommies athletes at the Jump Start Moncton Open on Saturday, Jan. 14.
First-year St. Thomas University runner Chelsey Hall had two record-breaking finishes at the meet.
Hall’s performances included new STU standards for the 300-metre and 800-metre events with times of 45.9 and 2:30.42, respectively.
Laura Whitty, another first-year, set new personal benchmarks in the shot put (8.07 metres) and weight throw (7.57 metres).
Jones, Drummond named Athletes of the Week
Deidra Jones of the STU women’s volleyball squad and Sam Drummond of men’s basketball were the Tommies Coors Light Athletes of the Week for Jan. 16.
Jones, a fourth-year left side hitter from Sydney, N.S., helped lead the Tommies to two victories during the previous week.
In STU’s Jan. 11 match against the University of New Brunswick Saint John Seawolves, Jones notched 13 kills, 10 digs and four service aces in a 3-1 victory for the Tommies.
Jones then tallied 13 kills, 15 digs and eight service aces in another 3-1 triumph over the Université Sainte-Anne Dragons on Jan. 15.
On the season, Jones has 94 kills, seven assists, 29 service aces and 111 digs in 13 matches.
After their 3-1 home win over the Dalhousie Agricultural Campus Rams on Saturday, Jan. 21, the Tommies (5-8) are fifth in the Atlantic Collegiate Athletic Association standings.
On the men’s side, Drummond – a third-year guard from Harvey, N.B. – had a solid performance Jan. 14 in a contest against the University of Kings College Blue Devils that UKC won 77-75 in the dying seconds.
Drummond went 3-4 from beyond the arc and shot at a rate of 59 per cent from the floor for a career-high 30 points.
Drummond’s season totals include 45 total rebounds and 107 points in 11 games played.
After falling 79-56 to the Mount Saint Vincent University Mystics on Saturday, Jan. 21, the Tommies (3-8) are ranked fifth in the ACAA.
STU teams hold their ground in national ranks
The two nationally ranked Tommies teams maintained a hold on their spots in their respective national 
standings last week.
The STU women’s hockey squad was second in the U Sports Top 10 rankings for Jan. 11 to 17 for the fourth straight week, but that may change when the leaderboard is adjusted on Tuesday where the Tommies fell 4-0 to the Saint Mary’s University Huskies on Saturday.
SMU has been third in the U Sports Top 10 for four weeks in a row.
The Tommies women’s basketball team also kept the 14th spot in the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association Top 15 for the second consecutive week.
With a 6-4 record, STU is third in the ACAA women’s hoops conference.
