Catamounts Capture Seven Events at Dartmouth Invitational
Complete Results Ithaca Meet
Complete Results - Dartmouth Invitational

The University of Vermont women's track and field team had a busy week, competing in three meets in seven days. On Tuesday at the Ithaca Quad Meet, hosted by Ithaca College, sophomore Alexandra Hill (Rome, N.Y.) broke her own school record in the 3000-meter steeplechase with a second place finish of 11:40.28. Senior Kristal Kostiew (Northwood, N.H.) won four events. She won the hammer throw with a mark of 52.46m, won the discus with a throw of 41.88m, registered a mark of 13.43m to win the shot put and finished with a toss of 39.32m to win the javelin. On Thursday, the team headed to the prestigious Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. The relay teams ran well for the Catamounts in the 4x100 and 4x400. Kostiew competed in the hammer throw and finished 13th with a toss of 52.07. On Sunday, the Catamounts captured seven events and 20 different athletes posted their best times of the year at the Dartmouth Invitational. Senior Tee Gingras (Barre, Vt.) won her fifth straight race with a first place finish in the 800 meters (2:13.91). UVM dominated the event taking all but two of the top 11 spots in the event. Sophomore Jenna Coffey (Bellows Falls, Vt.) won the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.88, placed fourth in the 200 meters (26.71) and was second in the triple jump with a leap of 10.98m. Junior Erin O'Grady (Raymond, N.H.) won the 200-meter race with a time of 26.27 and finished third in the 400 meters (1:00.28). Senior Michele Palmer (Plymouth, Mass.) won the 1500-meter race with a time of 4:49.36. The Catamounts dominated this event taking eight of the top nine spots. Essex Junction's Maria Hanerfeld finished third in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.78 and Ashley Young (Westminster Station, Vt.) was fourth in the pole vault with a mark of 2.75m. Kostiew won the shot put (13.53m), discus (40.11m) and hammer throw (56.57m). Vermont will compete at the America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships this weekend (May 1-2) at Northeastern's Solomon Track in Dedham, Mass. UVM RESULTS AT ITHACA QUAD RESULTS (4/20/04):
Hammer Throw: 1. Kristal Kostiew, 52.46m
Discus: 1. Kristal Kostiew, 41.88m
Shot Put: 1. Kristal Kostiew, 13.43m
Javelin: 1. Kristal Kostiew, 39.32m
3000m Steeplechase: 2. Allie Hill, 11:40.28 (school record)

UVM RESULTS AT DARTMOUTH INVITATIONAL RESULTS (4/25/04):
100m: 1. Jenna Coffey, 12.88; 4. Alice Ford, 14.03
200m: 1. Erin O'Grady, 26.27; 4. Jenna Coffey, 26.71; 10. Rachel King, 30.38
400m: 3. Eric O'Grady, 1:00.28
800m: 1. Tee Gingras, 2:13.91; 2. Bethany Brodeur, 2:16.22; 3. Katy Jackson, 2:21.30; 5. Emily Watts, 2:25.36; 7. Michele Palmer, 2:26.35; 8. Emma Templeton, 2:26.52; 9. Lindsay Herbert, 2:26.86; 10. Heather Mitchell, 2:28.91; 11. Kerry White, 2:29.03
1500m: 1. Michele Palmer, 4:49.36; 3. Allie Hill, 4:53.13; 4. Bridget Ferrin, 5:02.15; 5. Jen Plourde, 5:04.51; 6. Tessa Auwarter, 5:13.78; 7. Caitlin Scholl, 5:26.87; 8. Gina Guerino, 5:27.45
100m Hurdles: 3. Maria Hanerfeld, 15.78; 6. Rachel King, 18.17
400m Hurdles: 3. Maria Hanerfeld, 1:07.34
Pole Vault: 4. Ashley Young, 2.75m
Long Jump: 4. Alice Ford, 4.85m
Triple Jump: 2. Jenna Coffey, 10.98m
Shot Put: 1. Kristal Kostiew, 13.53m; 5. Whitney Knauer, 10.11m; 6. Amy Rogers, 10.10m; 9. Rachel King, 9.56m
Discus: 1. Kristal Kostiew, 40.11m; 5. Amy Rogers, 36.35m; 6. Whitney Knauer, 33.26m
Hammer: 1. Kristal Kostiew, 56.57m; 4. Whitney Knauer, 38.30m; 5. Amy Rogers, 37.81m
Javelin: 3. Kristal Kostiew, 38.86m; 6. Whitney Knauer, 30.38m; 7. Amanda Paquette, 29.65m; 9. Amy Rogers, 24.82m; 10. Rachel King, 24.08m

PUBLISHED

04-26-2004
Lisa Champagne