Lehigh University Athletics
Friday, May 1
West Point, N.Y.
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Mountain Hawks earn three more titles, finish fourth at PLC
5/2/2015 6:42:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
Results
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Lehigh women's track and field team finished fourth at the two-day Patriot League Championship meet at Army West Point's Shea Stadium Saturday. The Mountain Hawks wrapped up competition with four event titles (javelin, heptathlon, high jump, 3,000 meter steeplechase) and one second-place finish (100 meter hurdles).
"We put up a lot of points and really went after it today," said head coach Matt Utesch. "We put up points in a lot of places I didn't think we would, so I'm very proud of the effort. Shannon Nelson ran away with the steeple and Hannah Pierce had some clutch performances. Courtney Avery and Natalie Bates did a great job of defending their titles and I'm also very proud of Carly Deskins for her performances."
Bucknell earned the team crown with 165 points, while Boston University (149), Army (122.50) and Lehigh (120) comprised the top four in the tightly-packed team race.
Senior Natalie Bates won the heptathlon with a new personal-best total of 4,770 points to complete the season sweep of the multi events. Junior Gabrielle Wardle (4,466) finished fourth, while sophomore Sarah Cassidy (4,365) took sixth as the three Mountain Hawks combined to secure 18 team points.
Sophomore Courtney Avery completed the season sweep of the high jump with an ECAC-qualifying leap of 1.75 meters. Sophomore Brittany Le Jouan finished fourth (1.65 meters) while Wardle finished fifth (1.65 meters) and the three Mountain Hawks combined for an impressive 19 team points.
Lehigh also grabbed three of the top eight spots in the 3,000 meter steeplechase as senior Shannon Nelson earned the title with a new personal-best time of 10:49.33. Seniors Shannon Wright (10:59.74) and Hannah Pierce (11:10.01) placed fifth and eighth, respectively, as the three Mountain Hawks secured 15 team points. Pierce also finished sixth in the 5,000 meter run with a clip of 17:48.06
Sophomore Katie Hatler ran the 100 meter hurdles in a new personal-best time of 14.01 seconds to finish second in the event finals to grab eight team points.
Lehigh's 4x100 meter relay team of Hatler, sophomores Leah Ferguson and Kaitlyn Ruffing and freshman Liyala Dickens, finished fifth in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 48.14 seconds to grab four team points. The 4x400 meter squad grabbed one point after finishing eighth.
Senior Victoria Mullane finished fifth in both the 800 meter (2:14.12) and 1,500 meter runs to grab eight team points between the two events. Ruffing claimed seventh in the 400 meter dash after the crossing the line in 57.57 to earn two team points.
Freshman Amanda Youngblood (41.99 meters) and sophomore Michaela Bubak (41.03 meters) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the discus throw to earn seven team points. Senior Carly Deskins secured three team points after finishing sixth in the shot put with a throw of 12.23 meters.
Next up, those Mountain Hawks that have qualified will compete in the ECAC/IC4A Championships at Princeton May 15-17.
2015 Women's Track and Field Outdoor PLC Team Results
WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Lehigh women's track and field team finished fourth at the two-day Patriot League Championship meet at Army West Point's Shea Stadium Saturday. The Mountain Hawks wrapped up competition with four event titles (javelin, heptathlon, high jump, 3,000 meter steeplechase) and one second-place finish (100 meter hurdles).
"We put up a lot of points and really went after it today," said head coach Matt Utesch. "We put up points in a lot of places I didn't think we would, so I'm very proud of the effort. Shannon Nelson ran away with the steeple and Hannah Pierce had some clutch performances. Courtney Avery and Natalie Bates did a great job of defending their titles and I'm also very proud of Carly Deskins for her performances."
Bucknell earned the team crown with 165 points, while Boston University (149), Army (122.50) and Lehigh (120) comprised the top four in the tightly-packed team race.
Senior Natalie Bates won the heptathlon with a new personal-best total of 4,770 points to complete the season sweep of the multi events. Junior Gabrielle Wardle (4,466) finished fourth, while sophomore Sarah Cassidy (4,365) took sixth as the three Mountain Hawks combined to secure 18 team points.
Sophomore Courtney Avery completed the season sweep of the high jump with an ECAC-qualifying leap of 1.75 meters. Sophomore Brittany Le Jouan finished fourth (1.65 meters) while Wardle finished fifth (1.65 meters) and the three Mountain Hawks combined for an impressive 19 team points.
Lehigh also grabbed three of the top eight spots in the 3,000 meter steeplechase as senior Shannon Nelson earned the title with a new personal-best time of 10:49.33. Seniors Shannon Wright (10:59.74) and Hannah Pierce (11:10.01) placed fifth and eighth, respectively, as the three Mountain Hawks secured 15 team points. Pierce also finished sixth in the 5,000 meter run with a clip of 17:48.06
Sophomore Katie Hatler ran the 100 meter hurdles in a new personal-best time of 14.01 seconds to finish second in the event finals to grab eight team points.
Lehigh's 4x100 meter relay team of Hatler, sophomores Leah Ferguson and Kaitlyn Ruffing and freshman Liyala Dickens, finished fifth in the 4x100 meter relay with a time of 48.14 seconds to grab four team points. The 4x400 meter squad grabbed one point after finishing eighth.
Senior Victoria Mullane finished fifth in both the 800 meter (2:14.12) and 1,500 meter runs to grab eight team points between the two events. Ruffing claimed seventh in the 400 meter dash after the crossing the line in 57.57 to earn two team points.
Freshman Amanda Youngblood (41.99 meters) and sophomore Michaela Bubak (41.03 meters) finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in the discus throw to earn seven team points. Senior Carly Deskins secured three team points after finishing sixth in the shot put with a throw of 12.23 meters.
Next up, those Mountain Hawks that have qualified will compete in the ECAC/IC4A Championships at Princeton May 15-17.
2015 Women's Track and Field Outdoor PLC Team Results
| Team | Points |
| 1. Bucknell | 165 |
| 2. Boston University | 149 |
| 3. Army | 122.50 |
| 4. Lehigh | 120 |
| 5. Holy Cross | 103.50 |
| 6. Navy | 98.50 |
| 7. Lafayette | 74.50 |
| 8. Colgate | 11 |
| 9. American | 7 |
| 9. Loyola | 7 |
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