Women's Track And Field Continues Gaining Steam With The Fast Times Before Finals

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Fast Time Before Finals

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Women's Track And Field Continues Gaining Steam With The Fast Times Before Finals

12/8/2018 10:30:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

RESULTS

BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Lehigh women's track and field team continued its indoor season with the Fast Times Before Finals at Rauch Field House.

Pentathlon

Lehigh had two athletes finish in the top-five in the pentathlon, as senior Tyler Bannister placed third with 3033 points while freshman Carly Carpino finished fifth with 2954 points.

Sprints, Middle and Long Distance

Lehigh saw one runner place in the 60-meter hurdle finals, as Brett DeWeese finished seventh with a time 9.52 second. In the 60-meter dash, freshman Madison Hackman finished eighth overall with a time of 8.10 seconds.

The 200-meter dash saw two Mountain Hawk runners place in the top-10, as sophomore Morgan McConnell finished second with a time of 26.43 seconds while fellow sophomore Alexis Smith finished 10th with a time of 27.22. Lehigh also saw senior Mariah Kozub finish with a time of 27.74 seconds.

Junior Brooke Schaeffer finished first in the 500-meter run, finishing with a time of 1:17:29. Lehigh had two other runners finish in the top-10, as freshman Carly Friend and junior Erin Racano finished seventh and eighth with times of 1:20.87 and 1:21.04 respectively.

In the 1000-meter run, Lehigh took second and third place, with junior Sophioe Antonioli finishing second with a time of 3:01.40 and freshman Hetty McMillan finishing third with a time of 3:03.64.

Relays

Lehigh's "A" squad composed of McConnell, Antonioli, freshman Carly Friend and freshman Aisha Kumar finished third with a time of 4:08.05.

In the 4 x 800-meter relay Lehigh took first through fourth with the top squad, the "D" squad composed of junior Diana Hammerstone, junior Ashleigh Crawford, junior Sydney Brannon and Schaeffer finished with a time of 9:35.57.

Field Events

In the high jump, Lehigh saw three jumpers four jumpers finish in the top-10. Bannister and sophomore Noa Levy finished tied for second with marks of 1.60m (5'3''), junior Jordan Otto finished fourth with a mark of 1.55m (5'1'') and senior Olivia Reinold finished ninth with a mark of 1.50m (4'11'').

DeWeese finished seventh with a mark of 5.20m (17'0.75'') in the long jump to set the bar for the Mountain Hawks. Junior Cate Shippee was close behind, finishing 12th with a mark of 4.92m (16'1.75''). Freshman Bree Smentkowski rounded out the top-20 finishers for Lehigh with a 19th place finish and a mark of 4.78m (15'8.25''). In the triple jump, Shippee was the highest finisher for Lehigh with a mark of 10.67m (35'0.25''.

The Mountain Hawks saw three pole vaulters finish in the top-five in the pole vault, with senior Kaitlyn Toman and sophomore Madisyn Hawkins tied for second with a mark of 3.50m (11'5.75''). Junior Caitlin Reverand finished fifth for Lehigh with a mark of 3.35m (10'11.75'').

Lehigh saw success in the shot put as well, with sophomore Brittany Curtin finishing first and blowing away the competition with a mark of 13.25m (43'5.75''). Freshman Jenna Reinheimer rounded out the top-10 finishers with a 10th place finish and a mark of 10.73m (35'2.50'').

Curtin was also a force in the weight throw competition, finishing first with a mark of 16.62m (54'6.50'') while sophomore Maggie Tarmey placed second with a mark of 16.02m (52'6.75''). Reinheimer took home sixth place with a mark of 14.45m (47'5'') while freshman Veronica Meyer rounded out the top-20 finishers for the Mountain Hawks with a 17th place finish and a mark of 11.85m (38'10.50'')

The next time Lehigh sees action will be January 12, 2019 as it hosts the Angry Birds Meet at Rauch Fieldhouse.

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