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Klebe Named Champion In 800m And Earns School Record As Lehigh Wraps Up Patriot League Championships
2/25/2024 7:31:00 PM | Track and Field, Women's Track and Field
BOSTON - The final day of Patriot League Championships was highlighted by sophomore Abby Klebe winning and setting a new school record in the 800m, as the Lehigh women's track and field team placed fifth overall.
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Klebe's record–breaking time of 2:08.45 earned her the title while securing 10 points for the Mountain Hawks.
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Lehigh's distance medley relay squad of Klebe, senior Simone Davey, junior Lauryn Heskin and senior Lindsay MacLellan picked up four points with a fifth place finish of 11:58.75
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Senior Christina Yakaboski landed sixth in the mile with a PR and second all-time mark of 4:41.68. In the 3000m, Yakaboski went on to secure another PR, crossing the finish line in 9:49.26.
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Sophomore Gianna Mangili took sixth in the 60m finals, clocking in at 7.73 and picking up three points. In the 400m, senior Ashley Struck took third place with 55.35.
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The 4x400 relay team consisting of sophomore Grace Kennedy, junior Svea Wickelgren, junior Stephanie Webb and first-year Kasey White took fifth and logged a new school record of 3:52.19.
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After a strong indoor rookie campaign, first-year Avery Dowkus wrote her name on Lehigh's all-time list, earning eighth all-time in the shot put with a throw of 13.06m.
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In the high jump senior Kerry Perna finished tied for fourth with a 1.60m jump.
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Navy swept both the men's and women's team championships with 242.5 points and 188, respectively.
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Lehigh kicks off its outdoor season on March 15 at the Army Open in West Point, N.Y.
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Klebe's record–breaking time of 2:08.45 earned her the title while securing 10 points for the Mountain Hawks.
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Lehigh's distance medley relay squad of Klebe, senior Simone Davey, junior Lauryn Heskin and senior Lindsay MacLellan picked up four points with a fifth place finish of 11:58.75
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Senior Christina Yakaboski landed sixth in the mile with a PR and second all-time mark of 4:41.68. In the 3000m, Yakaboski went on to secure another PR, crossing the finish line in 9:49.26.
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Sophomore Gianna Mangili took sixth in the 60m finals, clocking in at 7.73 and picking up three points. In the 400m, senior Ashley Struck took third place with 55.35.
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The 4x400 relay team consisting of sophomore Grace Kennedy, junior Svea Wickelgren, junior Stephanie Webb and first-year Kasey White took fifth and logged a new school record of 3:52.19.
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After a strong indoor rookie campaign, first-year Avery Dowkus wrote her name on Lehigh's all-time list, earning eighth all-time in the shot put with a throw of 13.06m.
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In the high jump senior Kerry Perna finished tied for fourth with a 1.60m jump.
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Navy swept both the men's and women's team championships with 242.5 points and 188, respectively.
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Lehigh kicks off its outdoor season on March 15 at the Army Open in West Point, N.Y.
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