Elizabethtown College Women's Track and Field
Sunday, January 20, 2008

Blue Jays In Action at Susquehanna University

SELINSGROVE, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College women's track and field team saw action at the non-scoring Orange & Maroon Classic on the campus of Susquehanna University on Sunday afternoon.

Sophomore Megan VanDenHengel (Mechanicsburg, PA/Cumberland Valley) won the mile run with a time of 5:22.79, finishing nearly six seconds ahead of the runner-up, while first-year student Kristin Bowen (West Chester, PA/Downingtown West) was fourth in 5:36.71.

First-year student Allie Gold (Columbia, PA/Hempfield) placed second in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 9.28 seconds, sophomore Sarah Merusi (Montague, NJ/Port Jervis, NY) was fifth in the 800 meters (2:36.11), senior Meghan Ryder (Hatboro, PA/Hatboro-Horsham) took sixth in the 800 meters (2:39.59).

In the 4x400-meter relay, the Blue Jays took second in a time of 4:20.34 behind the team of VanDenHengel, Ryder, graduate student Lori Havrilak (West Grove, PA/St. Mark's, DE), who posted a split of 61.0 seconds, and Merusi.

In field events, junior Chelsea Miles (Media, PA/Penncrest) finished third in the long jump at 4.86 meters (15 feet, 11 1/2 inches) and took fifth in the high jump at 1.47 meters (4 feet, 9 3/4 inches), while senior Jenna Riley (Reading, PA/Reading Central Catholic) was fifth in the triple jump at 9.59 meters (31 feet, 5 3/4 inches).

First-year student Lauren Riley (Sanatoga, PA/Pottsgrove) cleared 3.05 meters in the pole vault (10 feet) to finish in third place, while senior Samantha Adams (Mickleton, NJ/Padua Academy, DE) was fifth at 2.60 meters (8 feet, 6 1/4 inches).