Elizabethtown College Women's Track and Field
Saturday, April 5, 2008

Blue Jays Compete at Duke Invitational

DURHAM, N.C. --- Members of the Elizabethtown College women's track and field team competed at the two-day Duke University Invitational on Friday and Saturday.

Junior Tiffany Kulp (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) finished fourth out of 77 competitors in the developmental 800 meters with a time of 2:20.31, the third-best mark in program history. She also ran in the 1500 meters as one of just three non-Division I entries and took 26th with a time of 4:43.35.

The Blue Jays had a trio of runners in the 10,000 meters, with senior Sarah Grove (Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin East) taking 11th in 39:22.01, junior Amanda Daws (Thorofare, NJ/West Deptford) in 16th at 40:11.42 and first-year student Kristen O'Brien (Westminster, MD/Winters Mill) taking 18th place in 40:30.36.

The time from Grove was the 5th best in program history, while Daws moved to seventh on the Etown all-time list and O'Brien entered at ninth place on the list.

First-year student Kristin Bowen (West Chester, PA/Downingtown West) ran in the developmental 1500 meters and took 27th place with a time of 5:00.13.

Duke Invitational - Durham, N.C.
Elizabethtown College top finishers
800 meters (developmental): 4. Tiffany Kulp, 2:20.31
1500 meters (developmental): 27. Kristin Bowen, 5:00.13
1500 meters: 26. Tiffany Kulp, 4:43.35
10000 meters: 11. Sarah Grove, 39:22.01; 16. Amanda Daws, 40:11.42; 18. Kristen O'Brien, 40:30.36