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Colonial Athletic Association Track & Field Championships - Day 1

April 16, 2004

Russell Places Fifth in Heptathlon to Lead Blue Hens

 

Complete Women's Results

RICHMOND, VA -- Mike Yost (hammer) and Mike Sadowsky (10,000 meters) each picked up a third place finish as the University of Delaware men moved into fourth place in the team standings after the first day of the Colonial Athletic Association Outdoor Track and Field Championships Friday at Richmond Sports Backer's Stadium.

In the women's section, Elizabeth Russell placed fifth in the heptathlon and Jessica Urbonas (javelin), Rachel Young (hammer), and Reagan Hastings (pole vault) each placed eighth as Delaware moved into seventh place in the team standings.

The second and final day of the championships will be held Saturday morning. All individual champions earn an automatic berth into the NCAA Regionals to be held in May at the University of Florida.

Defending champion William & Mary leads the men's team standings with 71.5 points followed by UNC Wilmington, host Virginia Commonwealth, Delaware, James Madison, George Mason, and Towson. Defending champion William & Mary also leads the women's team standings with 71 points followed by UNC Wilmington, George Mason, James Madison, Towson, VCU, and Delaware.

The Delaware men had 13 top 10 finishes as Yost was third in the hammer (175-4), Sadowsky was third in the 10,000 meters (31:19.99), Patrick Riley was fourth in both the 5,000 meters (14:48.79) and 10,000 meters (31:21.62), Scott Armstrong was sixth in the javelin (170-4), Patrick Wilcox was seventh in the 5,000 meters (15:01.19), Tyler Mayforth was seventh in the 10,000 meters (32:07.50), Dennis Spence was eighth in the long jump (21-8), and Brett McMonagle was eighth in the pole vault (12-11 1/2).

In the women's section, Russell earned a fifth place finish by earning 2,339 points in the heptathlon, Urbonas was eighth in the javelin (118-0) and 12th in the hammer (110-6), Young was eighth in the hammer (129-9), Hastings was eighth in the pole vault (9-4 1/4), and Lauren Palmer was ninth in the hammer (117-5).

AGATE:

Team Standings After Day One: 1. William & Mary - 71; 2. UNC Wilmington - 51; 3. George Mason - 50; 4. James Madison - 41; 5. Towson - 34; 6. Virginia Commonwealth - 22; 7. Delaware - 4.

Delaware Women's Competitors: 5th Place - Elizabeth Russell - Heptathlon (2,339 points); 8th Place - Jessica Urbonas - Javelin (118-0); Rachel Young - Hammer (129-9); Reagan Hastings - Pole Vault (9-4 1/4); 9th Place - Lauren Palmer - Hammer (117-5); 11th Place - Stephanie Cronk - Javelin (109-9); 12th Place - Jessica Urbonas - Hammer (110-6); 13th Place - Sari Weissbard - 5,000 meters (19:08.24); 14th Place - Renee Gresh - 5,000 meters (19:45.24), Kristen Collins - Long Jump (16-5 1/4); 15th Place - Mandy Stille - Long Jump (16-4 1/4); Colleen Reid - 5,000 meters (20:07.24); 16th Place - Annie Kowtoniuk - 5,000 meters (20:59.24), Allison Behrle - 10,000 meters (41:45.28); 17th Place - Daniella Ward - 10,000 meters (43:24.14), Lissy Dean - Long Jump (15-7 3/4).

Women 5000 Meter Run
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         CAA: @ 16:50.69  1992        KIM SADDIC                               
    REG.PROV: # 16:53.43                                                       
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1   192 Saunders, Shannon   SO James Madison         17:04.64    10  
  2     4 Cathcart, Julia     FR William & Mary        17:22.14     8  
  3   318 Boit, Elizeba       FR Vcu                   17:54.44     6  
  4   190 Payne, Ashley       SR James Madison         18:09.74     5  
  5    11 Henderson, Ali      SR William & Mary        18:15.64     4  
  6   349 Wallace, Priscilla  SR Vcu                   18:20.34     3  
  7   236 Lerch, Megan        SO Towson                18:22.34     2  
  8   195 Spickard, Dena      FR James Madison         18:32.94     1  
  9   283 McGehee, Melissa    JR Unc Wilmington        18:40.94  
 10   182 Henderson, Chelsea  SO James Madison         18:50.74  
 11   237 Lowe, Arin          SO Towson                18:53.74  
 12   345 Thompson, Emily     SO Vcu                   18:54.54  
 13    99 Weissard, Sari      SO Delaware              19:08.24  
 14    79 Gresh, Renee        SO Delaware              19:45.24  
 15    90 Reid, Colleen       SO Delaware              20:07.24  
 16    84 Kowtoniuk, Annie    FR Delaware              20:59.24  
 --   176 Cross, Tiffany      SO James Madison              SCR  
 --   268 Bjork, Ellen        SO Unc Wilmington             SCR  
 
Women 10000 Meter Run
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         CAA: @ 36:40.00  1992        PATRICIA RITTER                          
    REG.PROV: # 35:15.00                                                       
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Points
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  1    23 McMahon, Maura      SR William & Mary        38:11.68    10  
  2   227 Brazil, Laura       JR Towson                38:43.53     8  
  3   171 Baker, Kelly        SR James Madison         38:44.25     6  
  4   233 Hoalcraft, Erin     SR Towson                38:59.43     5  
  5    21 McGough, Kristin    SR William & Mary        39:04.47     4  
  6   291 Vinsonhaler, Rebec  FR Unc Wilmington        39:24.06     3  
  7     6 Dannenberg, Christ  FR William & Mary        39:29.26     2  
  8   235 Klaus, Lindsay      JR Towson                39:29.72     1  
  9    33 Velarde, Becca      JR William & Mary        39:40.86  
 10   331 Kidd, Michelle      SR Vcu                   39:45.35  
 11   317 Addison, Jeannie    SR Vcu                   40:07.66  
 12   179 Gabler, Lauren      SO James Madison         40:29.31  
 13   146 Holifield, Nicole   JR George Mason          41:06.10  
 14   266 Anderson, Erica     SR Unc Wilmington        41:39.26  
 15   143 Gaudet, Julia       FR George Mason          41:39.34  
 16    71 Behrle, Allison     SO Delaware              41:45.28  
 17    98 Ward, Daniella      SO Delaware              43:24.14  
 18   150 Moeser, Rose        SR George Mason          44:04.20  
 --   335 Merriam, Remy       SO Vcu                         NT  
 
Women Pole Vault
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         CAA: @ 3.51m  2003        ASHLEY WILDHABER                            
    REG.PROV: # 3.75m                                                          
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
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  1    17 LaRoche, Charlotte  SR William & Mary           3.60m@  11-09.75   10  
  2   245 Taetle, Jodi        JR Towson                   3.45m   11-03.75    8  
  3   172 Binney, Sydney      SO James Madison            3.30m   10-10.00    6  
  4   286 Phillips, Rhonette  SO Unc Wilmington          J3.30m   10-10.00    5  
  5   342 Stewart, Lauren     FR Vcu                     J3.30m   10-10.00    4  
  6   200 Yates, Brittany     SO James Madison            3.15m   10-04.00    3  
  7   194 Sigler, Katherine   SO James Madison            3.00m    9-10.00    2  
  8    80 Hastings, Reagan    JR Delaware                 2.85m    9-04.25    1  
 --   282 Martin, Kendra      FR Unc Wilmington              NH            
 --    72 Bennett, Casey      JR Delaware                    NH            
 --    85 Miller, Amy         JR Delaware                    NH            
 --   279 Joyner, Laura       SO Unc Wilmington              NH            
 
Women Long Jump
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         CAA: @ 6.78m  1992        DIANE GUTHRIE                               
    REG.PROV: # 5.93m                                                          
    Name                    Year School                  Finals  Wind           Points
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  1   153 Williams, Alyce     SO George Mason             5.63m   2.1  18-05.75   10  
  2   138 Allen, Corri        SR George Mason             5.61m   0.6  18-05.00    8  
  3   151 Morgan, Kim         SR George Mason             5.60m   0.1  18-04.50    6  
  4    35 Woody, Kathleen     FR William & Mary           5.47m   1.5  17-11.50    5  
  5   178 Fiocchi, Caitlyn    SO James Madison            5.45m   2.1  17-10.75    4  
  6   152 Williams, Aisha     SO George Mason             5.43m   1.6  17-09.75    3  
  7   183 Jefferson, Lashaun  SR James Madison            5.42m   1.2  17-09.50    2  
  8   287 Raynor, Anna        FR Unc Wilmington           5.37m   1.8  17-07.50    1  
  9   148 Louis, Shamekia     JR George Mason             5.30m   1.8  17-04.75 
 10   241 Perkins, Nina       SO Towson                   5.23m  -0.6  17-02.00 
 11   270 Bowman, Elisa       FR Unc Wilmington           5.06m   1.8  16-07.25 
 12   189 Mayo, Adrienne      FR James Madison            5.03m  +0.0  16-06.00 
 13   267 Barnes, Dominique   FR Unc Wilmington           5.02m   1.4  16-05.75 
 14    74 Collins, Kristen    FR Delaware                 5.01m   1.4  16-05.25 
 15    96 Stille, Mandy       FR Delaware                 4.98m   1.1  16-04.25 
 16   244 Smith, Michelle     SR Towson                   4.92m   2.0  16-01.75 
 17    76 Dean, Lissy         FR Delaware                 4.77m   1.9  15-07.75 
 18   197 Tyree, Michelle     FR James Madison            4.70m   1.0  15-05.00 
 19   184 Jenkins, Nikki      FR James Madison            4.61m   2.2  15-01.50 
 --   348 Usher, Zanishia     SO Vcu                       FOUL   NWI           
 
Women Hammer Throw
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         CAA: @ 57.15m  1999        MICHELLE CLAYTON                           
    REG.PROV: # 52.84m                                                         
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
=================================================================================
  1   284 McLellan, Ashley    FR Unc Wilmington          47.68m     156-05   10  
  2    10 Harris, Cassidy     JR William & Mary          45.94m     150-09    8  
  3   274 Foley, Denae        SR Unc Wilmington          45.28m     148-07    6  
  4   272 Edmondson, Naomi    SO Unc Wilmington          43.22m     141-09    5  
  5   269 Bonner, Angela      SR Unc Wilmington          41.62m     136-06    4  
  6     7 Hager, Liz          SO William & Mary          40.94m     134-04    3  
  7   196 Towne, Tracy        SR James Madison           39.56m     129-09    2  
  8   102 Young, Rachel       FR Delaware                39.54m     129-09    1  
  9    87 Palmer, Lauren      JR Delaware                35.78m     117-05 
 10   351 Wilson, Fallon      SR Vcu                     34.24m     112-04 
 11   347 Umana, Priscilla    JR Vcu                     34.14m     112-00 
 12    97 Urbonas, Jessica    SR Delaware                33.68m     110-06 
 13   329 Holmes, Jennell     JR Vcu                     31.18m     102-03 
 14   188 Macdonald, Alison   FR James Madison           28.00m      91-10 
 15   175 Burkhart, Jen       SO James Madison           24.80m      81-04 
 --    75 Cronk, Stephanie    FR Delaware                    ND            
 
Women Javelin Throw
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         CAA: @ 45.01m  1997        LISA WRIGHT                                
    REG.PROV: # 42.61m                                                         
    Name                    Year School                  Finals            Points
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  1   288 Schreckengost, Chr  JR Unc Wilmington          44.36m#    145-06   10  
  2     3 Blevins, Brenna     FR William & Mary          42.40m     139-01    8  
  3   243 Robinson, Kelly     FR Towson                  41.34m     135-07    6  
  4   287 Raynor, Anna        FR Unc Wilmington          40.94m     134-04    5  
  5   247 Waybrant, Melissa   JR Towson                  38.54m     126-05    4  
  6   329 Holmes, Jennell     JR Vcu                     36.48m     119-08    3  
  7     7 Hager, Liz          SO William & Mary          36.34m     119-03    2  
  8    97 Urbonas, Jessica    SR Delaware                35.96m     118-00    1  
  9     9 Ham, Kate           FR William & Mary          35.88m     117-08 
 10   196 Towne, Tracy        SR James Madison           34.68m     113-09 
 11    75 Cronk, Stephanie    FR Delaware                33.46m     109-09 
 12   351 Wilson, Fallon      SR Vcu                     31.54m     103-06 
 13   337 Parrish, Latoya     FR Vcu                     28.50m      93-06 
 14   245 Taetle, Jodi        JR Towson                  27.80m      91-02 
 15   347 Umana, Priscilla    JR Vcu                     26.92m      88-04 
 --    83 Kowalchuk, Christi  SR Delaware                    ND            
 
Women Heptathlon
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         CAA: @  5000                                                          
    REG.PROV: #  5500                                                          
    Name                    Year School                  Finals 
================================================================
  1   151 Morgan, Kim         SR George Mason              2439  
  2   239 O'Flaherty, Paige   FR Towson                    2395  
  2    22 McHale, Sarah       SO William & Mary            2395  
  4   152 Williams, Aisha     SO George Mason              2385  
  5    92 Russell, Elizabeth  JR Delaware                  2339  
  6   242 Rathbauer, Stephan  FR Towson                    2319  
  7   148 Louis, Shamekia     JR George Mason              2287  
  8   155 Williams, Kathy     JR George Mason              2249  
  9   228 duRivage-Jacobs, R  SO Towson                    2060  
 10   288 Schreckengost, Chr  JR Unc Wilmington            1999  
 11   145 Hines, Sara         JR George Mason              1992  
 12   332 Malenga, Tumani     FR Vcu                       1863  
 13   327 Haynes, Jessica     FR Vcu                       1585  
 
 
                    Women - Team Rankings - 6 Events Scored
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    1) College of William & Mary   71        2) UNC Wilmington             51   
    3) George Mason                50        4) James Madison University   41   
    5) Towson University           34        6) VCU                        22   
    7) Delaware                     4                                           
 

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