University of Richmond Athletics
Richmond Gears Up For The Mason Spring Invitational
04/11/2014 | Women's Track & Field
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va.- The Richmond track and field team heads up I-95 this Saturday for the Mason Invitational in Fairfax, Va. The one-day meet will take place at George Mason Stadium.
The field events are scheduled to begin at 10:00 a.m. with the women's hammer throw, while the track events are slated to begin at noon with the women's 100-meter dash. A complete schedule of events can be found here.
The Spiders have 17 women competing over the course of the day.
LAST TIME OUT
Richmond enters the meet after a successful weekend at the Colonial Relays in which the 4x200m relay team comprised of Mary Allen, Deborah Fajuyigbe, Janel Francis, and Amber Young, shattered the school record (1:39.47).
The trio of Jill Prentice, Tara Hanley, and Kelly Bailey met up in the 3000m run. Prentice led the way taking fourth-place (9:58.97), but was followed close by Hanley and Bailey who took 20th (10:18.28) and 22nd (10:20.10).
Elizabeth Schinski continued her dominance in the 3000m steeplechase, finishing third with a time of 11:05.16.
In the field events, Janel Francis was able to secure a third-place finish in the long jump with a distance of 5.63m. Amanda Thatcher took 7th on her way to a new personal record (5.41m).
Senior Kelsey McKenna was able to claim fourth (1.50m) in the high jump, leading the group of three Spiders performing well in the event. Finishing 13th (1.45) was freshman Sarah Timko. Ann O'Toole closed out the competition in the high jump with a jump of 1.40m, which earned her 20th.
LIVE RESULTS
Live results from the meet can be found here. A full recap of the results will be made available following the conclusion of the meet on RichmondSpiders.com
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