University of Richmond Athletics
Spiders Put On Impressive Performance At Liberty Quad
02/13/2016 | Women's Track & Field
Lynchburg, V.A. - The Richmond Spiders put on a great display on Friday, February 12th at the Liberty Quad. The Spiders came away with two victories in the 4 x 400m relay race and Colleen Carney in the 3000m.
In the 4 x 400 meter relay, the Spider team consisted of Mary Allen, Marshea Robinson, Jade Gregory and Haley Preschutti crushed the competition finishing in first place with a time of 3:56.62.
Freshman Colleen Carney came away with an individual victory in the 3000m race. Carney finished first out 17 competitors with a time of 10:29.90.
Sarah Timko tied the Spiders indoor school record in the pole vault for the second time this season with a 3.45m clearance.
Sprinter Janel Francis finished in second place in the 60m with a time of 7.88 second, her season best. Also finishing in second place was Haley Preschutti, who continued her impressive day in the 800m finishing in 2:17.90.
In the 1000m, Spiders finished in second through fourth, with Emma Slevin (3:00.30) finishing second, Sarah Hipwell (3:01.46) in third and Kylie Regan (3:02.73) finishing in fourth.
The one mile run saw Spiders finish back to back with Marisa Ruskan finishing in third place with a time of 5:11.41 with freshman Ave Grosenheider finishing right behind her in fourth with a time of 5:11.79.
The Richmond Spiders women's indoor track & field will be back on the track at the Atlantic 10 Championships on Friday and Saturday February 19-20 at the University of Rhode Island.
More in-depth coverage can be found by following head coach Steve Taylor on Twitter and by reading his blog. The Spiders also have their own Facebook and Instagram pages and have also launched their own YouTube Channel.
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