2007-08 Summaries

April 27: 2nd/6 at Landmark Conference Championshps
April 26: at Landmark Conference Championships - Day One
April 19: at Greyhound Invitational
April 12: at Bucknell Outdoor Open
April 5: at Muhlenberg Invitational
March 29: Jim Taylor Invitational
March 20-22: at UNC Charlotte 49er Classic
February 23: Indoor Landmark Championships
February 16: Susquehanna Open
February 8: Susquehanna Invitational
January 25-26: Bucknell Bison Open
January 20: Orange & Maroon Classic
January 12: at Bucknell Gulden Relays
December 1: at Bucknell Bison Opener

April 27: Day Two of the Landmark Conference Championships Final Results

BETHLEHEM, PA – Twelve Crusader seniors concluded their track and field careers on Sunday during the two-day Landmark Conference Championships hosted by Moravian College. With 204 points, Susquehanna placed second behind the hosting Greyhounds. Moravian claimed the championship with 307.5 points while Catholic placed third with 92, Juniata fourth with 88, Goucher fifth with 58.5 and USMMA sixth with 20 points.

In addition to the team’s silver medal finish, two individuals received post-meet recognition for their performances over the championship weekend. Freshman Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) mirrored her indoor championship honor of Women’s Rookie of the Year with two first place finishes complimented by a third place 800 meter run time. Senior Ashley Moormann (Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII) was also acknowledged for her strong throwing performances. Capturing two victories and placing third twice, Moormann received recognition as the Women’s Field Athlete of the Year for the outdoor season.

On Sunday, four Crusaders captured gold medal performances at Timothy Breidegam Track and Rocco Calvo Field. One of an uncountable number of personal records performed throughout the weekend was Robin O’Hara’s (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) first place finish in the heptathlon. O’Hara, a senior, broke her own school record of 3,620 points set at the Middle Atlantic Championships in May 2007, finishing with 3,673 on Sunday. She won six of the seven events en route to victory.

On her last throw as a Crusader athlete, Moormann broke out a 35.77 meter hammer throw to edge into first place and win the event. Three teammates followed Moormann to tally 24 points in the hammer throw for the orange and maroon. Freshman Caitlin Anderson (Islesboro, Maine/Islesboro Central) captured third with 32.70 meters, Samantha Cartwright (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) finished fourth with a 31.87 meter throw and senior Julie Yingling (Gettysburg, Pa./Gettysburg) took sixth with a 27.12 meter mark.

Not only did the veteran Crusaders perform well over the weekend, a number of freshmen proved to be a threat for the years to come. In the 3,000 meter steeplechase, freshman Sarah Spearing (Wenham, Mass./Hamilton-Wenham Regional) was victorious racing a time of 12:39.46 to earn double digit points for the Crusaders, while Woodruff won the 5,000 meter run in 18:23.20. Shedding 20 seconds of her previous best time, sophomore Cait Pflaum (York, Pa./West York) produced a fourth place finish of 19:27.76, less than 24 hours after placing second in the 10,000 meter run. In addition to her 5,000 win, Woodruff placed third in the 800 meter run with a 2:23.06 finish.

Crusader seniors stepped up in the track events also, as Sarah Burkhardt (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg) captured fourth in the 400 meter dash, followed by Kathleen Peck (Lebanon, Pa./ELCO) in sixth and Amanda West (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) in eighth. Burkardt finished in 1:02.13, while Peck ran 1:03.42 and West finished in 1:07.68. Peck also added an eighth place finish in the 200 meter dash finals with a time of 27.55 seconds.

O’Hara led the way for the Crusaders in the 100 meter hurdles finals with a 15.95 second finish good for third place. Junior Heather Cecchini (Wantage, N.J./High Point Regional) finished in eight with a time of 17.74 and later placed seventh in the 400 meter hurdles in 1:10.93.

In the triple jump Susquehanna snatched fourth and eighth place finishes from Burkhardt and Patti Maye (Clark, N.J./Arthur L. Johnson), respectively. Burkhart finished her jumping career with a 10.22 meter performance, while Maye leaped 9.26 meters to edge into eighth place.

Two seniors and two freshmen filled the spikes of Susquehanna’s 4x100 meter relay to earn themselves a second place finish. Meghan Kelly (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area) left the blocks to pass off to senior Erica Genarria (Kulpmont, Pa./Mount Carmel) who handed off to Peck before O’Hara anchored the Crusader’s 50.46 second finish. Susquehanna’s 4x400 meter relay team also placed in the competition with a 4:17.21 finish good for fourth place.

April 26: Day One of the Landmark Conference Championships Day One Results

BETHLEHEM, Pa. – The Susquehanna University women’s track and field team kicked off the two-day Landmark Conference Championships at Moravian College on Saturday.

After eight events, the Crusader women are second with 101 points, as Moravian leads the women’s standings with 109.5 points. Catholic follows in third with 41 points.

Of the eight events completed, Susquehanna snagged gold in two. On the track, freshman Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) won the 1500 meter run in 4:51.47 as Sara Jagielski (Grand Isle, Vt./Rice Memorial) followed in a sixth place time of 5:08.80. Meanwhile, Cait Pflaum (York, Pa./West York) placed second in the 10000 meter run in 40:18.80.

It was in the field events that the Crusaders racked in a number of their 101 points, placing three or more in four events. In the high jump, senior Sarah Burkhardt (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg) led the way with a second place jump of 1.52 meters, while Jess Yates (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford) placed sixth with 1.42 meters, Patti Maye (Clark, N.J./Arthur L. Johnson) seventh with 1.37 meters and Erin Calpin (East Stroudsburg, Pa./East Stroudsburg Sout) eighth, also with a 1.37 meter jump.

Senior Robin O’Hara (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) placed fourth in the long jump at 5.35 meters and also grabbed sixth in the pole vault at 2.50 meters, while classmate Cassie Blass (Falls Village, Conn./Housatonic Valley) placed fifth with a 2.65 meter vault.

Senior Ashley Moormann (Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII) led the Crusaders in the throws with a first place finish of 10.24 meters in the shot put. Samantha Cartwright (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) followed in second place with a 10.10 meter heave, while Caitlin Anderson (Islesboro, Maine/Islesboro Central) and Kendall Luy (Bainbridge, Pa./Elizabethtown) placed sixth and seventh with 9.30 and 8.95 meter throws, respectively.

Susquehanna swept third, fourth and fifth places in the javelin as Moormann, Luy and Erika Barron (Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua Area) clinched 15 points for the orange and maroon. Moormann placed third with a 35.29 meter throw, Luy fourth with 34.43 meters and Barron fifth with 31.96 meters.

Wrapping up the day’s final results, Cartwright, Moormann and Barron each placed in the discus for the Crusaders. Cartwright led in second with a 33.01 meter throw, Moormann followed in third with a 31.62 meter mark and Barron snatched seventh with a 25.82 meter heave.

With four events complete in the women’s heptathlon, O’Hara sits in first place with 2361 points, while the next best competitor has tallied 1949.

Several Crusaders advanced to Sunday’s finals in their respective events, with Burkardt placing third in the 400 dash (1:01.67), while Kathleen Peck (Lebanon, Pa./ELCO) placed seventh (1:03.81) and Amanda West (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) eighth in the preliminaries (1:06.49). Peck also snatched an eighth place spot in the 200 dash (27.23 seconds).

In addition, two Crusaders will compete in the 100 hurdles finals. O’Hara placed third in the preliminaries (15.63 seconds) while Heather Cecchini (Wantage, N.J./High Point Regional) is in with an eighth place finish (17.47 seconds).

The two-day championship event will conclude on Sunday with events beginning at 9 a.m.

April 19: at Greyhound Invitational Results

BETHLEHEM, PA – The Susquehanna University women’s track and field team participated at the Greyhound Invitational host by Moravian College on Saturday.

Freshman Sara Spearing (Wenham, Mass./Hamilton-Wenham Regional) led the Crusaders on the track with a fifth place finish in the 3000 meter steeplechase, while classmate Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) ran a 2:19.82 800 meter race to place sixth.

The Susquehanna throwers cleaned up in the field events as Kendall Luy (Bainbridge, Pa./Elizabethtown) captured fifth in the javelin with a 36.60 meter throw while Ashley Moormann (Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII) followed in ninth with a mark of 34.57 meters. In the discus, freshman Samantha Cartwright (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) placed eighth with a 33.17 meter throw and Caitlin Anderson (Islesboro, Maine/Islesboro Central) took ninth in the hammer with a 35.79 meter heave.

Saturday, April 12: at Bucknell Outdoor Classic Results

LEWISBURG, PA – The Susquehanna University women’s track and field team participated at the two-day Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell University on Friday evening and throughout the day on Saturday.

Senior Ashley Moormann (Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII) led the Crusaders in the throws with a seventh place javelin throw of 37.17 meters, while freshman Jess Yates (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford) and senior Sarah Burkhardt (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg) knotted for seventh in the high jump at 1.50 meters.

On the track, Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) ran a 4:43.69 1500 meter run on Friday night to earn a 10th place finish and senior co-captain Robin O’Hara (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) placed 11th in the 100 high hurdles on Saturday in 15.97 seconds.

Saturday, April 5: at Muhlenberg Invitational Results

ALLENTOWN, PA – On Saturday, the Susquehanna University women’s track and field team competed against 16 schools and over 600 athletes at the Muhlenberg Invitational. No team scoring was kept at the meet.

The Crusader’s top performances came in the field events as senior Ashley Moormann (Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII) led the way with a second place throw of 35.66 meters in the javelin. Moormann was followed in third place by Kendall Luy (Bainbridge, Pa./Elizabethtown) with a 34.97 meter chuck, while Caitlin Anderson (Islesboro, Maine/Islesboro Central) finished third in the hammer with 30.59 meters. Sam Cartwright (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) trailed Anderson in fourth with a 26.19 toss while also placing third in both the discus (33.21m) and the shot put (10.26m). In addition to her javelin performance, Moormann also took fourth in the discus (33.15m) and seventh in the shot put (9.44m).

In the jumping events, senior Sarah Burkhardt (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg) placed third in both the triple (9.95m) and high jump (1.47m) events, while Jess Yates (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford) knotted for fourth place in the high jump, also at 1.47 meters. Senior pole-vaulter Cassie Blass (Falls Village, Conn./Housatonic Valley) captured a sixth place spot with a 2.70 meter vault.

On the track, freshman Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) raced second in the 5000 meter run in 18:05.23 minutes, while Robin O’Hara (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) took third in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.93 seconds. Susquehanna’s 4x100 meter relay took second to Moravian with a 52.18 second finish.

Saturday, March 29: Jim Taylor Invitational Results

SELINSGROVE, PA – The Susquehanna University women's track and field team hosted the 24th annual Jim Taylor Invitational at Nicholas A. Lopardo Stadium on Saturday afternoon. There were no team scores kept at the meet.

Senior co-captain, Kendall Luy (Bainbridge, Pa.A/Elizabethtown) led the Crusaders on Saturday recording a 38.77 meter javelin toss that provisionally qualifies her for the Division III Outdoor National Championships to be held at the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, May 22-24.

In addition to Luy’s top mark, the Crusaders finished three athletes with individual victories, as well as a top mark in the 400 meter relay (51.58). Senior Ashley Moormann (Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII) won the discus (31.61m), freshman Sam Cartwright (Cranford, N.J./Cranford) captured the shot put (10.13m), while senior Sarah Burkhart (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg) was victorious in the high jump (1.52m).

Second-place finishes came from senior Robin O’Hara (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) in the 100 meter hurdles (16.23), freshman Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) in the 1500 meter run (4:49.91), freshman Caitlin Anderson (Islesboro, Maine/Islesboro Central) in the hammer throw (32.73m) and senior Cassie Blass (Falls Village, Conn./Housatonic Valley) in the pole vault (2.60m).

Many additional athletes finished in the top six places. On the track, junior Leslie Irwin (King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion) placed third in the 400 hurdles (1:11.77) followed by Heather Cecchini (Wantage, N.J./High Point Regional) in fourth (1:11.82), while Burkhardt took fourth in the 400 meter dash (1:03.10) and Woodruff placed fifth in the 800 meter run (2:24.38). Susquehanna’s 1600 meter relay also tallied a fourth place finish (4:20.59).

In the jumping events, O’Hara also captured a third place long jump finish (5.00m), while Jess Bellizio (Monmouth Junction, N.J./South Brunswick) and Burkhart captured fifth-place finishes in the pole vault (2.30m) and triple jump (9.62m), respectively. Sophomore Pattie Maye (Clark, N.J./Arthur L. Johnson) finished in sixth in the triple jump (9.53m), while Jess Yates (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford) snagged a sixth place spot in the high jump (1.42m).

The throwing events concluded with Moormann placing third in the javelin (36.31m), Anderson fourth in the shot put (9.37m) and Erika Barron (Tamaqua, Pa./Tamaqua) fifth in the javelin (32.49m).

Thursday-Saturday, March 20-22: at UNC-Charlotte 49er Classic

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Susquehanna University women’s track and field team competed at the 49er Classic, a three-day meet, hosted by UNC-Charlotte over the long weekend.

Setting a new school-record in the 1500 on Friday, freshman Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) led the Crusaders on the track. With her 4:44.72 11th place finish, Woodruff surpassed Heather Matta's 2006 record of 4:50.20. In addition, Woodruff placed second in the 3000 meter run in 10:37.66 on Saturday.

In the field events, senior co-captain Kendall Luy (Bainbridge, Pa.A/Elizabethtown) earned a sixth place finish with a 37.09 meter javelin throw, while freshman Caitlin Anderson (Islesboro, Maine/Islesboro Central) took 15th in the hammer throw with a distance of 35.90 meters. Sarah Burkhart (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg) was one of three knotted at 1.50 meters for an eight place tie in the high jump.

Competing Thursday and Friday, senior Robin O’Hara (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) placed 15th in the heptathlon with 3467 points.

February 23: Indoor Landmark Championships Results

SELINSGROVE, PA – The Susquehanna University women's indoor track and field team hosted the inaugural Landmark Conference championships at the Garrett Sports Complex on Saturday. In the six-team meet, the Crusader women finished second with 129 points behind the Greyhounds of Moravian College with 213 points.

Freshman Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) led the way for the Crusaders winning three individual events en route to being named the Women’s Indoor Track and Field Rookie of the Year. She was the first to cross the line in the mile (5:19.46), the 800 (2:24.38) and the 5000 (19:18.47). Other top finishers in the distance events included Sara Jagielski (Grand Isle, Vt./Rice Memorial) taking fifth in the mile run (5:46.75), Cait Pflaum (York, Pa./West York) fifth in the 5000 (20:30.52) and Sara Spearing (Wenham, Mass./Hamilton-Wenham Regional) sixth in the 800 (2:32.24).

In the sprint events, Abby Montgomery (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) led the orange and maroon placing second in the 400 (27.55) and fifth in the 200 dash (27.55), while Christina Iezzi (Laureldale, Pa./Muhlenberg) and Meghan Kelly (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area) captured fifth place finishes in the 400 (1:02.96) and 55 (7.72) respectively.

In addition to placing second in the 55 hurdles (8.98), senior co-captain Robin O’Hara (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) nabbed sixth place in the long jump (4.88m) and fifth in the pole vault (2.29m). Sandwiching O’Hara’s fifth place in the vault, Cassie Blass (Falls Village, Conn./Housatonic Valley) finished fourth (2.59m) and Jess Bellizio (Monmouth Junction, N.J./South Brunswick) finished sixth (2.14m).

Susquehanna ran the field in the high jump placing Sarah Burkhardt (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg) in second (1.52m), Jess Yates (Collegeville, Pa./Spring-Ford) third (1.52) and Beth Lawrence (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) in fourth (1.47). Burkhardt also finished fifth in the triple jumping 10 meters flat.

In the cage, the Crusader women took five of the 12 possible places. In the shot, Ashley Moormann (Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII) finished third with a heave of 9.66, Caitlin Anderson (Islesboro, Maine/Islesboro Central) fourth with a 9.63 meter mark and Tory Weiss (McLean, Va./Langley) fifth with a 9.42 toss.

In the weight, Anderson took second with a 12.03 chuck as Moormann followed in fourth with a mark of 10.06 meters.

The Susquehanna relays proved consistent placing third in the 4x200, 4x400, distance medley relays while also placing fourth in the 4x800 relay.

In addition to Moravian and Susquehanna taking the top two honors, Juniata College was third with 92 points. The Catholic University of America finished fourth with 48 points, Goucher College was fifth with 32 and the United States Merchant Marine Academy rounded out the scoring with seven points.

Saturday, February 16: Susquehanna Open Results

SELINSGROVE, PA – The Susquehanna University women's indoor track and field team hosted the Susquehanna Open at the Garrett Sports Complex on Saturday. No team scoring was kept at the meet.

Susquehanna was led on the track by freshman Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) who took third in the mile run in a time of 5:18.59, while senior co-captain Robin O’Hara (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) finished eighth in the 55 hurdles running 9.04 seconds. O’Hara also placed twelfth in long jump with a mark of 4.83 meters.

Other top leaders on the track were Abby Montgomery (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) in the 200 (fourteenth, 27.30) and Cait Pflaum (York, Pa./West York) in the 3000 meter run (fourteenth, 11:49.03).

In the cage, Susquehanna was led by freshman Caitlin Anderson (Islesboro, Maine/Islesboro Central) in the weight with a fourteenth place with a personal record throw of 10.95 meters, while senior Ashley Moormann (Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII) finished fifteenth with a heave of 10.35 meters.

The women’s team dressed multiple successful relays in the Garrett Sports Complex on Saturday. The 4x200 team finished third in 1:51.62, the 4x800 team sixth in 10:59.39, and the 4x200 B team finished seventh in 1:56.74.

Friday, February 8: Susquehanna Invitational Results

SELINSGROVE , PA – The Susquehanna University women's indoor track and field team hosted the Susquehanna Invitational at the Garrett Sports Complex on Friday. No team scoring was kept at the meet.

In the field events, Susquehanna's women were led by sophomore Beth Lawrence (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) who won the high jump with a personal best leap of 1.57 meters. Other top field performances included Sarah Burkhardt’s (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg) fourth place finish in the triple jump of 9.80 meters and a fourth place vault of 2.60 meters by senior Cassie Blass (Falls Village, Conn./Housatonic Valley).

Leading events on the track was freshman Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) who took second in the mile run in a time of 5:19.62, while senior co-captain Robin O’Hara (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) finished sixth in the 55 hurdles.

In addition to making the hurdle finals, O’Hara teamed with Abby Montgomery (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville), Erica Gennaria (Kulpmont, Pa./Mount Carmel), and Kathleen Peck (Lebanon, Pa./ELCO) to place second in the women’s 1:51.08 4x200 meter relay.

The Crusader women’s 4x400 relay of Christina Iezzi (Laureldale, Pa./Muhlenberg), Sara Spearing (Wenham, Mass./Hamilton-Wenham Regional), Amanda West (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) and Burkhardt concluded the team’s events with a third place finish with a time of 4:25.68.

Friday-Saturday, January 25-26: Bucknell Bison Open Results

LEWISBURG, PA - The Susquehanna University women's indoor track and field team competed at the two-day Bucknell Bison Open on Friday and Saturday.

Freshman distance runner Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) led the way for the Crusaders with a sixth place finish in the mile run in a time of 5:18.85.

Also on the track, senior co-captain Robin O’Hara (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) tied for ninth in the 60 meter hurdles with a 9.76 performance, while sophomore Abby Montgomery (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) finished the 200 meter dash in 27.98 seconds.

Senior Sarah Burkhardt (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg) led the Crusaders in the field events in a seventh place tie of 1.50 meters in the high jump that was split five ways.

Sunday, January 20: Orange & Maroon Classic Results

SELINSGROVE, PA – The Susquehanna University women's indoor track and field team hosted their first invitational of the 2007-08 season as 10 schools and over 350 athletes competed at the Orange & Maroon Classic at the Garrett Sports Complex on Sunday. No team scoring was kept at the meet.

On the track, Susquehanna's women were led by freshman Alycia Woodruff (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) who took third in the 800 meter run (2:34.52), and sophomore Abby Montgomery (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) who captured a third of her own in the 400 dash in 1:02.48.

Sophomore Cait Pflaum (York, Pa./West York) took fourth in the 5000 meter run (20:27.02) while Leslie Irwin (King of Prussia, Pa./Upper Merion) placed sixth in the finals of the 55 hurdles (9.98).

Sara Jagielski (Grand Isle, Vt./Rice Memorial) placed seventh in the mile with a time of 6:01.74 and Christina Iezzi (Laureldale, Pa./Muhlenberg) captured an eighth place finish with a 1:06.21 performance in the 400 dash.

The Crusaders finished second to Moravian College in the 4x200 in a time of 1:55.32 while the 4x400 team placed seventh in 4:37.86.  

Susquehanna captured the third and fourth place finishes in the high jump with leaps of 1.52 and 1.47 meters by Beth Lawrence (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) and Sarah Burkhardt (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Schaumburg). Burkhardt also placed well in the triple with a distance of 9.92 meters to win her third place, as Patti Maye (Clark, N.J./Arthur L. Johnson) placed eighth with 8.77 meters.

Senior Cassie Blass (Falls Village, Conn./Housatonic Valley) vaulted 2.60 meters to finish in sixth place while Robin O’Hara (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) finished eighth (4.59m) in the long jump.

In the weight throw, senior Ashley Moormann (Stanhope, NJ/Pope John XXIII) finished sixth with a throw of 10.03 meters. Freshman Caitlin Anderson (Islesboro, Maine/Islesboro Central) placed fifth in the shot put (9.64m) followed by Moormann in seventh with a 9.33 meter put.

Saturday, January 12: at Gulden Relays

LEWISBURG, Pa. – Three members of the Susquehanna women’s track and field team competed Saturday at the Gulden Relays hosted by Bucknell University.

Sophomore sprinter Abby Montgomery (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) placed eighth in the 500 meter finishing in 1:24.50. Also on the track, senior co-captain Robin O’Hara (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) ran 9.93 in the 60 meter hurdles to finish in ninth place.

In the jumping events at the Gerhard Fieldhouse, Susquehanna had two competitors. Beth Lawrence (Sunbury, Pa./Shikellamy) tied for third place in the high jump setting a new personal record of 1.55 meters, while O’Hara competed in the long jump finishing with 4.59 meters on the day.

Saturday, December 1: at Bucknell Bison Opener

LEWISBURG, PA - The Susquehanna University women's track and field team opened its 2007-08 indoor season at the Bucknell Bison Opener on Saturday afternoon.

Sophomore Beth Lawrence (Sunbury, PA/Shikellamy) was 13th in the high jump at 1.50 meters (4 feet, 11 inches) while a number of sprinters opened their seasons on the track.

In the 60 meter dash Meghan Kelly (Palmyra, Pa./Palmyra Area) led the Crusaders with a time of 8.61; following were Kathleen Peck (Lebanon, Pa./ELCO) (8.77), Megan Faust (Warminster, Pa./William Tennent) (8.86) and Kate Fidiam (Moscow, Pa./North Pocono) (9.42).

Running the 200 meter dash, four Crusaders were clustered over five consecutive places. Peck (Lebanon, Pa./ELCO) led with 29.84. Following close by were Anne Toal (Havertown, Pa./Haverford) (29.97), Kelly (29.99) and Faust (30.58).

Freshman duo Amanda West (Hughesville, Pa./Hughesville) (27.22) and Erin Nardella (Moscow, Pa./North Pocono) (47.52) competed in the 300 meter dash, while junior Christina Iezzi (Laureldale, Pa./Muhlenberg) and Amanda Janicki (Pittsford, N.Y./Our Lady of Mercy) finished the 400 meter dash with times of 1:06.31 and 1:10.24 respectively.