Fabulous Day for Lady Raider Freshman at VCU Invitational
Mar. 24, 2006
RICHMOND, Va. - Two
Lady Raider freshmen posted Top-10 finishes in the 400 meter hurdles
and three freshmen finished in the Top-15 for the women’s javelin
throw to highlight a strong performance for the Shippensburg University
women’s track and field program at Sports Backers Stadium on the
campus of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) for the 2006 VCU Ram
Invitational.
Freshman Siobhan Richards (York Haven, Pa./York Haven) placed sixth with
a time of 1:07.71, while freshman Courtney Kostich (Thompsontown, Pa./East
Juniata) finished in ninth place with a time of 1:09.56.
Freshman Lindsey Housholder (Lewistown, Pa./Lewistown) finished in sixth
place with a launch of 38.74 meters, while freshman Leslie Serrano (LeMasters,
Pa./James Buchanan) placed tenth with a throw of 34.70 meters. Freshman Ashley
Starr (Punxsutawney, Pa./Punxsutawney) finished in 14th place with a toss
of 31.84 meters.
Junior Monica Speca (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity) tied for third place in
the women’s high jump, leaping 1.55 meters. Sophomore Casey Drummond
(Marple Glenn, Pa./Upper Dublin) tied for ninth with a jump of 1.50 meters.
Senior Lindsey Govern (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley) finished in
11th place in the 5000 meter run with a time of 19:20.09, just four seconds
behind Toni Zangari of Bloomsburg. Sophomore Bridget Danner (Etters, Pa./Red
Land) finished tenth in the 3000 meter steeplechase with a time of 12:20.98.
Sophomore Megan Fogle (Wrightsville, Pa./Eastern) finished 11th in the 200
meter dash with a time of 27.02 seconds. Freshman Alisa Murray (Philadelphia,
Pa./Bishop McDevitt) finished in 20th place with a time of 27.94 seconds.
Murray also finished 19th in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:03.07.
In the shot put, senior Sonia Spriggs (Avondale, Pa./Avondale) finished in
14th place with a heave of 11.61 meters, while junior Megan Schweighofer
(Tyler Hill, Pa./Honesdale) finished in 18th place with a toss of 11.10 meters.
Schweighofer finished in ninth place in the discus throw with a toss of 36.22
meters.
Senior Lindsey Incorvati (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Township) posted another strong
performance with a 12th place finish in the 800 meter run, recording a time
of 2:25.54. Junior Stacey Wilcher (Harleysville, Pa./Souderton) recorded
a fifth-place finish in the pole vault with a vault of 3.05 meters.
In relay events, Shippensburg finished second in the 400 meter relay as well
as sixth place in the 100 meter relay.
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