Lady Raiders Stand in Third-Place After Two Days at PSAC Championships
May 5, 2006
CALIFORNIA,
Pa. - After two days
of competition at the PSAC Championships, the Shippensburg University
women's track squad stands in third place with 26 points, trailing
first place Slippery Rock, which has 69, heading into the final day of
action.
Lady Raider senior Sonia Spriggs (Avondale, Pa./Avon Grove) and junior
Megan Schweighofer (Tyler Hill, Pa./Honesdale) placed third and seventh
respectively in the shot put. Spriggs‚ toss of 42-feet-1 inch finished
behind West Chester's Nicole James, who turned in a distance of
56-feet-4 inches.
Freshman Christine Kihm (Quakertown, Pa./Quakertown) placed eighth in
the pole vault with a height of 10-feet-6 inches.
In the high jump, sophomore Casey Drummond (Marple Glenn, Pa./Upper
Dublin) grabbed fourth with a leap of 5-feet-3 inches, finishing short of the
5-feet-5 inch mark of Casie Williams of Indiana (Pa.). Junior Monica
Speca (Mechanicsburg, Pa./Trinity) finished in eighth.
In the 10,000-meter run, senior Lindsey Govern (Mechanicsburg,
Pa./Cumberland Valley) placed fifth with a time of 39:12.59. Classmate Christine
Welker (Corapolis, Pa./Upper Moreland) finished two spots behind in seventh
place.
In the heptathlon, Freshman Kristy Grussenmeyer (Holland, Pa./Council
Rock South) and freshman Ashleigh Helfrick (Greencastle,
Pa./James Buchanan) placed sixth and seventh respectively.
Several Lady Raiders also competed in qualifying events for Saturday's
action. Freshman Siobhan Richards (York Haven, Pa./York Haven) turned
in a time of 12.56 to qualify fifth in the 100-meter dash. Senior Flo
Yerokun (Perkiomenville, Pa./Spring-Ford) earned a berth into the finals
after placing eighth.
In the qualifers for the 200-meter dash, junior Julie Riccardo
(Exton, Pa./Bishop Shanahan) posted a time of 25.70, finishing fourth. Sophomore
Megan Fogle (Wrightsville, Pa./Eastern) earned a spot in the 400-meter
dash finals after posting a time of 58.99.
Senior Lindsey Incorvati (Manheim, Pa./Manheim Township) qualified in
second place in the 800-meter run after posting a time of 2:16.59. Freshman
Kristen McGoldrick (Boothwyn, Pa./Garnet Valley) qualified in sixth with
a time of 2:17.57.
Senior Anna Mack (Olyphant, Pa./Lakeland) posted a time of 15.29 in the
100-meter hurdles, which was good enough for third-place finish and a
spot in the finals.
Qualifying in her second event of the day was Richards, who placed seventh
in the 400-meter hurdles. Fellow freshman Courtney Kostich (Thompsontown,
Pa./East Juniata) placed eighth.
The women‚s 4x100 meter relay team comprised of Richards, Mack,
Riccardo and Yerokun qualified in the third place after posting a time
of 48.85.
Saturday's action at the PSAC Championships will start at 1 p.m.
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