THE FACTS
Gettysburg competes in the River Hawk Showdown
What: Women's Indoor Track & Field Meet
When: Friday, Feb. 6
Where: Selinsgrove, Pa. – Susquehanna University
THE SKINNY STORY
The Bullets competed in the River Hawk Showdown hosted by Susquehanna finishing with ten top-three finishes and three top-10 all-time finishers.
THE LEADERS
- Bethany Rolley (Huntingdon, Pa., Huntingdon Area) led the Bullets with a third place finish in pole vault setting a new program record of 3.22 meters. The record breaking mark was also a personal-best and Centennial Conference (CC)-qualifying height.
- Caroline Gensinger (Cream Ridge, N.J., Allentown) placed sixth in shot put with a personal-best and CC-qualifying toss of 11.11 meters which ranks ninth in program history. She also came in third in weight throw with another CC-qualifying distance of 13.45 meters.
- Lea Del Grippo (Cinnaminson, N.J., Cinnaminson)finished 21st in weight throw with a personal-best and CC-qualifying distance of 11.05 meters which ranks ninth in program history. She also placed 21st in shot put with another personal-best and CC-qualifying throw ow 10.01 meters.
- Camryn Rogers (Pittsburgh, Pa., Plum) came in first in the 400 with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 1:02.73. Eliza Hoover (Mahwah, N.J., Academy of the Holy Angels) finished right behind in second with her own season-beset and CC-qualifying time of 1:02.91.
- Rogers, Bella Yardeni (Port Washington, N.Y., Paul D. Schreiber), Hoover, and Lillian Boudreau (Adams, Mass., Hoosac Valley) combined to place first in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:18.46 while Jenna Weylman (Walpole, Mass., Walpole), Emma Marden (Dover, Mass., Dover-Sherborn Regional), Lillian Judge (Beverly, Mass., Beverly), and Boudreau finished second in the 4x200 relay with a time of 1:51.75.
- Sara Lessard (Sharon, Mass., Sharon) competed in the mile finishing second with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 5:31.29. Anna Hendrickson (Sykesville, Md., Marriotts Ridge) finished in third with her own season-best and CC-qualifying time of 5:34.33.
- Lillian Judge (Beverly, Mass., Beverly) finished second in high jump with a CC-qualifying height of 1.48 meters. She also competed in the 800 finishing sixth with a season-best time of 2:34.32.
- Jenna Weylman (Walpole, Mass., Walpole) placed third in the 200 with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 27.57 seconds.
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FOR THE FOES
- It was a non-scoring meet.
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THE REST OF THE STORY
- Sarah Smith (West Chester, Pa., Unionville) finished fifth in the mile with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 5:36.70. She also competed in the 5,000 finishing seventh with a time of 20:58.74.
- Ava Romano (Middletown, N.J., Middletown South) came in fifth in the 5,000 with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 20:15.73.
- Kailey Schissler (Pasadena, Md., Chesapeake) competed in the 60 meter prelims finishing sixth with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 8.56 seconds to qualify for the finals where she finished seventh with another CC-qualifying time of 8.57 seconds. She also finished seventh in high jump with a CC-qualifying leap of 1.38 meters.
- Bella Yardeni (Port Washington, N.Y., Paul D. Schreiber) placed eighth in the 200 with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 28.11 seconds.
- Theresa Ditri (Huntingdon Valley, Pa., William Tennent) finished ninth in the 400 with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 1:06.89. She also placed 19th in the 200 with a season-best time of 30.10 seconds.
- Sarah Molloy (Enola, Pa., Covenant Christian Academy) came in fourth in high jump with a personal-best and CC-qualifying height of 1.43 meters. She also finished 25th in the 200 with a season-best time of 31.59 seconds.
- Georgia Mercer (Elkton, Md., Rising Sun) placed tenth in long jump with a CC-qualifying leap of 4.73 meters. She also competed in the 60-meter hurdles prelims placing 15th with a CC-qualifying time of 10.86 seconds however, she did not start in the finals. Mercer placed 24th in shot put with a throw of 9.66 meters.
THE INSIDE STORY
- Abbey Woodcome (Hudson, Mass., Hudson) finished sixth in the mile with a season-best time of 5:47.92. She also placed eighth in the 5,000 with a time of 21:03.00.
- Kyla Lorden (Simsbury, Conn., Simsbury) came in 11th in the 5,000 with a season-best time of 21:12.42.
- Cassidy Gorham (Chicago, Ill., Lake Forest) competed in the mile finishing seventh with a time of 5:48.91.
- Jess McLaughlin (Wilton, Conn., Wilton) placed tenth in the 5,000 with a time of 21:10.96.
- Megan McArthur (Hillsborough, N.J., Hillsborough) finished 12th in the 5,000 with a time of 22:01.85.
NEXT UP
Gettysburg gets back on the track on Friday, Feb. 20 at 1:30 pm for the Penn State Tune Up.
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