THE FACTS
Gettysburg finishes fifth at Messiah Invitational
What: Women's Outdoor Track & Field Meet
When: Friday-Saturday, Apr. 10-11
Where: Grantham, Pa. – Messiah University

THE SKINNY STORY
Gettysburg scored 53 points to finish fifth at the Messiah Invitational. The Bullets earned three top-10 all-time finishes as well four top three marks.  

THE LEADERS

• Bethany Rolley led the Bullets placing sixth in pole vault with a season-best, Centennial Conference (CC)-qualifying, and program record-breaking vault of 3.40 meters.
• Jenna Weylman finished eighth in the 200 with a personal, seasonal-best and CC-qualifying time of 26.27 seconds which ranks eighth in program history. She added another personal, seasonal-best and CC-qualifying time of 12.83 seconds to place 13^th in the 100 meter prelims however, she did not start in the finals.  
• Lillian Boudreau placed ninth in the 100 meter prelims with a personal and season-best time of 12.68 seconds however, she did not start in the finals. The CC-qualifying time ranks ninth in program history. She finished first in the 400-meter hurdles with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 64.68 seconds.
• Lea Del Grippo came in ninth in shot put with a personal, season-best and CC-qualifying toss of 10.93 meters which ranks tenth in program history. She also placed 31^st in hammer with a personal, season-best and CC-qualifying toss of 30.42 meters. Del Grippo added two more CC-qualifying marks in discus finishing seventh with a distance of 32.31 and in javelin placing 22^nd with a season-best distance of 25.76 meters.
• Carys Cook finished first in the steeplechase with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 11:59.85.
• Camryn Rogers came in second in the 400 with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 61.84 seconds. She added another season-best and CC-qualifying time in the 200 finishing 13^th with a time of 26.95 seconds which was also a personal-best for Rogers.
• Sara Lessard competed in the 1500 coming in third with a personal-best, season-best and CC-qualifying time of 4:57.18. She added another personal and season-best time of 29.99 seconds to finish 46^th in the 200.

FOR THE FOES

• Mount St. Mary's won the meet with 97 points, Messiah earned 82 points to finish second while Moravian placed third with 78. 

THE REST OF THE STORY

• Anna Hendrickson placed fourth in the 1500 with a personal, season-best and CC-qualifying time of 5:03.12. She added another personal and season-best time of 2:32.71 in the 800 coming in 27^th.
• Sarah Smith finished fifth in the 1500 with a personal, season-best and CC-qualifying time of 5:03.63. She added a second personal and season-best time of 32.14 seconds to finish 52^nd in the 200.
• Eliza Hoover came in ninth in the 800 with a personal, season-best and CC-qualifying time of 2:24.98.
• Danielle Fritchman competed in the 10,000 finishing 12^th with a personal, season-best and CC-qualifying time of 44:17.14.
• Emma Marden finished 39^th in the 100 meter prelims with a personal, season-best and CC-qualifying time of 13.41 seconds however, she did not start in the finals.
• Theresa Ditri came in 47^th with a personal, season-best and CC-qualifying time of 14.04 seconds in the 100 meter prelims however, she did not start in the finals. Ditri added another season-best and CC-qualifying time of 78.17 seconds to finish 19^th in the 400-meter hurdles.
• Abbey Woodcome competed in the 5,000 coming in fifth with a season-best and CC-qualifying time of 19:27.56.
• Caroline Gensinger placed ninth in hammer with a season-best and CC-qualifying throw of 38.68 meters. She also finished 11^th in shot put with another season-best and CC-qualifying distance of 10.38 meters before placing 43^rd in discus with a 22.47 meter toss to round out her performance. 
• Madelyn Roberto came in 26^th in pole vault with a CC-qualifying height of 2.50 meters. 

THE INSIDE STORY

• Cassidy Gorham finished 13^th in the 1500 with a personal-best and season-best time of 5:15.70. She also placed 38^th in the 800 with a time of 2:38.85.
• Ava Romano came in 18^th in the 1500 with a personal and season-best time of 5:19.07. She added another personal and season-best time of 2:42.05 in the 800 finishing 45^th.
• Lindsay Hickman competed in the 1500 finishing 24^th with a personal and season-best time of 5:26.76.
• Jess McLaughlin placed 40^th in the 800 with a personal and season-best time of 2:40.13. She also competed in the 1500 placing 22^nd with a time of 5:22.73.
• Kyla Lorden finished 17^th in the 5,000 with a time of 21:46.21.
• Ainsley Kilbreth came in 31^st in discus with a season-best toss of 25.96 meters. She also finished 38^th in javelin with a distance of 19.46 meters.

NEXT UP
The Bullets head to Bethlehem on April 17^th & 18^th for the Coach P Invitational hosted by Moravian.