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Bennett, Stille set new UD track and field records 11:55 a.m., April 5, 2004--University of Delaware track and field athletes set two school records at the Terrapin Outdoor Track and Field Invitational, held Saturday afternoon at the University of Maryland. Casey Bennett set a UD record in winning the women's pole vault championship, and teammate Mandy Stille broke her own school record in the 100-meter hurdles. Bennett was UD’s only individual champion as she jumped 11 feet, 5-1/4 inches to win the pole vault. She broke the school record of 11 feet set by Carol Oliveri in 2001. Stille placed second in the 100-meter hurdles in a time of 14.32, breaking her own mark set last week. Also for the UD women, the 4 x 100-meter relay team of Kristen Frustillo, Vicki Hufnagel, Daniella Price and Elizabeth Russell placed second in 48.56. Christine Kowalchuk finished third in the javelin (122-11), and the 4 x 400-meter relay team of Brittany Wright, Stille, Tyechia Smith and Price finished third in 4:00.47. Smith was third in the 400 meters (58.38) and sixth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:08.36), Stille was fourth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:05.87), and Wright was fourth in the 100 meters (12.53) and seventh in the 200 meters (26.00). Stephanie Cronk was fourth in the hammer (138-6), sixth in the discus (115-1/2) and eighth in the javelin (103-8 1/2). Kristen Collins was fourth in the high jump (5-1), Toni Riggi was fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (12:23.77) and Jessica Urbonas was fifth in the discus (119-9) and sixth in the javelin (112-4). Peter Kane, who placed second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 10:20.44, was the top finisher among the UD men. Jerome Holder was third in both the 110-meter hurdles (14.89) and the 400-meter hurdles (55.30), Mike Yost was third in the hammer (173-7) and fifth in the discus (143-9), Patrick Riley was fifth in the 5,000 meters (15:27.10), Chris Dixon was fifth in both the 110-meter hurdles (15.03) and 400-meter hurdles (56.53) and Matt Arbaugh was fifth in the pole vault (11-11 3/4). To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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