LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ -- Sophomore Cristine Marquez won three events and set a school record in the 500 meter run and University of Delaware athletes captured seven first place finishes at the Princeton Invitational Saturday at The Lawrenceville School.

The Blue Hen women had six first place finishes as Marquez (at right) captured the 200 meter (24.93) and 500 meter (1:14.87) events and teamed with Kristi Cox, Kyla Hennessy, and Asha Quant to win the 4 x 400 meter relay in 4:03.29, Amanda Marshall won the weight throw (54-7 1/4), Annie Fulton was the winner in the triple jump (35-8 1/2), and Quant won the long jump (18-3 3/4).

On the men’s side, Will Jurkowski won the 500 meter run (1:06.76) and Brad Dodson was the winner in the mile run (4:19.09).

Marquez had an outstanding day as her time of 1:14.87 in the 500 meters broke the previous record of 1:15.70 set by Tyechia Smith in 2004 and her clocking of 24.93 in the 200 meters was a personal best and the second best time in school history. Marshall’s throw in the weight throw was also the second best in school history and Hennessy’s third place finish in the 55 meter hurdles with a clocking of 8.45 broke the school record of 8.46 by Karen Johnson in 1992.

Also for the UD women, Laura Chirico was second in the pole vault (11-9 3/4), Leah Putman was second in the triple jump (35-8) and fourth in the 55 meter hurdles (8.53), Hennessy was second in the 200 meters (25.60), Quant was second in the 55 meters (7.22) and third in the 200 meters (25.81), Julia Somers was third in the 3,000 meters (10:42.25), Cox was third in the 500 meters (1:17.14) and fourth in the 200 meters (26.13), and Marshall was fourth in the shot put (41-5 1/4).

Also for the Delaware men, Nick Morrisey was third in the 200 meters (23.17) and teamed with Jurkowski, Adam Cornelisse, and Mike Goldwasser to place fourth in the 4 x 400 meter relay (3:27.94), Alex Malikian was third in the 500 meters (1:08.61), and Conrad Rapp was third in the pole vault with a leap of 15-5, a career best and the second highest jump in school history. Dodson also placed fourth in the 1,000 meters (2:34.07) and Cornelisse was fourth in the 500 meters (1:09.70).

AGATE:

Delaware Women’s Finishers: 1st - 4 x 400m Relay (Cox, Marquez, Hennessy, Quant), 4:03.29; Cristine Marquez, 200m (24.93); 500m (1:14.87; school record); Amanda Marshall, weight throw (54-7 1/4); Annie Fulton, triple jump (35-8 1/2); Asha Quant, long jump (18-3 3/4); 2nd - Laura Chirico, pole vault (11-9 3/4); Leah Putman, triple jump (35-8); Kayla Hennessy, 200m (25.60); Asha Quant, 55m (7.22); Julia Somers, 3,000m (10:42.25); 3rd - Kelli McDonald, pole vault (11-5 3/4); Asha Quant, 200m (25.81); Kristi Cox, 500m (1:17.14); Kellyn Wright, mile (5:17.80); Kayla Hennessy, 55m hurdles (8.45; school record); 4th - Kristi Cox, 200m (26.13); Leah Putman, 55m hurdles (8.53); Liz Harvin, 55m (7.48); Briana Gray, high jump (5-1); Amanda Marshall, shot put (41-5 1/4); 5th - Annie Kowtoniuk, 3,000m (11:00.13); Liz Harvin, 200m (26.24); Alex Francis, 400m (1:00.66); 6th - Stephanie LaFergola, 3,000m (11:12.20); Alex Francis, 200m (26.83); Yianna Antonopoulos, mile (5:19.35); 7th - Lindsay Schmiedel, 3,000m (11:34.17); Christine Sloat, mile (5:24.54); 10th - Leah Putman, 200m (27.20); 12th - Isabel Graf, mile (5:32.98); 13th - Tracy Powell, 3,000m (12:58.57); 18th - Stephanie Taylor, 800m (2:28.56); 25th - Jessica Torres, 800m (2:36.66); 27th - Rachel Schaefer, 800m (2:39.34).

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