Purdue Fort Wayne
Early Bird Relays
IPFW Places Third at Cincinnati Relays
3/21/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
March 21, 2009
Cincinnati, OH – The IPFW Mastodons took third of nine teams at the Cincinnati Early Bird Relays on Saturday afternoon. Crystal Martinez, who earned All-Summit League honors during the indoor season in the 5,000-meter run, missed a school record by just over one second, taking the top time in the event.
Martinez and Felicia Mondry, each took first in an event, with Mondry’s coming in the 3,000-meter steeple chase.
A relay meet is scored much differently than a normal meet, as a school’s top two times in a running event, the top two marks in field events, are added together, and then, as a pairing, the best time or marks earn 10 points for the team for a first-place finish, eight for a second-place finish, and so-on. Complete relay scoring on individual events, however, was unavailable in the results.
IPFW placed third overall with the special scoring, finishing with 64 points, three points ahead of Xavier, and ahead of Indianapolis (46), Robert Morris (43), Mt. St. Joseph (29), Miami (28), and Morehead State (9). Host Cincinnati took home the women’s team title with 165 points, with Dayton finishing in a close second with 132 team points.
Mondry ran to a time of 11:32.47 in the steeple chase, taking first overall, while Sarah Hutchings placed fourth in the field with a time of 11:46.31. Annina Gruber, also competing in the event, placed eighth in a time of 12:37.89.
Martinez and Ali Paul took first and eighth in the 5,000-meter run, with Martinez running a time of 17:11.86 and Paul 18:12.78. Also competing for IPFW in the 5k was Kim Matusik (15th/19:20.33), Jessica McNulty (17th/19:24.65), and Kayla Sweet (19th/19:55.75).
The duo of Whitney Lane and Jill Edmonds placed third and fourth, respectively, in the triple jump, Lane leaping to a distance of 10.51 meters (34-feet, 5.75-inches), and Edmonds 10.00 (32-9.75). Edmonds and Lane also teamed up in the 200-meter run, Edmonds taking 14th in a time of 28.28, and Lane 28.44, and in the long jump, where Lane took 20th with a leap of 4.55 meters (14-11.25), and Edmonds 21st in 4.54 (14-10.75).
Laura Williams was IPFW’s super-competitor for the meet, as she took part in four separate field events, placing inside of the top-12 in each of her four events. Her top placing came in the javelin, where she finished in a tie for ninth with a toss of 28.92 (94-10), with Jessica Miller, in her first meet on the track team after completing her eligibility on the volleyball squad, placed 14th in the event, tossing the spear a distance of 23.82 meters (78-1).
Williams then took 10th in the shot put with a toss of 11.01 meters (36-1.5), with Miller taking 12th in 10.31 (33-10). The duo also placed 9th and 10th in the discus, Miller leading the way this time with a toss of 32.04 meters (105-1), with Williams tossing 27.71 (90-11). Williams rounded out her field event extravaganza by taking 12th in the hammer throw with a toss of 31.23 meters (102-5).
Katy Moore placed seventh in the high jump with a leap of 1.53 meters (5-0.25), with Lane and Jordan Staus tying for 10th, each clearing 1.43 meters (4-8.25).
Sarah Hutchings led three Mastodons in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:57.94, while Felicia Mondry finished two spots behind in 12th, crossing the finish line in a time of 4.58.79. Rachel Schultz was the final IPFW competitor in the near-mile event, placing 17th in a time of 5:21.10.
Beth Hoekstra and Schultz were the top two finishers for the ‘Dons in the 800, Hoekstra placing 11th in a time of 2:23.32, and Schultz 19th in 2:30.83. Nicole Parry rounded out the Mastodons in the field, placing 25th in a time of 2:48.15.
The squads split next weekend, as members from the squads will be at both the Alabama Relays, and at the Stanford Invitational on Friday and Saturday, March 27 and 28.
~Dons~
