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OUTDOOR TRACK: Women's team fourth at UAAs, but men fall to last place
by Sean Petterson
Staff writer
Sports | 4/28/09
Posted online at 3:20 AM EST on 4/28/09
Entering the University Athletic Association Championships last weekend at Carnegie Mellon University, the women's outdoor track and field team knew it would need a balanced effort to finish well and compete with its conference foes. The Judges got one and finished higher than they did last season.
Employing their usual combination of depth in distance events and skill in the jumping events, the Judges finished fourth out of seven teams with 101 points despite not having any of their members win an individual event. Washington University in St. Louis won the UAA title with 231.5 points.
The men's team finished seventh out of seven teams with 35 points. WashU won the title with 221 points.
The women's team earned 17 points from a trio of top-five finishes in the 1,500-meter race. Beth Pisarik '10 finished second behind rookie Erica Jackey of WashU. Pisarik lost to Jackey by a mere 0.09 seconds with a time of 4 minutes, 40.39 seconds.
"I have a really good training group, and our mile group is so strong," Pisarik said, "It's so great to have the support of your teammates, and it pushes me ever more than I would be able to do [without them]."
Grayce Selig '11 finished fourth, and Marie Lemay '11 finished fifth, earning five and four points, respectively.
Katy Agule '09 finished her outdoor career on a high note in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Agule finished second with a time of 11:25.79, earning the Judges eight points. Agule also finished third in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:55.97.
"I've never done this well at UAAs before," Agule said. "I'm really proud of the fact that I placed second in steeple and third in the [5,000-meter race]."
The Judges showed their depth in the 800-meter and 4-by-800-meter races as well, as six different runners combined for three top-five finishes. In the 4-by-800 relay, Jess Girard '10, Julia Alpaio '12, Molly Shanley '12 and Hannah Lindholm '11 finished third with a time of 9:43.14, earning six points. In the 800-meter race, Emily Owen '11 ran in 2:18.83, finishing fourth, and Erin Bisceglia '12 ended up fifth with a time of 2:21.54.
Employing their usual combination of depth in distance events and skill in the jumping events, the Judges finished fourth out of seven teams with 101 points despite not having any of their members win an individual event. Washington University in St. Louis won the UAA title with 231.5 points.
The men's team finished seventh out of seven teams with 35 points. WashU won the title with 221 points.
The women's team earned 17 points from a trio of top-five finishes in the 1,500-meter race. Beth Pisarik '10 finished second behind rookie Erica Jackey of WashU. Pisarik lost to Jackey by a mere 0.09 seconds with a time of 4 minutes, 40.39 seconds.
"I have a really good training group, and our mile group is so strong," Pisarik said, "It's so great to have the support of your teammates, and it pushes me ever more than I would be able to do [without them]."
Grayce Selig '11 finished fourth, and Marie Lemay '11 finished fifth, earning five and four points, respectively.
Katy Agule '09 finished her outdoor career on a high note in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Agule finished second with a time of 11:25.79, earning the Judges eight points. Agule also finished third in the 5,000-meter run with a time of 18:55.97.
"I've never done this well at UAAs before," Agule said. "I'm really proud of the fact that I placed second in steeple and third in the [5,000-meter race]."
The Judges showed their depth in the 800-meter and 4-by-800-meter races as well, as six different runners combined for three top-five finishes. In the 4-by-800 relay, Jess Girard '10, Julia Alpaio '12, Molly Shanley '12 and Hannah Lindholm '11 finished third with a time of 9:43.14, earning six points. In the 800-meter race, Emily Owen '11 ran in 2:18.83, finishing fourth, and Erin Bisceglia '12 ended up fifth with a time of 2:21.54.
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