Women's Track & Field Wins Conn. College Silfen Invtiational
Complete Results
NEW LONDON, Conn., April 23, 2005 -- Springfield College senior
Amanda Alpert (Saugus, Mass.) remained undefeated this season in the shop put with a throw of 37 feet eight and 3/4 inches as the Pride won the Silfen Invitational hosted by Connecticut College on Saturday.
SC scored 129 points to win the meet, followed by Coast Guard (110), Conn. College (106), WPI (98), and Worcester State College (77) rounded out the top five teams in the 13-team field.
Pride sophomore
Natasha Landon (Hudson Falls, N.Y.) took first place in the pole vault (9-6) while sophomore
Kelli Rand (Westbrook, Conn.) was victorious in the long jump (15-7.75).
In the running events, junior
Meghan Young (Hurley, N.Y.) won the 5,000 meters in 18:34.27, outdistancing the field by over 1:20. Freshman
Kristyn Meade (Raynham, Mass.) was victorious in the 400-meter dash in a time of 1:02.29.
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Head Coach Jim Pennington
Jim Pennington enters his 29th season as head coach of the Springfield College women’s cross country and track and field teams in 2012-2013. Under Pennington’s direction, the Pride has recorded seven top 20 finishes at the NCAA Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field Championships, and seven top 15 finishes at the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
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