Phillips Claims Two More Schools Records, Adds On to Third
CARLISLE, Pa. — Goucher's Destiny Phillips (Washington, D.C./Dunbar) was runner-up in two events and accounted for 31 of the 35 points the Gophers scored in finishing in seventh place today at the Dickinson Invitational.
Freshman Contributes 29 Points as Gophers Place Seventh
CARLISLE, Pa. — Goucher's Destiny Phillips (Washington, D.C./Dunbar) was runner-up in two events and accounted for 29 of the 35 points the Gophers scored in finishing in seventh place today at the Dickinson Invitational.
Phillips' two second-place performances were in the 55-meter hurdles and the 400-meter run, and she set new school records with her times in both events as she completed the 55 hurdles in 9.01 seconds, just 3-hundredths of a second behind Kristin Fitti-Hafer from Lebanon Valley, and the 400 in 1:02.46.
The freshman also placed third and lengthened by a half-of-an-inch her own school record in the high jump with an effort of 4'8 3/4", plus she placed fourth in the 200-meter dash (:28.29) and seventh in the 55-meter dash (:07.81).
Goucher's entry of Kelsey Turner (Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown Friends), Kenzie Weber (Lake George, N.Y./Lake George), Erin Reifsnyder (Austin, Texas/St. Andrews Episcopal) and Jewell Porter (Silver Spring, Md./John F. Kennedy) posted a time of 1:59.85, good for sixth place in the 4 x 200-meter relay.
Maafio Appiah-Padi (Edmonton, Alberta/Lewisburg Area) placed seventh in the shot put competition based on her top effort of 31'3 1/4" and Reifsnyder was eighth in the 400 (1:06.98).