Prince Unleashes Program's Third-Best Shot Put Toss
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — It took the third-best peformance in the history of Goucher's women's outdoor track and field program for Bri Prince (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh) to finish in fourth place in the shot put today at the Mason-Dixon Invitational.
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — It took the third-best peformance in the history of Goucher's women's outdoor track and field program for Bri Prince (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh) to finish in fourth place in the shot put today at the Mason-Dixon Invitational.
The freshman's top effort today was measured at 11.77 meters (38'7 1/2"). She also placed 10th overall in the javelin with a top throw of 22.79 meters (74'9").
The Gophers also took fourth place in three other events, including another one of the throws. In the hammer, the best throw of the day by Maafio Appiah-Padi (Edmonton, Alberta/Lewisburg Area) covered 37.88 meters (124'3"), a new personal-best for the senior. Appiah-Padi also took 10th place in the shot put at 9.50 meters (31'2") and in the discus at 25.31 meters (83').
Brianna Hite (Port Republic, Md./Calvert) completed the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 13:35.60, good for fourth place, and Rebecca Kotula (Fallston, Md./John Carroll School) finished in a tie for fourth place in the pole vault by clearing 2.29 meters (7'6"). Annie Drascher (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) was two spots behind Hite in sixth place in the steeplechase (15:32.70).
Monique Welch (Reisterstown, Md./Franklin) posted times of 13.10 seconds in the 100-meter dash and 27.50 seconds in the 200-meter dash to finish in seventh place in both events. Ellie Ginsberg (Ocean Twp., N.J./Ocean Twp.) placed ninth in the 400-meter dash (1:07.60); Danielle Granger (Amherst, Va./Amherst County) was ninth in the 400-meter hurdles (1:14.40).
Goucher's entry of Laura Williams (Verona, N.J./Verona), Welch, Granger and Kotula completed the 4 x 100-meter relay in 1:01.74, good for eighth place, while the quartet of Granger, Ginsberg, Amanda Tascarella (Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point) and Kotula took sixth place in the 4 x 400-meter relay with its time of 4:28.70.
The McDaniel Twilight Meet on Tuesday will be the Gophers' final tune-up prior to the 2015 Landmark Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships on May 2-3.