Danny Curran Meet Information
Raleigh Relays Meet Information
WEST CHESTER, Pa.- The West Chester University women's track and field squad is preparing for another busy multi-event weekend as the majority of the Golden Rams will head to Widener for the Danny Curran Invitational on Friday and Saturday, while a small contingent will head to NC State for the Raleigh Relays.
West Chester opened its outdoor season at home last week with the Purple and Gold Invitational, headlined by a program-record performance in the javelin
Kendall Thompson (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) in her first outdoor meet as a Golden Ram.
Last Time Out
Leah Wasko (Jim Thorpe, Pa./Jim Thorpe) won the 100 hurdles in 14.58 seconds, which also served as a new personal best
. Morgan Pera (Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh) was second in 14.91 seconds, followed by
Cate Hildebrand (Chalfont, Pa./C.B. South) in fourth in 15.30 seconds.
Abbie Williams (Huntley, Il./Huntley) led West Chester in the 1500 with a fifth-place finish in 5 minutes and 8.56 seconds, while
Riley Dortone (Romansville, Pa./Downingtown West) was sixth in 5:10.40. Williams also led West Chester in the 800 with an eighth-place finish in 2:31.24.
Cassie Nugin (Camp Hill, Pa./Cedar Cliff) finished second in the 400 as one of two Golden Rams in the top-five in 58.17 seconds, while
Ember Foster (Duncannon, Pa./Susquenita) was fifth in 59.92 seconds.
Pera led West Chester with a fourth-place finish in the 200 in 26.36 seconds, while
Demi Pavlides (Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) was fifth in 26.80 seconds.
Mya Thompson (Mount Joy, Pa./Hempfield) and Foster took sixth and seventh in 27.02 and 27.04 seconds, respectively.
Amanda Marquis (Bridgeville, Pa./South Fayette) led West Chester in the 100 with a third-place finish in 12.65 seconds, while Thompson and Pavlides were fourth and fifth in 12.79 and 12.92 seconds, respectively.
West Chester wrapped up its day on the track with a fourth-place finish in the 4x400 relay in 4:35.17.
Hannah LaFave (Spring Brook Township, Pa./North Pocono) won the pole vault for West Chester with a mark of 10 feet 10 inches (3.30 meters), while
Emily Donegan (Hershey, Pa./Hershey) was second with a mark of 10-2 (3.10m).
Nikolien Bezuidenhout (Garnet Valley, Pa./Garnet Valley) finished third in the long jump with a mark of 16- 3 ¾ (4.97m). Bezuidenhout also took second in the triple jump with a mark of 35-9 ¼ (10.9m), while Wasko took sixth with a mark of 34-1 ¼ (10.39m).
Giavonna Durham (Claymont, Del./Brandywine) finished seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 32-7 (9.93m).
Emma Deyarmin (Leesport, Pa./Schuylkill Valley) took third in the hammer, while
Alyson Vogt (Southampton, Pa./William Tennent) was fifth with marks of 132-8 (40.45m) and 122-1 (37.23m), respectively.
Vogt took fifth in the discus with a mark of 105-11 (32.29m).
Kendall Thompson (West Chester, Pa./West Chester East) won the javelin title with a mark of 132-3 (40.31m). This effort also served as a new program record for the freshman as she opens her outdoor career.
Deyarmin also took second in shot put with a mark of 37-1 (11.3m), while Thompson was fifth with a mark of 34-2 ¼ (10.42m).
49ers Classic
Genevieve McDonald (Elizabethtown, Pa./Elizabethtown) led West Chester in the 100-meter dash with a 30th-place finish in 12.49 seconds, while
Katja Larsen (Spring City, Pa./Owen J. Roberts) led West Chester in the 200 with a 31st-place finish in 25.26 seconds.
Molly Minor (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield) paced West Chester in the 400 with a 26th-place finish in 58.73 seconds.
West Chester also finished fifth (third among non-Division I programs) in the 4x100 relay in 47.38 seconds.
Up Next
West Chester will be back in action next weekend for the Ursinus Track and Field Festival and William & Mary Colonial Relays on April 3-4.
