April 22, 2006
Complete Results
Lewisburg, Pa. - Duquesne's women's outdoor track and field team took a solid third place at the Bucknell "Five Way" on a cold and rainy Saturday at the Christy Mathewson - Memorial Stadium. Senior Kristen Micsky and sophomore Samantha Howard each won their events, helping the Red and Blue to a 78 point total.
This year's "Five Way" had six women's teams competing.
Micsky won the high jump with a leap of 1.55 meters (6 feet 1 inch) while Howard crossed the tape in the 1500 meter run at 4:40.53. Two other DU runners, senior Brianne Scott and sophomore Amy Ruffolo, finished the 1500 in the top six, giving the Dukes 16 points in this event.
Duquesne next heads to the prestigious Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa. The three-day competition begins on Thursday, April 27, 2006.
Team Rankings
1) Bucknell University 281.252) Saint Francis University 116.753) Duquesne University 784) Binghamton University 445) Lock Haven University 37.256) Colgate University 36.75
Duquesne Points
Event No. Athlete Data Points200 Meter 5 Cook, Shonte' 27.17 2400 Meter 1 Moody, Erica 58.99 10 5 Parker, Kathy 1:00.27 2 6 Earnest, Ashley 1:00.52 1800 Meter 5 Gerlach, Tara 2:18.10 21500 Meter 1 Howard, Samantha 4:40.53 10 4 Ruffolo, Amy 4:45.77 4 5 Scott, Brianne 4:46.12 25000 Meter 3 Szymaszek, Kate 18:30.87 6 5 Daggett, Jenna 18:34.31 2400 Meter Hurdles 3 Hauck, Cassidy 1:10.37 6 5 Smith, Ashley 1:12.42 24 x 100 Meter Relay 4 Duquesne "A" 51.47 44 x 400 Meter Relay 2 Duquesne "A" 4:00.09 8High Jump 1 Micsky, Kristen 1.55m 10Shot Put 4 Stewart, Melissa 12.17m 4Pole Vault 5 McCartney, Allison 3.20m 2 6 Farthing, Bevin 3.05m 1
TOTAL 78
