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Bennett sets UD record in women’s pole vault
The UD men placed seventh behind freshman Rashaad Woodard, who took a first-place finish in the 60-meter dash. The UD women placed sixth in the team standings with 30 points. Rutgers University took the women’s team title with 176 points. Princeton University won the men's division with 188 points, while the Fightin’ Blue Hens amassed 40 points. Bennett broke her own school record set earlier this year, vaulting seven inches higher than her previous best. Also for the UD women, Rachel Young was fourth in the shot put (40-9 1/2), Meghan Weaver was fourth in the 3,000 meters (10:54.07) and the 4 x 400 meter relay team was fourth (4:03.33). Sarah Bochet was sixth in the 800 meters (2:23.13), Reagan Hastings was seventh in the pole vault (9 1/4), Jacqueline Scogna was eighth in the weight throw (42-11), Brittany Wright was eighth in the 60 meters (8.06 in preliminaries) and Jessica Urbonas placed 10th in the shot put (36 3/4). In the men's meet, Woodard led a three-man UD sweep in the 60 meters with a time of 6.94. He was followed by teammates Roger Brown in second (6.96) and Sidney Haugabrook in third (7.00). All three are also members of the NCAA Division I-AA national champion football team. Also for the Hens, Jerome Holder finished third in the 60-meter high hurdles with a time of 8.30, breaking his own school record of 8.44. The distance medley relay finished fourth (10:19.20.6), the 4 x 400 meter relay team finished seventh (3:24.95), Lonnie Starks finished seventh in the high jump (6-1 1/4), Mike Yost seventh in the weight throw (51-5) and Ryan Benishake 10th in the weight throw (44-9 3/4). To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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