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UD’s Stille sets records in heptathlon, hurdles 9:53 a.m., March 29, 2004--The University of Delaware outdoor track and field teams opened the spring season by competing at meets at the University of Florida, North Carolina State University and Monmouth University. The UD women's team competed at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Fla., with four student athletes in action. Freshman Mandy Stille set two school records as she placed sixth in the heptathlon with 4,696 points and was 25th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.71. She broke previous records of 3,684 in the heptathlon set by Linda Mullaney in 1984 and 14.79 in the 100-meter hurdles set by Sheryl Hall in 1994. Also for the Hens, Casey Bennett was 16th in the pole vault (10 feet, 11-3/4 inches), Kristen Frustillo was 35th in the 100 meters (12.73) and Brittany Wright was 42nd in the 400 meters (1:01.90). Both the UD men and women competed at the Raleigh Relays at North Carolina State University. The women had three top 30 finishes as Kate Klim was 19th in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (12:18.87), the 4x800 meter relay team finished 24th (10:04.18) and the sprint medley relay team finished 26th (4:17.42). For the UD men, Roger Brown finished 21st in the 100 meters (10.84), the sprint medley relay team finished 21st (3:36.78), and the 4x400 meter relay team finished 22nd (3:19.75). Both UD teams enjoyed success at the Monmouth University Season Opener at West Long Branch, N.J., with 21 top 10 finishes among the men and 12 among the women. Mike Yost won the hammer throw (167-0), Mike Sadowsky won the 10,000 meters with a meet record time of 31:08.13 and Patrick Riley won the 5,000 meters with a meet record time of 14:58.02. Yost also was second in the discus (150-2), Peter Kane was second in the 3,000-meter steeplechase (10:08.32) and Kevin DuPrey was second in the 10,000 meters (31:52.90). Also for the Hens, John Morgan was third in both the 800 meters (1:57.14) and the 1,500 meters (4:03.03). Freshman Rachel Young was second in the shot put (40-8 1/4) while Christine Kowalchuk was third in the javelin (116-9) and Sari Weissbard was third in the 5,000 meters (19:06.44). Kristen Collins was sixth in the long jump (15-9) and eighth in the high jump (4-11), Elizabeth Russell was seventh in both the 100-meter hurdles (16.44) and long jump (15-6 3/4) and Stephanie Cronk was eighth in the discus (111-5) and 10th in the hammer (127-2). To learn how to subscribe to UDaily, click here. |
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