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Carl Adolphe

Women’s Track & Field Competes at Blue Jay Tune-Up

4/28/2024 12:33:00 AM

Results

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. – Senior Melina Christodoulou won the high jump to lead the Drew University women's track & field team at the Elizabethtown College Blue Jay Tune-Up on Saturday.
 
The non-scoring meet was held at the site of next weekend's Landmark Conference Championships, which will take place on May 4-5.
 
Christodoulou cleared 5-1 3/4 to beat 16 other competitors in the high jump, marking the first outdoor field event victory in team history. She also sailed 15-10 1/2 to place fourth in a field of 19 in the long jump.
 
Sophomore Kate Rice and freshman Sage Hendershot added a pair of top-eight finishes apiece. Rice placed third in a field 25 in the 1,500-meter run, crossing the finish line in 4:59.40, and she took seventh among 23 competitors in the 800-meter run in 2:29.48. Hendershot took fifth out of 25 athletes in the 200-meter dash (27.34) and sixth in a field of 28 in the 100-meter dash (13.26 in finals, 12.97 in prelims).
 
Others who finished in the top half of the field in their respective events were freshman Lauren Rizzolo, who placed ninth out of 23 opponents in the hammer (105-2) and 14th in a field of 40 in the discus (95-9); sophomore Mazzy Cirinelli, who took ninth out of 27 throwers in the javelin (77-9); and freshman Sarah Hattan, who came in 11th in the 800 (2:33.19) and 12th in the 1,500 (5:16.37).
 
 
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