University of Connecticut Athletics
Women's Track and Field Competes at the ECAC Championships
3/6/2005 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
BOSTON, Mass. (March 6) - The University of Connecticut women's track and field team competed at the ECAC Championships at Northeastern University's Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center this Saturday and Sunday. UConn finished with 11 points while the University of Pittsburgh won the meet with 86.75 points.
ECAC Track Athlete of the Week senior April Garner (Temple Hills, Md.) finished fifth in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 8.33 seconds to improve on her previous NCAA provisional qualifying time of 8.38 seconds. The 4X400 relay squad of Garner, sophomore Jennifer Rogers (Parksville, B.C.), freshman Tamara Highsmith (East Haven, Conn.) and classmate Sarah Fisher (Houston, Texas) also scored points, finishing eighth with a time of 3:47.19.
In the field events, sophomore Daisy VanRavenswaay (Canfield, Ontario) captured fourth in the shot put with a mark of 14.31m (46-11.50).
60 Meter Hurdles – Prelims
3. April Garner, 8.57q
8. Tamara Highsmith, 8.90q
60 Meter Hurdles – Semis
4. April Garner, 8.48q
12. Tamara Highsmith, 8.85
60 Meter Hurdles – Finals
5. April Garner, 8.33
400 Meter Dash - Prelims
15. Jen Rogers, 57.04
500 Meter Dash – Prelims
18. Sarah Fisher, 1:16.29 Long Jump 9. Edwina Clark, 5.55m (18-02.50) Triple Jump 8. Tamara Highsmith, 11.83m (38-09.75)
Shot Put
4. Daisy VanRavenswaay, 14.31m (46-11.50) Weight Throw 11. Daisy VanRavenswaay, 16.80m (55-01.50)
21. Erin Donnelly, 15.70m (51-06.25)
4X400 Meter Relay - Prelims
4. UConn, 3:47.19q 4X400 Meter Relay - Finals
8. UConn, 3:48.10
