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Women's Track and Field

Strong 3000 Meter Performance Leads Explorers

Complete Results

New York, N.Y.-
Freshman Megan Connell and senior Taylor Hackett both turned in top 15 finishes in the 3000 meter run to guide the Explorers at the New York City Gotham cup on Friday at the Armory Track.
 
Connell paced the Explorers with a 10:13.96 while Hackett finished close behind with a time of 10:19.08 for 10th and 13th place finishes respectively. Sophomore Olivia Boyer was also in the 3000 meter field and finished in 11:00.65 for a 26th place finish in the 36 person field.
 
Senior Cayleigh Solano and freshman Ifetayo Tyler both represented the Explorers in the 800 meter run. Solano turned in a time of 2:21.09 while Tyler finished in 2:22.95 for 19th and 29th place finishes overall in the 99 women field.
 
Three La Salle women were a part of the 92 women field in the 1 mile run. Junior Rebecca Scardelletti paced the Explorers with a 21st place finish and a time of 5:19.15. Senior Courtney Cramer and freshman Michelle Myland also competed with times of 5:37.71 and 5:38.46 to finish in 60th and 62nd place overall.
 
Freshman Victoria Jones competed in two events on the day for the Explorers finishing in 83rd place in the 200 meter dash with a time of 29.50 seconds and in 98th place in the 60 meter dash preliminaries with a time of 8.799 seconds. Junior Kirra Meertens also competed in the 60 meter dash finishing just ahead of Jones with a time of 8.793 for 97th place.
 
Freshman Amber Jenkins turned in a 55th place finish in the 200 meter dash thanks to a time of 27.08 seconds. She also competed in the 400 meter dash finishing in 68th place with a time of 1:02.48. Freshman Carolyn Boyce also competed in the 400 meter dash, finishing in 88th with a time of 1:06.12.
 
Sophomore Amber Jackson finished 20th out of 43 competitors in the long jump thanks to a distance of 16'9.75''.
 
The Explorers return to action next Friday when they travel to North Bethesda, Md. for the Georgetown Invitational.  
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Players Mentioned

Olivia Boyer

Olivia Boyer

D
5' 5"
Sophomore
Courtney Cramer

Courtney Cramer

D
5' 6"
Senior
Taylor Hackett

Taylor Hackett

MD
5' 1"
Senior
Amber Jackson

Amber Jackson

J
5' 4"
Sophomore
Kirra  Meertens

Kirra Meertens

S
5' 5"
Junior
Rebecca Scardelletti

Rebecca Scardelletti

D
5' 3"
Junior
Cayleigh Solano

Cayleigh Solano

D
5' 2"
Senior
Carolyn Boyce

Carolyn Boyce

Freshman
Megan Connell

Megan Connell

Freshman
Amber Jenkins

Amber Jenkins

Freshman
Victoria Jones

Victoria Jones

Freshman
Michelle Myland

Michelle Myland

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Olivia Boyer

Olivia Boyer

5' 5"
Sophomore
D
Courtney Cramer

Courtney Cramer

5' 6"
Senior
D
Taylor Hackett

Taylor Hackett

5' 1"
Senior
MD
Amber Jackson

Amber Jackson

5' 4"
Sophomore
J
Kirra  Meertens

Kirra Meertens

5' 5"
Junior
S
Rebecca Scardelletti

Rebecca Scardelletti

5' 3"
Junior
D
Cayleigh Solano

Cayleigh Solano

5' 2"
Senior
D
Carolyn Boyce

Carolyn Boyce

Freshman
Megan Connell

Megan Connell

Freshman
Amber Jenkins

Amber Jenkins

Freshman
Victoria Jones

Victoria Jones

Freshman
Michelle Myland

Michelle Myland

Freshman