Women's Track and Field | February 20, 2016

Full Results

KINGSTON, R.I.-Freshman Megan Connell finished second in the 5000 meters to highlight day one for the La Salle women's track and field team at the Atlantic 10 Championships.
 
Connell ran a 17:20.14 for the second place finish, earning the silver medal for her performance and setting a personal indoor best with her time in the process.
 
Junior Mone't Gist qualified for the 60 meter hurdles finals thanks to a fourth place finish in the preliminaries with a time of 8.92 seconds. The time also set a school record for Gist in the process. Freshman Krista Forbes also ran in the prelims crossing in 15^th place.
 
Freshman Kaleah Miller narrowly missed out on earning points in the long jump as she finished in ninth place with a distance of 5.30m. She was just .11 meters out of eighth place. Junior Amber Jackson used a leap of 5.21m for 11^th place.
 
Sophomore Ifetayo Tyler crossed in 12^th place in the prelims for the 800 meters. She had a time of 2:16.67, just .83 seconds off the last spot in the finals. Junior Sara Dever crossed in 2:19.96 for 15^th place and set a personal best in the process.
 
Senior Kate Conville crossed in 13^th place in the 1000m prelims with a time of 3:00.54. Freshman Emily Ward finished with a time of 3:06.80 for 19^th place in the race.
 
Freshman Ariel Mitchell ran a 7.84 second time in the prelims of the 60 meter dash for a 12^th place finish. Mitchell was just .09 seconds off a spot in the finals. Sophomore Amber Jenkins crossed in 14^th in 7.90 seconds and Gist finished 20^th in 8.06 seconds.
 
Mitchell returned for a 14^th place finish in the 200m prelims with a time of 26.26 seconds, .5 seconds off a spot in the finals.
 
The women's distance medley relay team rounded off the day with a sixth place finish. Senior Rebecca Scardelletti, Jenkins, Tyler and freshman Kaitlin Poiesz ran a 12:09.67 in the race.
 
The Explorers sit in eighth place after the first day with 11 points.