Women's Track and Field | February 6, 2016

Full Results
 
NEW HAVEN, CT- Freshman Megan Connell won the 5000 meters at the first day of the Yale Geigengack Invitation to pace the La Salle women's track and field team.
 
Connell won the race with a field of 12 women turning in a time of 17:32.43 which is the fastest time run by an Explorer this season, and was 17.81 seconds faster than the nearest competitor. Junior Olivia Boyer also ran in the race, finishing in ninth place with a time of 18:15.58 which set a personal best for her.
 
Freshman Kaleah Miller finished second in the women's long jump field of 16 thanks to a leap of 5.36 meters. Junior Amber Jackson finished ninth with a 5.41m distance while freshman Krista Forbes finished in 15^th with a jump of 5.10m.
 
Sophomore Amber Jenkins finished in fourth place of the 200 meter dash thanks to a time of 25.93 which won her heat. Jenkins was just .41 seconds off the winner of the race. Freshman Ariel Mitchell was close behind in 26.19 seconds for seventh place while classmate Forbes crossed in 15^th place with a 27.75 second time.
 
The women's distance medley relay team crossed in fifth place as the team of senior Rebecca Scardelletti, sophomore Ifetayo Tyler, senior Kate Conville, and freshman Kaitlin Poiesz crossed in 12:12.06.