WESTMINSTER, MD – Karen Ziga (Jr., Haverford, PA/Haverford), Meredith Janeczek (Jr., Hershey, PA/Hershey), Katie Byrne (Fr., Gettysburg, PA/Gettysburg), Laura Lautenbacher (Jr., Langhorne, PA/Nazareth Academy) and the 4X800 meter relay team of Nikki Salenetri (Jr., Crosswicks, NJ/Northern Burlington), Johanna Jasinski (Fr., Lebanon, NH/Lebanon), Corie Johnson (Fr., Manchester, CT) and Byrne finished the among the top eight in their events as the Franklin & Marshall College women’s track & field team is seventh through day two at the 2006 Centennial Conference Championships hosted by McDaniel College.

Ziga placed second in the 10,000 meters in a time of 39:10.62 for eight team points, while Janeczek and Byrne finished fourth (11:35.70) and sixth (12:22.33), respectively, in the 3,000 meter steeplechase for five and three points. Further, the 4X800 relay finished sixth for three points as the distance squad combined for 19 points.

Lautenbacher added 3.5 points in the pole vault as she cleared 9’-00.25” to tie with Johns Hopkins University’s Jessica Reeves for fifth place as the four and three points for the fifth and sixth positions were split among the duo.

In other top finishes, Brittney Dhein (Sr., Telford, PA/Pennridge) qualified for the finals of the 200 meters by placing eighth in a preliminary time of 27.83, while Erin Gleason (Fr., Bayonne, NJ/Mount Saint Dominion) placed 10th in the discus with a throw of 29.76 meters.

Franklin & Marshall will conclude the Centennial Conference Championships on May 7 at McDaniel College.

Team Scores (Through Seven Events)
1. Haverford (62), 2. Dickinson (44), 3. Muhlenberg (31), 4. McDaniel (30), 4. Gettysburg (30), 6. Johns Hopkins (29.5), 7. Franklin & Marshall (22.5), 8. Ursinus (12), 9. Swarthmore (11), 10. Bryn Mawr (1).

100 Meters (Prelims)
10. Brittney Dhein 13.58
15. Pauline Kint 14.40

200 Meters (Prelims)
8. Brittney Dhein 27.83q
16. Pauline Kint 30.43

400 Meters (Prelims)
9. Libby Haas 1:03.20
11. Megan Hunter 1:03.94
14. Erica Losito 1:04.32

800 Meters (Prelims)
11. Nikki Salenetri 2:28.81
16. Johanna Jasinski 2:33.59

10,000 Meters
2. Karen Ziga 39:10.62
19. Karen Blacher 44:51.78

100 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
14. Maggie Selzer 19.56

400 Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
12. Maggie Selzer 1:13.74

3000 Meter Steeplechase
4. Meredith Janeczek 11:35.70
6. Katie Byrne 12:22.33

4X800
6. F&M 10:19.22

Pole Vault
5. Laura Lautenbacher 9-00.25

Discus
10. Erin Gleason 29.76 meters
15. Alyssa Catalano 27.36 meters
19. Terry Faber 18.88 meters