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March 24, 2007

Results

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's track & field team won 16 events to defeat all four visiting schools during its outdoor season-opening meet on Saturday afternoon at Ingram Field in Annapolis.

Navy topped each team by more than 100 points in going 4-0 to start the 2007 outdoor slate. Navy defeated Maryland (299-165), Colgate (320-142), George Mason (334-72) and American (332-30) on Saturday.

"I am quite pleased with how we started the outdoor season today," stated Navy head coach Carla Criste. "With several ECAC qualifiers, this is one of the best season openers in our program's history. We are really looking forward to the Service Academy Championship next weekend."

Navy senior Kirsten Andrews (New Holland, Pa.) enjoyed a spectacular afternoon, winning three events and assisting a first-place relay team. Andrews qualified for the ECAC Championship with a 14.38-second showing in the 100-meter hurdles and an 11'11-3/4" (3.65 meters) clearance in the pole vault. During the pole vault event, she won the long jump with a distance of 18'1/2" (5.50 meters). In addition to her individual exploits, Andrews teamed up with seniors Priscilla Lewis (St. Andrews, Jamaica), Loni Forsythe (Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Danielle Still (Lawnside, N.J.) for a 4x100-meter relay that posted an ECAC-qualifying, first-place time of 47.91 seconds, which ranks as the 11th-fastest time in school history.

Forsythe also had a memorable start to the outdoor campaign, posting the second-fastest time in school history during two events. She began her day with an 11.88-second showing to win the 100-meter hurdles, qualifying her for the ECAc Championship. The time was only 0.14-second off her personal record against Army in 2005 and 0.13-second away from NCAA regional qualification. Less than an hour later, the Navy sprinter placed second in the 200-meter dash with an ECAC mark of 24.70 seconds, tying her for second all-time with Chantelle Nagby in 2000.

Senior distance runner Allison Barlow (Orange Park, Fla.) registered sixth ECAC-qualifying mark on Saturday, winning the 10,000-meter run with a time of 36:47.61. The Midshipmen also won three other distance events, as senior Erin Demchko (Pearl River, N.Y.) crossed the finish line in 4:43.84 during the 1,500-meter run, freshman Jenny Rubin (Papillion, Neb.) registered an 18:08.77 showing in the 5,000-meter event and sophomore Maureen Dooley (Durham, Conn.) posted a 7:24.59 clocking in the 2,000-meter steeplechase.

Navy's 4x400-meter relay team of juniors Taren Burkett (Virginia Beach, Va.), Lauren Burmeister (Brownsdale, Minn.), Michelle Bostic (Rockwall, Texas) and Jessica Orr (New Holland, Pa.) recorded a first-place time of 4:01.49. Earlier in the day, Bostic won the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.05.

Two other Midshipmen registered victories in the jumping events on Saturday. Junior Elizabeth Wrona (Fairfax Station, Va.) cleared 5'3" (1.60 meters) in the high jump, while senior Jessica Goetz (Collegeville, Pa.) soared 36'1-1/4" (11.00 meters) in the triple jump.

Navy's throwers also did their part, winning three of the four events. Still uncorked a throw of 130'5" (39.75 meters) in the javelin to win the event and finished second in the shot put with a toss of 40'10-1/2" (12.46 meters). Sophomore Meg Joyce (West Kingston, R.I.) out-distanced the field in the hammer throw with a 148'5" (45.23 meters) effort, while freshman Ashlee Smith (Seligman, Ariz.) won the discus throw with a mark of 112'3" (34.22 meters) during her first-collegiate outdoor meet.

The Midshipmen will return to action next Saturday when they head to the Service Academy Championship in Lexington, Va.