Women’s Track and Field Qualifies Two For ECACs

Team Competes at George Mason, Christopher Newport

01/28/07 6:38PM

WILLIAMSBURG - The William and Mary women’s track and field team picked up a pair of ECAC qualifications at George Mason’s Patriot Games on Saturday, and also had three pole-vaulters competing at Christopher Newport in a full weekend of action. This is the weekend recap.

Senior Bonnie Meekins (Herndon, Va.) won the high jump at GMU by tying the qualifying standard for the ECAC indoor championships with a height of 5’ 7”. Meekins had already qualified for ECACs in the pentathlon, after scoring a school-record 3,757 points at Christopher Newport in December. The College will also be represented at the Championships by the 4x800m relay that won in 9:19.75. Unfortunately, results did not include the names of the athletes on that team.

Also with note-worthy performances at Mason, freshmen Alyssa Gaeto (Brentwood, Tenn.) and Carly Morse (Sumerduck, Va.) moved into the school’s all-time top 10 lists in the 60m dash and the shot put, respectively. Gaeto ran 8.25 seconds in the 60m, while Morse was third in the shot put with a distance of 40’ 9.5”. Senior Jen Showker (Harrisonburg, Va.) was second in the shot with a put of 41’ 3.25”.

W&M’s distance medley relay team took third, with an aggregate time of 12:41.62, but again, no athlete’s names were available. Emily Gousen (Arlington, Va.) was just off of ECAC-pace in the 3,000m, running 10:11.61 to finish fourth. Also finishing fourth was sophomore Abby Lemon (Berryville, Va.), who threw 45’ 8” in the weight toss. Senior Brenna Blevins (Pulaski, Va.) was fifth in the high jump, clearing 5’3”.

At Christopher Newport’s Captains Invitational, pole-vaulters Erin Gnass (Brentwood, Tenn.) and Nicole Kazuba (Chantilly, Va.) each cleared 10’6” to tie for fourth.

The track team is back in action next weekend at the University of North Carolina.