Ramblings by Steve Taylor...: Richmond's 2011 Fred Hardy Invitational (March 25-26)

The Richmond Spiders set several records in the 2011 Fred Hardy Invitational...

Here are a few Stats, links to results and a video recap.

Special Thank You to Tom Prentice for the photos!

Andrew Benford ran the 3K steeple in the 3rd fastest time
in the NCAA this season.

Benford clearing the water jump before 2K.

Men's 3K Steeplechase Spiders Andrew Benford won the 3K Steeplechase (8:56.87)…His mark currently ranks as the NCAA DI #3 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season, NCAA DI East Region #2 ranking and Atlantic 10 Conference #1 rank… He also broke the Fred Hardy Invitational Meet Record…

Junior, Nicol Traynor set the meet and facility record in the women's 1500M.
Teammate Alli Mannon, who finished 2nd, is shown in the background.

Women's 1500M #Spiders Nicol Traynor won the 1500M (4:31.17)… Her time currently ranks as the NCAA #48 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season, NCAA DI East Region#22 ranking and Atlantic 10 Conference #2 rank… She broke the Facility Record and the Fred Hardy Invitational Meet Records …

2010 NCAA 10K All-American, Matt Llano ran the
2nd fastest Outdoor 3K in the NCAA so far this outdoor season.

Men's 3K Spiders Matt Llano won the 3000M (8:17.34)..His effort currently ranks as the NCAA DI #2 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season…He broke the Facility Record and the Fred Hardy Invitational Meet Records…although he and Andrew Benford did run a 3K time trial on our track in 8:11ish in the fall of 2009…of course that time trial does not count as the facility record.

Tim Quinn placed 2nd in the 3K.

#Spiders Tim Quinn placed 2nd in the 3000M (8:23.77)…currently ranks as the NCAA #18 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season…

(R-L) Jon Wilson, Chris York, Ryan Lee and Jason Skipper
in the men's 3K. The Spiders swept the top 4 spots with
Lee (3rd) and York (4th) behind Llano and Quinn.

Spider Freshman Ryan Lee placed 3rd in the 3000M (8:25.83) …His time currently ranks as the NCAA Freshman (#8) and NCAA #32 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season…His time also qualifies for him for the USATF Jr Nat’l Champs..

Spider Chris York (SO) placed 4th in the 3000M (8:26.11)...His time currently ranks as the NCAA #34 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season…

Spider Jon Wilson placed 6th in the 3000M (8:32.33)... He currently ranks as the NCAA #58 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season…

(R-L) Amy Van Alstine, Maria Elana Calle Mary Dell and Jill Prentice start the 3K...
they would go on to finish in this same order.

Amy Van Alstine en route to a
school, facility and meet record in the 3K.

Spider standout Amy Van Alstine won the 3000M (9:29.54)…Her time currently ranks as the NCAA #2 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season…She broke the School Record, Facility Record and the Fred Hardy Invitational Meet Record…

Jill Prentice ran a top 10 time for 3K in program history.

Spider Freshman Jill Prentice placed 4th in the 3000M (9:55.39)…Her effort currently ranks as the NCAA Freshman (#6) and NCAA #32 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season…Her time also qualifies for her for the USATF Jr Nat’l Champs..

Heather Roush won the javelin throw with the 12th best mark in the NCAA
so far this outdoor season

In the women's Javelin, Spider senior Heather Roush won the event (48.08M)… Her throw currently ranks as the NCAA #12 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season, NCAA DI East Region#2 ranking and Atlantic 10 Conference #1 rank… She broke the School Record, Facility Record and the Fred Hardy Invitational Meet Record …She also won the Discus Throw in 45.84M..

Alli Mannon and Alyson McGonigle, both freshmen,
lead off the 4x800M relay for the Spiders.

Mannon gave the lead to the Spiders.
She handed off toe Freshman Amanda Lineberry who held the lead over Virginia.

Lineberry finished strong handing the baton off in the lead to Andi DeFonce.

DeFonce handed off in the lead to Nicol Traynor,
who anchored the Spiders to victory.
Their time ranks #7 in the NCAA and #1 in the A-10
early this outdoor season.

In the Women's 4x800M our Spiders team (Alli Mannon-FR, Amanda Lineberry-FR, Andi DeFonce-JR, Nicol Traynor-JR) won, defeating the field with a time of 9:13.81… Currently their time ranks as the NCAA #7 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season and Atlantic 10 Conference #1 rank…

X'auntasia Johnson placed 2nd in the Triple Jump

X’auntasia Johnson placed 2nd in the Triple Jump (11.77M)… Her jump currently ranks as the NCAA #75 performance in the nation for the 2011 Outdoor season, NCAA DI East Region#50 ranking and Atlantic 10 Conference #2 rank…

Meaghan McGovern won the Hammer Throw with the
NCAA East Regions #2 rank throw this season.

Meaghan McGovern won the Hammer Throw (58.32M).. Currently her throw ranks as the NCAA DI East Region#2 ranking and Atlantic 10 Conference #1 rank…

Coach Lori Taylor shouts splits to Beth Kelly and Jenn Ennis.
They swept the top 2 spots in the 5K.

Women's 5K ...Beth Kelly and Jenn Ennis went 1-2 in the 5000M race...Kelly ran 17:24.98 and Ennis 17:27.85... Junior Emma Berry came in seventh-place (18:22.16), while freshman Liz Schinski finished ninth (18:52.11).

Assistant coach, Jon Molz on his way to winning the men's 5K.

Men's 5K... Assistant Coach, Jon Molz (UR '08) running for New Balance-Richmond won the 5K running in the lead for nearly the entire race...He ran 14:57.78 and used the race to sharpen for the Monument Avenue 10K next weekend here in Richmond, the River City.

Watch Fred Hardy Invitational VIDEO RECAP HERE

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Five More Spider Wins On Final Day Of Fred Hardy Invitational

Five meet records and three facility records were set over the two-day meet.

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Four Spider Wins On First Day Of Fred Hardy Invitational

Nicol Traynor and Andrew Benford set meet records.

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