Richmond at the 2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Track & Field Championships (May 7-8)

Amy Van Alstine on her way to a new A-10 Meet Record,
UNC-Charlotte Facility Record and
Richmond Program Record in the 1500M (4:19:38) (photos by Dan Petty)

Amy VanAlstine was named the "2011 Most Outstanding Track Performer" of the Atlantic 10 Conference. She won both the 1500M (4:19.36) in Meet Record Time and the 5K (16:39.56).

Tremayne Graham in the men's 200M...
He finished 3rd in the 100M final
and ran a lifetime best in the 100M trials of 10.62.

Matt Llano shown on his way to winning the 5000M.

Nicol Traynor (2nd), Amy Van Alstine (1st) and Jill Prentice (10th) 
hammering away in the 5000M. 
Charlotte's Amanda Goetschius (3rd) and LaSalle's Stephanie Bearish (17th)
are in the pack.



Amy Van Alstine and Nicol Traynor shadow
Charlotte's Amanda Goetschius in the 5000M...
The Spiders end sweeping the top 2 spots

 

Amy and Nicol get ready to move
with 800M remaining in the 5000M.

Amy Van Alstine pulled away with 200M remaining and
Nicol Traynor closed the final 100M to make it
a Spiders 1-2 sweep in the 5K

Matt Llano opened the 5K in 4:23 through the 1600M
with track temperatures soaring to 90 degrees.

After running 28:43.30 in the 10,000M on Sunday evening,
Llano cruised to victory in the 5000M (14:34.18) at the 2011 A-10 Championships.
Spider Freshman, Ryan Lee placed 4th (14:44.36).

Tremayne Graham receives the baton from
Darryl Hamilton in the 4x100M Relay. Our Spiders finished 9th.

Derek Mayo anchors the Spiders 4x100M Relay.

2011 Atlantic 10 Conference Track & Field Championships STATS:

RESULTS

The Atlantic 10 Conference Championships was the best ever...a great meet with 14 new meet records set (8 women's event records and 6 men's event records).

For our Spiders....
Amy VanAlstine was named "2011 Most Outstanding Track Performer" of the Atlantic 10 Conference. She won both the 1500M (4:19.36) in Meet Record Time and the 5K (16:39.56)...VanAlstine's 4:19.38 also broke Joan Nesbit's 1500M facility record set in 2000 (4:23.14).

Spiders Set 5 School Records...NEW RICHMOND RECORDS:
---Amy VanAlstine won the women's 1500M in 4:19.36...and broke Josephine White's record of 4:19.90 set in 1982
---Nicol Traynor ran 10:11.20 in the 3K Steeplechase...She broke her own record of 10:28.46 she set in 2009 (She redshirted in 2010)...
---X'auntasia Johnson jumped 12.08M in the women's Triple Jump...She broke Megan Ney's 2010 mark of 12.02M...
---Grace Gibson cleared 3.40M in the women's Pole Vault to break her own record of 3.35M set several times earlier this season...
---Monica Howard threw 49.86M in the Discus and broke her own record of 48.43M set last weekend at Penn Relays...

Spiders Set 2 Atlantic 10 Conference Meet Records:
NEW Atlantic 10 Conference MEET RECORD HOLDERS...
---Amy VanAlstine set a new meet record in the 1500M (4:19.38) and also broke Joan Nesbit's 1500M facility record set in 2000 (4:23.14)...
---Monica Howard set a meet record in the Women's Discus (49.86m)

Spiders Claimed 5 Atlantic 10 Conference Championship Ttitles:
---Amy VanAlstine won the 1500M (4:19.38) and the 5K (16:39.56)
---Monica Howard won the Women's Discus (49.86m)
---Heather Roush won the Women's Javelin (44.91m) and
---Matt Llano won the Men's 5K (14:34.18).

1500M SPLITS:
---Amy Van Alstine's 1500m splits: 67.3 at 400M..2:17.2 at 800M...3:27.8 at 1200M...and 4:19.38 finish (W's 1500M RESULTS) (1st Heat #1 and Overall......also broke previous Meet Record and Facility Record)
---Alli Mannon's 1500M Splits: 73.7/2:30.1/3:46.1/4:38.11 (1st Heat #2)
---Amanda Lineberry's 1500M Splits: 73.9/2:31.2/3:51.3/4:54.18 (8th Heat #2)
---Andrew Benford's 1500M Splits: 64.9/2:09.4/3:08.5/3:54.87 (10th Heat #3)
---Jason Skipper's 1500M Splits: 64.8/2:10.9/3:14.2/4:00.70 (1st Heat #1)
---Patrick Love's 1500M Splits: 65.2/2:11.4/3:18.4/4:11.03

5K SPLITS:
--Amy Van Alstine's 5K splits:  77.6/2:38.3/3:59.2/5:22.1 at 1600m/6:43.8/8:05.9/9:27.8/10:07.6 at 3K/10:49.3 at 3200M/12:11.5/13:32.6/14:51.8/?/16:39.56 at 5K finish 
 (W's 5K RESULTS)
 --Nicol Traynor's 5K splits: 77.6/2:38.3/3:59.2/5:22.1 at 1600m/6:43.8/8:06.1/9:27.8/10:07.6 at 3K/10:49.3 at 3200M/12:11.6/13:32.6/14:51.8/?/16:41.87 at 5K finish
--Jill Prentice's 5K splits: 77.6/2:38.3/3:59.2/5:22.1 at 1600m/6:43.8/8:06.3/9:28.6/10:10.6 at 3K/10:55.1 at 3200M/12:25.5/13:54.3/15:26.8/16:59.3/17:437.47 at 5K finish
---Matt Llano's 5K Splits:  63.9/2:10.0/3:16.4/4:23.5 at 1600M/5:31.6/6:42.2/7:54.4/9:08.3 at 3200M/10:24.7/11:35.5/12:49.4/14:01.7 at 3 miles/14:34.18 (1st) (M's 5K RESULTS)
---Ran Lee's 5K Splits: 68.6/2:19.7/3:40.3/4:41.9 at 1600M/5:51.4/7:02.0/8:15.0/9:29.0 at 3200M/10:42.0/11:53.5/13:05.4/14:12.4 at 3 miles/14:344.67 (4th)

3K STEEPLE SPLITS:
---Andrew Benford's 3K Steeple Splits: 66.8/2:16.2/3:25.9/4:36.0 at 1600M/5:46.7/6:56.4/8:09.6/8:46.12 (2nd...also broke previous Meet Record and Facility Record) (M's 3KSC RESULTS)
---Nicol Traynor's 3K Steeple Splits: 1:19.3/2:40.6/3:59.7/5:24.6 at 1600M/-/-/10:11.20 (2nd...also broke previous Meet Record and Facility Record) (W's 3KSC RESULTS)
---Missing Jenn Ennis and Molly Parson's splits

800M SPLITS
---Alli Mannon's 800M Splits: 31./65.8/1:38.3/2:14.11 (7th Heat #2)
---Andi DeFonce's 800M Splits:  31.0/65.0/1:38.3/2:14.66 (1st Heat #1)
---Alyson McGonigle's 800M Splits: 31.8/66.5/1:41.2/2:16.52 (5th Heat #1)

10K SPLITS
---Jon Wilson's 10K Splits: 72.0/70.0/70.8/71.2 (4:44.5 at 1600M)/ 71.4/71.1/71.9/71.8 (9:30.9 at 3200M)/74.8/71.9/78.0/74.4 (14:32.5 at 3 Miles)/15:06.1 at 5K-72.8/72.3/71.0/73.6 (19:20.8)/73.9/73.8/75.0/75.7 (24:19.4=5 miles)/76.1/74.6/75.3/73.9 (29:19.3=6 Mi)/68.9 at 10K=30:28.70 (4th) (M's 10K RESULTS)

---Chris York's 10K Splits: 72.0/70.0/71.3/71.2 (4:44.5 at 1600M)/71.9/70.9/73.2/74.7 (9:36.0 at 3200M)/73.9/74.5/75.9/77.7 (14:38.2 at 3 Miles)/15:12.1 at 5K-78.0/76.2/77.4/78.1 (19:48.5)/77.9/76.7/78.7/78.0 (24:59.8=5 miles)/78.9/78.0/77.5/76.6 (30:10.2=6 Mi)/75.6 at 10K=31:25.71 (9th)

---Tim Quinn's 10K Splits: 72.1/72.0/71.3/71.3 (4:44.8 at 1600M)/ 71.5/71.1/71.8/71.8 (9:30.9 at 3200M)/73.5/73.3/77.8/74.3 (14:30.8 at 3 Miles)/15:06.1 at 5K-72.8/72.1/71.1/73.3 (19:20.3 at 4 miles)/74.9/74.7/76.8/---Did Not Finish due to broken bone in foot...

---Julie Rechel placed 3rd (35:31.55) and also broke the A-10 Meet record of 35:40.68 and the Charlotte Facility record of 35:59.36...Julie Rechel (3rd-35:31.55), Beth Kelly (7th-36:38.29) and Erin Lunny (10th-37:20.33) in the W's 10K at the A-10 Championships...

4X800M RELAY SPLITS (9:01.63-8th place)

---Alli Mannon's 4x800M Splits (Leg#1): 63.5/1:35.6/2:12.8 split 
---Alyson McGonigle's 4x800M Splits: 30.9/63.8/1:37.7/2:13.7 split
---Andi DeFonce's 4x800M Splits: 31.3/64.5/1:38.3/2:15.5 split
 ---Amanda Lineberry's 4x800M Splits: 30.9/64.2/1:40.3/2:17.4 split (Total=9:01.63)
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Women Take Third As Van Alstine Wins Top Track Honor, Men Ninth

The Spiders third-place finish on the women's side is the program's best since back-to-back seconds in 2006 and 2007.

By Mike DeGeorge
UR SID

May 8, 2011

Final Results (PDF)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Senior Amy Van Alstine won both the 1,500m and the 5,000m events on Sunday and was named the A-10 Championship Women's Track Most Outstanding Performer as the Richmond women finished third overall at the 2011 Track & Field Championship. The men's team took home ninth.
Van Alstine set both the school and meet record in taking home the 1,500m title Sunday, winning in a time of 4:19.38 - the first sub-4:20 time in league history. She followed that victory up later Sunday afternoon by winning gold in the 5,000m in 16:39.56 en route to the program's first-ever Most Outstanding Track Performer award.
Nicol Traynor (16:41.87) was right behind Van Alstine in the 5,000m as the Spiders went 1-2 in the event. Jill Prentice took home 10th (17:37.47).

Van Alatine stands as the first-ever Spider to win the women's 5,000m and is Richmond's third all-time women's 1,500m champion after Ruth Chege won it in 2002 and 2003.
Senior Matt Llano also claimed the victory in the men's 5,000m, leading wire-to-wire and becoming the second Spider in three years to win that event after senior Andrew Benford was the A-10 champion in 2009. Freshman Ryan Lee closed hard to claim fourth in this year's 5,000m (14:44.36).

....READ MORE HERE

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Roush Takes Javelin, Howard Wins Discus On Day One Of A-10 Championship

The Spider women are in third place after Saturday's action.

By Mike DeGeorge

UR SID

May 7, 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Senior Monica Howard broke the Atlantic 10 record in winning the discus and senior Heather Roush allowed the Spiders to win the javelin for the eighth year in a row as the first day of the A-10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship concluded on Saturday.
Day 1 Results    /  Coach Taylor's Twitter

The Richmond women are in third-place after Day One with 62.5 points, just seven points shy of leader Charlotte. On the men's side, the Spiders are eighth with 13.5 points.

Howard shattered the meet record with her discus mark of 49.86m, while Roush was third in the discus with a throw of 46.07m.

Roush gave the Spiders another win on Saturday, taking the javelin for third-straight year with her mark of 44.91m. It's the eighth-consecutive year a Richmond woman has won the javelin at the A-10 Outdoor Championship.

Richmond continued its big day in the field events as Meaghan McGovern took second in the hammer throw (55.85m), while Howard finished eighth (46.95m). X'auntasia Johnson was fourth in long jump (5.57m) and Grace Gibson was sixth in pole vault (3.40m).

On the track, Nicol Traynor took the silver medal in the 3,000m steeplechase with her time of 10:11.20, while Jenn Ennis was sixth (10:42.10). In the 10,000m, Julie Rechel took third in a time of 35.31.55 and was followed by Beth Kelly in seventh (36:38.29).

....READ MORE HERE

Richmond's Matt Llano runs 28:43.30 for 10K at Stanford's Payton Jordan Invite

Richmond's Matt Llano ran 28:43.30 in the 10K at
Stanford's Payton Jordan Invitational this evening. 
His effort ranks as the 10th fastest time among
NCAA DI athletes for the 2011 season.

Matt Llano's 28:43.30 in the 10K tonight at Stanford's Payton Jordan Invitational ranks nationally as the 10th fastest 2011 NCAA DI time...It is also the 5th fastest mark within the NCAA East Region....Additionally, it is the top performance within the Atlantic 10 Conference, along with meeting the USATF National Championships "B" standard...His time also ranks 3rd among USA born runners...

"I felt great the first 5K.  It really felt easy and I was right where I wanted to be", said Llano. "I had a few laps that I just didn't feel good, but then I felt better over the last mile."

"Matt ran a good race which ranks as a top 10 mark in the NCAA for this year", said Steve Taylor, Richmond's men's coach. "He had about 6-7 laps around the 4 mile point that were a little slower than he wanted, but he rebounded well and closed brilliantly running 4:31 over his final mile of the race...  Matt is a tough competitor and I 'm happy with his effort here tonight."

Matt Llano's 10K Splits:

67.0

69.3 (2:16.3)

68.7 (3:25.0)

67.6 (4:32.6) at 1600M

67.7 (5:40.3)

68.8 (6:49.1)

68.8 (7:58.9)

68.9 (9:07.8) at 3200M

69.0 (10:16.8)

69.0 (11:25.8)

69.2 (12:34.0)

68.3 (13:42.3) at 3 Miles

14:17.4 at 5K

69.4 (14:52.7)

69.0 (16:01.7)

69.3 (17:10.0)

69.6 (18:20.6) at 4 Miles

70.0 (19:30.6)

71.0 (20:41.6)

70.6 (21:51.2)

70.4 (23:02.6)at 5 Miles

69.3 (24:11.9)

68.6 (25:20.5)

68.3 (26:28.8)

68.8 (27:37.6) at 6 Miles

65.5 (28:43.30) for 10K (4:31.2 for the last 1600M of the race)

San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts part of the 1894 Worlds Fair
has been renovated by the city becoming an impressive
landmark for the City by the Bay

The Palace of Fine Arts has a lot of history.

The Rotunda...Photos do not do it justice.

A closer look at the Rotunda.

...You would think you were in Rome or Greece.

A walkway goes through the Palace of Fine Arts.

The sun setting on the Palace of Fine Arts...

I'm not sure why this house was build this way. 

Thanks to UR '08 Grad Neil Slotterback for the photos and the tour of San Francisco.

Richmond Spiders at the 2011 Penn Relays (Friday & Thursday)

(R-L) Nicol Traynor (2nd leg-4:23.2 split), Amy Van Alstine (1st leg-4:19.7 split),
Alli Mannon (4th leg- 4:34.9 split) and Jenn Ennis (3rd leg-4:40.5 split). 
The Spiders led the 1st half of the "4x1500M Championship of America"
race before finishing a strong 5th.

Friday was another great day for the Spiders at the 2011 Penn Relays:


On the heels of Andrew Benford's Championship 3K steeple win and Meaghan McGovern's College Hammer throw win our Spiders continued an excellent showing in the Penn Relays:

--Our Women's 4x1500M Relay placed 5th (17:58.28) after leading leg #1 (Van Alstine-4:19.7 split) and leg #2 (Traynor-4:23.2 split)  in the Penn Relays "Championship of America"
--X'auntasia Johnson finished 20th (11.59M) in the women's College Triple Jump...

FRIDAY EVENTS

Our women's 4x1500M Relay Splits:

Amy Van Alstine took command of the race throwing down
a 4:19.7 split to hand off in the lead.

Amy Van Alstine (SR) Finish Lynx Splits:

400M-68.5

800M-70.3 (2:18.8)

1200M-70.0 (3:28.8)

1500M-50.1 (4:19.7)--1st leg...Handed off in the lead

Nicol Traynor extended the lead for the Spiders
with her 4:23.2 split for 1500M

Nicol Traynor (JR) Finish Lynx Splits:

400M- 68.27

800M-71.40 (2:19.7)

1200M-71.9 (3:31.6)

1500M-53.1 (4:23.2)--2nd leg--Handed off in the lead

Jenn Ennis on the 3rd leg
as Boston College and Georgetown close. 
Jenn split 4:40.5 on her leg.

Jenn Ennis (SR) Finish Lynx Splits:

400M-73.7
800M-74.2 (2:27.8)
1200M-76.4 (3:44.3)
1500M-55:1 (4:40.5)--3rd leg---Handed off in 5th

Freshman, Alli Mannon anchored the Spiders to
5th place with her 4:34.9 split

Alli Mannon (Freshman) Finish Lynx Splits:
400M-69.7
800M-72.5 (2:22.2)
1200M-74.1 (3:36.2)
1500M-58.3 (4:34.9)---4th leg---finished in 5th
Total Time 17:58.28 (5th Place)  Link to Results HERE



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THURSDAY EVENTS

Andrew Benford, shown here winning the 2011 Fred Hardy Invitational
at Richmond's Fred Hardy Track, won the Penn Relays 3K steeple
with the 8th fastest time in the NCAA.

 A great Thursday for our Spiders at the 117th Penn Relays:

--Andrew Benford won (8:48.94) the Penn Relays Championship 3K Steeplechase
--Meaghan McGovern won (54.81M) the women's College Hammer Throw
--Monica Howard placed 4th (48.43M) in the women's College Discus Throw and set the school record
--Julie Rechel placed 4th (35:14.81) in the women's Championship 10K
--Heather Roush placed 6th (43.06M) in the women's Championship Javelin Throw
--Jon Wilson set a personal best (30:48.74) in the men's Championship 10K
--X'auntasia Johnson 23rd (5.28M) in the women's Eastern Long Jump.

Here are a few stats:
ANDREW BENFORD’s Championship 3K SC (8:48.94) win going into this weekend ranks #8 NCAA National…#6 NCAA East Region rank…#2 A-10 Conference Rank…His time was fastest of all races at Penn Relays, including the professional section known as the Olympic Development race...His time tonight was a 4 second Personal Record (PR).
LINK for Men's CHAMPIONSHIP 3KSC RESULTS

Watch the last lap of Andrew Benford's 2011 Penn Relays 3K Steeplechase win...


Watch more video of 2011 Penn Relays on flotrack.org

Andrew Benford's interview with FloTrack


Watch more video of 2011 Penn Relays on flotrack.org

Monica Howard broke her own school record
to place 6th in the College Discus Throw. 

MONICA HOWARD ‘s 4th place College Discus Throw (48.43M) going into this weekend ranks #75 NCAA National…#30 NCAA East Region ranks…#1 A-10 Conference rank…Her effort  broke her own school record by nearly 1 meter.
LINK for Women's DISCUS RESULTS

Julie Rechel, shown leading the 2010 A-10 Championship 10K race,
set a personal best tonight in the
Championship 10K of the Penn Relays.

JULIE RECHEL’s 5th place 10K (35:14.81) going into this weekend ranks #80 NCAA National...#30 NCAA East Region rank… #1 A-10 Conference rank…Her time was a 36 second PR…Recently Rechel was 2nd in the USA Collegiate National Triathlon Championships 2 weeks ago (Read More HERE)...Julie's splits to follow on Friday.
LINK for Women's CHAMPIONSHIP 10K RESULTS

Rechel's 10K splits
1-84.16
2-82.12
3-82.40
4-83.10=5:31.78 at 1600M
5-82.68
6-84.07
7-82.75
8-83.38=(5:32.6)=11:04.66 at 3200M
9-83.72
10-83.43
11-83.31
12-83.33=(5:33.7)=16:37.3 at 3 Miles
5K-17:18.9 split
13-83.28
14-84.20
15-83.43
16-83.28=(5:34.0)=22:11.3 at 4 miles
17-87.68
18-87.46
19-87.32
20-87.89=(5:50.1)=28:01.4 at 5 miles 
21-88.33
22-88.45
23-83.67
24-87.23=(5:47.5)=33:48.9 at 6 miles
25-84.16=(35.14.81 for 10K) 

Meaghan McGovern won the women's College Hammer Throw.

MEAGHAN McGOVERN’s College Hammer (54.81M) win going into this weekend ranks #86 NCAA National… #42 NCAA East Region rank… #4 A-10 Conference rank…Her throw was a PR by nearly 1 meter....
LINK for Women's COLLEGE HAMMER RESULTS

Heather Roush placed 6th in the Women's Championship Javelin Throw.

 HEATHER ROUSH’s Championship Javelin throw (43.06M) placed 6th…She set the school record earlier this season with a mark (48.08M) that still ranks in the top 25 in the NCAA National Rankings.
LINK for Women's CHAMPIONSHIP JAVELIN RESULTS 

Jon Wilson ran a PR in the 10K,
but he'll need a faster time to make it to the NCAA East Region.

 JON WILSON's 10K (30:48.74) was not what he wanted but still a PR…Jon's splits to follow Friday evening.
LINK for Men's CHAMPIONSHIP 10K RESULTS

Wilson's 10K Splits
1-72.56
2-72.18
3-70.43
4-70.19=4:44.3 at 1600M
5-73.1
6-73.3
7-71.0
8-72.03=9:33.8 at 3200M
9-73.01
10-72.05
11-73.23
12-74.32=14:26.4 at 3 Miles
5K Split-15:05.3
13-73.52
14-75.58
15-76.59
16-76.35=19:28.4 at 4 Miles
17-76.02
18-76.37
19-75.30
20-76.60= 24:32.7 at 5 Miles
21-76.75
22-75.54
23-75.36
24-74.85=29:35 at 6 Miles
25-72.19= 30:48.74 at 10K

X'auntasia Johnson fouled her first 2 jumps of the Penn Relays.

 X'AUNTASIA JOHNSON's Eastern Long Jump result was not what she wanted...with her first 2 jumps ending in fouls she needed a mark and managed a 5.28M...
LINK for EASTERN LONG JUMP RESULTS 

A 3 day total of 110,141 spectators attended the 2011 Penn Relays.

(R-L...F-B) Nicol Traynor (4:23.2 split in 4x1500M here at Penn and
16:10.37 in the 5K at Mt SAC Relays),
Alli Mannon (4:34.5 split in 4x1500M),
Jill Prentice (16:38 in the 5K at Mt SAC Relays),
Julie Rechel (5th in the 10K-35:14.81 and
2nd at the USA Collegiate Triathlon National Championships),
Jenn Ennis (4:35.49 in the 1500M at the Princeton Invite),
Amy Van Alstine (4:19.7 lead off leg of the 4x1500M and
16:09.22 for 5K at Mt SAC Relays),
Beth Kelly (36:08.68 for 10K at Mt SAC Relays) 
and Erin Lunny (17:27.47 in the 5K at the Princeton Inv.)

A large crowd (over 40,000) of specators were in
attendance on Friday to see the Spiders of Richmond
compete in the 4x1500M relay where they led the first 2 legs
before finishing 5th (RESULTS HERE)

(R-L) A little Dunkin' Donuts for Julie Rechel, Nicol Traynor, Jenn Ennis,
Amy Van Alstine, Jill Prentice and Alli Mannon.

(R-L) Beth Kelly and Erin Lunny support their teammates. 
Kelly ran 36:08 for 10K at the Mt SAC Relays
2 weeks ago (See Link)...
while Lunny ran 17:27 for 5K last weekend at Princeton (See Link)

On Thursday there was a large crowd for the
distance carnival of the 117th running of the Penn Relays.

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Benford Wins Steeplechase, McGovern Takes Hammer At Penn Relays

Senior Andrew Benford led wire-to-wire in taking the college steeplechase championship.

by Mike DeGeorge
UR SID

April 28, 2011

Follow Coach Taylor on Twitter at Penn Relays     Penn Relays website

PHILADELPHIA - Senior Andrew Benford crushed the field with an electrifying run to win the college men's 3,000m steeplechase, while junior Meaghan McGovern won the college women's hammer throw at the Penn Relays Thursday night.
Benford, who has established himself as one the elite steeplechase runners in the NCAA, led virtually wire-to-wire and crushed the field on the historic Franklin Field track with his championship time of 8:48.94. Benford was five seconds clear of second-place finisher Wesley Ruttoh from the University of Houston (8:53.91).
McGovern was crowned the Penn Relay's college women's hammer throw champion with a throw of 54.81m, beating out Amanda Phelps of Navy (54.42m). McGovern's winning throw came in Round 5 of the finals.

READ MORE HERE

2011 Princeton Larry Ellis Inv and JMU Inv. (Friday & Saturday, April 22-23)

Tim Quinn, shown here running the 3K at the
Fred Hardy Invitational on the University of Richmond campus, 
ran 14:08.96 in the 5K
at Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational.

 We split our team and went to 2 meets this weekend...Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational and JMU's Invitational...

At Princeton's Larry Ellis Invite:

Tim Quinn placed 8th in the Men's Championships 5K with a time of 14:08.96 which is a 16 second personal best (PR)…For the official results go HERE  

Tim's splits:

66.5/68.0/68.8/67.7=4:30 at 1600M

67.7/69.4/69.6/67.9=9:05 at 3200m

67.8/69.6/67.9/65.0=13:35.9 at 3 miles

32.4=14:08.96 for 5K..

Meaghan McGovern threw a season best (53.96M)
and didn't even get the chance to warm-up.

Meaghan McGovern was 3rd in the hammer throw with a throw of 53.96M (see note below)…results link: HERE... This mark is a 2011 Season best for her.


Erin Lunny ran a personal best (17:27.47)
and had knee surgery lass than 6 weeks ago.

Erin Lunny finished 8th in Heat #2 of the Women's 5K with a personal best time of 17:27.47...Results HERE  ...This is a 18 second personal best. 

Erin's splits:

84/85/84.4/86=5:39 at 1600M

84/83.5/83.2/82.6=11:12 at 3200m (10:32.4 3K split)

83.5/82.7/84.7/82.9=16:46 at 3 mile

40=17:27.47 for 5K

Jenn Ennis raced well to win heat #5 of the 1500M (4:35.49).

Jenn Ennis won heat #5 of the women’s 1500M with a time 4:35.49…This was also a personal best for her… Link to women’s 1500M...Results HERE    

Jenn’s splits:

73.4
2:26.7 (72.3)
3:40.0 (73.9)
55.2=4:35.49 for 1500M

Coach Steve Tayor on Princeton's Larry Ellis Invitational:
“It was a good night for us including a season best for Meaghan McGovern and personal bests for Tim Quinn, Jenn Ennis and Erin Lunny. Tim’s effort in the 5K will be close to getting him into the NCAA Regional Championships…Erin ran extremely well, especially considering she had surgery on her knee roughly 6 weeks ago...Jenn raced really well and was aggressive throughout the race...Meaghan's effort is a season best in the hammer throw and was a great performance especially given the adversity of arriving at the competition after warm-ups had ended.  We thought we had more time but we got a call on the way to the competition that the men finished in 25 minutes and the women's elite group was warming up.  Then...we hit every red light...She overcame the lack of warm-up and handled herself really well under much less than ideal preparation and absolutely no warm-up at all.  We are proud of their efforts,” 

Spiders Conclude Larry Ellis Invitational

Senior Tim Quinn came in eighth in the men's 5,000m race.
by KC Rismiller
UR SID

April 23, 2011
Princeton Results
 PRINCETON, N.J. - Four members of the Spiders' track & field team head back to Richmond, Va. after competing in the Larry Ellis Invitational on Friday. The meet was hosted by Princeton University and held on campus at William Weaver Stadium.
"It was a good night for us, including a season best for Meaghan and personal bests for Tim, Jenn and Erin," said men's head coach Steve Taylor. "Tim's effort in the 5,000m will be close to getting him into the NCAA Regional Championships. Erin also ran extremely well, especially considering she had surgery on her knee roughly 6 weeks ago. We are proud of their efforts."
Redshirt-senior Jenn Ennis took first-place in the fifth heat of the women's 1,500m. Her time of 4:35.49 set a personal best.
In the 5,000m, senior Erin Lunny finished eighth in her heat and set a personal best with a time of 17:27.47.
Junior Meaghan McGovern came in third in the hammer throw competition. She set a 2011 season best with her mark of 53.96m.
Senior Tim Quinn came in eighth and set a personal best in the men's 5,000m race with a time of 14:08.96.

READ MORE HERE
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We split the team this weekend...while a few athletes traveled to Princeton the remainder of the team went to the JMU Invitational...Here are a few photos (thanks Jason Skipper) and a recap:

(L-R) Stephanie Paradis, Kelsey McKenna, Devin Cassels, Meghan Hart
and Amanda Caporelli before things got started at the JMU Invitational.

Richmond Wins Five Events At JMU Invitational

The Spiders head to the Penn Relays next weekend.


by KC Rismiller
UR SID

April 24, 2011

HARRISONBURG, Va. - The University of Richmond track & field team walked away with five wins on Saturday afternoon after competing in Harrisonburg, Va. at the JMU Invitational.

"We had another good day, but still need to improve in several areas," said women's head coach Lori Taylor.

Sophomore Andi DeFonce took first-place in the 800m run (2:17.98), followed by freshman Alyson McGonigle in second-place (2:19.44) and sophomore Stephanie Paradis in sixth (2:25.14).

READ MORE HERE

Andi DeFonce won the 800M.



Darryl Hamilton placed 2nd in the triple jump.



Darryl Hamilton in his first college track & field  meet.



Devin Sullivan in the 3K.

 

Devin Cassels in the pole vault.

 

Coach Lawson



Amanda Lineberry in the 4x400M Relay.



Sean Livesey in the Javelin.



Alyson McGonigle, 2nd in the 800M,
shown here in the 4x400M Relay

Matt Mello in the 800M.

Lydia Morton in the 4x400M Relay after the 1500M.

Sarah Nuttycombe in the triple jump.

 

Molly Parson's after getting 5 stitches in the 3K steeple.

 

Conor Phelan in the 3K.