University of Delaware Athletics
University of Delaware
Morgan State Legacy Meet
Delaware Women Win Four Individual Events, Take Second Place at Morgan State Meet
4/19/2015 1:04:00 PM | Track & Field - Outdoor
BALTIMORE, Md. -- Seniors Monica Hagenauer, Melissa Mazzo, and Haley Gorenflo each won their events with career best performances to lead the University of Delaware women's outdoor track & field squad to a second place team finish at the 12th annual Legacy Meet hosted by Morgan State University Saturday at Hughes Stadium.
Hagenauer (Parkland HS/Schnecksville, Pa./at left) won the hammer with a toss of 164-feet, 8-inches, Mazzo (Webster Thomas/Webster, N.Y.) broke her own school record in winning the 3,000 
meter steeplechase with a time of 11:01.89, and Gorenflo (Plymouth-Whitemarsh/Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) captured the pole vault with a personal best leap of 11-10.5. Mazzo broke her previous record of 11:04.7 set earlier this season.
In addition, Delaware sophomore Becky Gessler (Notre Dame/Ellicott City, Md.) captured the 5,000 meters with a clocking of 17:59.53 to highlight the action for the Blue Hens.
Maryland won the team title with a score of 157 points, edging past the Blue Hens, who picked up 145 points thanks to 19 top five finishes. UMBC was fourth followed by Hampton and Norfolk State in the 19-team field. Delaware has now posted a top five team finish in all five scoring meets in which it has competed this spring.
The Blue Hens also posted three second place finishes as senior Alexis Gligor (Woodbury/Woodbury, N.J.) was second in the pole vault (11-4.25), senior Amira Idris (Hylton/Woodbridge, Va.) was second in the long jump (19-3.25), and senior Hannah Pepper (Cape Henlopen/Lewes, Del.) was second in the heptathlon with a score of 4,261 points. Idris also placed third in the triple jump with a leap of 39-9.75.
Also for the Blue Hens, freshman Sarah Hillman was fourth in the shot put with a UD freshman record toss of 44-5.5 and also finished fifth in the hammer with a throw of 148-8.
Delaware will continue action this week when the Hens compete at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia Apr. 23-25 and host the Delaware Classic Saturday at Stuart and Suzanne Grant Stadium.
AGATE:
Final Team Standings (19 teams): 1. Maryland - 157; 2. Delaware - 145; 3. UMBC - 98; 4. Hampton - 62; 5. Norfolk State - 52; 6. Coppin State, Temple - 44; 8. Morgan State - 40; 9. Howard - 26; 10. Delaware State - 23
Delaware Top 10 Finishers:
1st Place - Monica Hagenauer, hammer (164-8); Melissa Mazzo, 3,000m steeplechase (11:01.89/UD Record); Haley Gorenflo, pole vault (11-10.5); Rebecca Gessler, 5,000m (17:59.53)
2nd Place - Alexis Gligor, pole vault (11-4.25); Amira Idris, long jump (19-3.25); Hannah Pepper,heptathlon (4,261 points; 4th, 100m hurdles, 16.50; 4th, high jump, 5-1; 2nd, shot put, 32-3.5; 2nd, 200m, 26.47; 2nd, 800m, 2:29.13; 4th, long jump, 16-5.75; 3rd, javelin, 82-4)
3rd Place - Amira Idris, triple jump (39-9.75); Kristina Valko, javelin (120-0); Miranda Reinson, pole vault (11-4.25); Liz McGroarty, 800m (2:13.53); Katrina Steenkamer, 5,000m (18:24.71)
4th Place - Jade Francis, hammer (150-6); Sarah Hillman, shot put (44-5.5/UD Freshman Record); Nicole Filion, pole vault (11-4.25); 4 x 100m Relay (Latazah Coleman, Tyler Jackson, Paige Thompson-Charles, Amira Idris), 47.16
5th Place - Sarah Hillman, hammer (148-8); Kelsey Evancho, high jump (5-6); Betsy Erlanger, 1,500m (4:40.16); Gabrielle Alaimo, 5,000m (18:36.93)
7th Place - Shanel Dickens, 800m (2:14.82); Angie Spadaccini, heptathlon (3,043 points; 7th, 100m hurdles, 21.07; 7th, high jump, 4-2.25; 7th, shot put, 24-11.25; 7th, 200m, 28.12; 1st, 800m, 2:26.12; 7th, long jump, 13-1.25; 4th, javelin, 74-6)
8th Place - Avree Wright, hammer (136-1)
9th Place - Irene Cedano, hammer (135-5)
10th Place - Evelyn Cubero, javelin (98-8); Erin McCloskey, 800m (4:46.21); Latazah Coleman, 100m (12.10); 4 x 400m Relay (Breanna Nicholson, Chelsi Campbell, Carolyn Darr, Michele Simmons), 3:58.86
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