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Villanova Invitational #2
Hillman Wins Shot Put to Lead Delaware to Seventh Place at Villanova Invitational
2/6/2016 11:53:00 PM | Track & Field - Indoor
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Sophomore Sarah Hillman captured the shot put with a school record toss and freshman Ashley Bailey posted two top five finishes to lead the University of Delaware women's indoor track & field team to a seventh place team finish at the Villanova Invitational Saturday evening at the Ocean Breeze Park Athletic Complex.
Delaware posted eight top 10 finishes and collected 38 total points to finish seventh out of 12 teams. Penn won the team title with 121.5 points followed by Albany, Temple, South Florida, host Villanova, Georgetown, and Delaware.
“It was a great weekend for the team,” said Delaware head coach Wendy McFarlane. “They competed well at both meets (Friday and Saturday at Armory Collegiate Invitational at New York City). I am very proud of the performances so far this season. The ladies are seeing good results from their hard work.”
Hillman was the Hens' lone champion at Villanova as she won her second shot put title of the season and her fifth career indoor title. She tossed the shot put 47-feet, 2.25-inches to capture the title and break the UD record of 46-5 by Rachel Young back in 2007. It also qualified her for the ECAC Championships in March. Hillman also placed seventh in the weight throw with a distance of 50-7.25.
Bailey continued her outstanding freshman campaign as she was second in the pole vault (12-5.5) and third in the long jump (18-2) to pace the UD jumpers at Villanova. Her leap in the pole vault broke her own UD freshman record she set two weeks ago.
Also for the Hens, freshman Nadia Khoury was sixth in the high jump (5-5), freshman Olivia Goncerz was sixth in the triple jump (34-8.5), freshman Carlyn McGrath was eighth in the triple jump (34-3), and sophomore Ciera Ismail was 10th in the 200 meter dash (26.10).
Delaware will return to action on Sunday, Feb. 21, at the Princeton Invitational.
AGATE:
Final Team Standings: 1. Penn - 121.5; 2. Albany - 76; 3. Temple - 71; 4. South Florida - 56; 5. Villanova - 52; 6. Georgetown - 38; 7. Delaware - 33; 8. Lehigh - 25.5; 9. Lafayette - 17; 10. Monmouth - 16; 11. LIU Brooklyn - 13; 12. Columbia - 11
Delaware Top 20 Finishers:
1st Place - Sarah Hillman, shot put (47-2.25/UD Record/ECAC Qualifier)
2nd Place - Ashley Bailey, pole vault (12-5.5/Freshman Record/ECAC Qualifier)
3rd Place - Ashley Bailey, long jump (18-2)
6th Place - Nadia Khoury, high jump (5-5); Olivia Goncerz, triple jump (34-8.5)
7th Place - Sarah Hillman, weight throw (50-7.25)
8th Place- Carlyn McGrath, triple jump (34-3)
10th Place - Ciera Ismail, 60m (26.10)
11th Place - Amelia Jennings, triple jump (32-9.75); Jade Francis, weight throw (49-2.25)
13th Place - Amelia Jennings, 60m (27.10)
14th Place - Amira Idris, long jump (16-11.25)
15th Place - Emily Paolucci, 3,000m (10:27.60)
16th Place - Adrienne Fraczkowski, 3,000m (10:35.28); Andriene Rose, long jump (16-11.25)
18th Place - Carlyn McGrath, 60m hurdles (9.19); Irene Cedano, shot put (37-1)
19th Place - Leslie Ope, 60m hurdles (9.22)
20th Place - Ciera Ismail, 200m (26.98); Olivia Goncerz, 60m hurdles (9.2); Irene Cedano, weight throw (41-11.5)
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