The women’s track team met in Bethlehem, PA to go up against Moravian College at Rauch Fieldhouse on the campus of Lehigh University Saturday, Jan. 26.
First-year Kelli Garriott set a new record in the high jump in December for the Jays, and she beat it at the Moravian Invitational. The ongoing record was held by Carrie Kerna since February 2004, when she jumped a soaring 1.62 meters. The new record is now held by Garriott at 1.66 meters, which earned her not only first place at the meet, but Elizabethtown College’s program record.
Sophomore Kaitlin Donahue came in second overall in the 5,000m at 18:30.82, with senior Colleen Kernan close behind in third at 18:41.12. Junior Erin Doherty came in fifth, with a time of 19:04.38 as well. Donahue’s time was ninth best in program history.
The women’s 4×4 relay came in ninth overall with a time of 4:31.04. Junior Ashleigh Denault earned a time of 8.72 in the 60m dash, the 10th fastest in program history.
Franklin & Marshall College held the Mini Dip Invitational the Friday before, where Etown junior Natalie Nye participated in the pole vault event, earning second with a height of 3.05 meters. Close behind was graduate student Karly Deam, who placed fourth with a height of 2.60 meters and junior Paiton Kelly at seventh with a height of 2.45 meters.
For the men, junior Samuel Gerstenbacher took first in the mile event for the second consecutive meet this season. Gerstenbacher made an astounding time of 4:19.33, ranking ninth of all-time.
Junior Liam Coverdale placed second in the 5,000m with a time of 15:45.17. The distance medley containing first-years Adam Wolfe, Colin Elliot, and Bill Angelina and sophomore Will Schoener finished first with a time of 10:50.30.
Etown also had men travel to the Mini Dip Invitational, where first-year Brian Price placed eighth in the weight throw event with a distance of 11.27m. First-year Nick DeLisle-Kostomite placed 10th in the pole vault event with a height of 3.05m.
Elizabethtown will participate in New York University Division III Invitational Friday, February 1, in New York City.
