Women?s Track And Field Competes at ECAC And New England Championships

THE BASICS:
New England Score: 21 of 37 (12.50 points)
ECAC Score: No Team Score
Location: New England; New Britain, Conn. (CCSU Track & Field)
ECAC; Princeton, N.J. (Weaver Stadium)
Date: May 14, 2016
The Lead: Junior Alexa Eldracher (Woodbridge, Conn.) set a new Holy Cross record in the triple jump at the New England Championship, as the Crusaders sent student-athletes to compete in both the New England and ECAC Championships this weekend.

HOW IT HAPPENED (ECAC):

In the 800 m run, senior Catherine Gildea (Milford, Conn.) placed 19th overall, recording a time of 2:10.03, just 0.30 seconds off the Holy Cross record.
Sophomore Zoe Matherne (Camp Hill, Pa.) placed 10th overall in the 1500 m run, earning a time of 4:28.43.
In the 4x100 m relay, the squad of freshman Sarah Friess (Castleton on Hudson, N.Y.), sophomore Xanthi Pantazelos (Danvers, Mass.), sophomore Stefanie McArdle (South Glastonbury, Conn.) and freshman Alexandra Curtin (Winchester, Mass.) placed 15th with a final time of 47.75.
The team of Gildea, sophomore Kate Spitler (Marshfield, Mass.), junior Rachel Sowinski (Mountain Top, Pa.) and senior Caroline Carley (Barrington, Ill.) placed sixth in the 4x800 m relay with a time of 9:08.31, qualifying them for the final round of the event.
Curtin placed 10th in the long jump with a mark of 5.60 m.

HOW IT HAPPENED (NEW ENGLAND):

Eldracher placed second overall in the triple jump with a final mark of 11.81 m.
In the 800 m run, sophomore Claire Turner (Norwalk, Conn.) finished 17th overall with a final time of 2:17.00.
In the 1500 m run, junior Caroline Carr (Ridgefield, Conn.) finished 11th, recording a time of 4:44.26.
In the hammer throw, senior Elizabeth Provost (Adams, Mass.) placed 23rd overall with a distance of 39.74 m.

BEYOND THE RESULTS:

Eldracher's mark of 11.81 m in the triple jump is a new Holy Cross record, breaking her previous record of 11.73 m at the Patriot League Indoor Championship earlier this season.

UP NEXT:

The Crusaders wrap up their 2016 season at the final day of the ECAC Championship on Sunday, May 15.

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