McArdle Leads Women's Track & Field at VertKlasse Meeting

HIGH POINT, N.C. - The Holy Cross women's track & field team had five student-athletes qualify for the ECAC Outdoor Championships, three qualify for the New England Championships and recorded one broken record.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Senior Stefanie McArdle broke the school outdoor record and finished fourth in the 400m with a time of 57.07. She also qualified for the New England Championships.
In the 100m, junior Alexandra Curtin placed fourth (12.02) and sophomore Alliie Smiley finished sixth (12.10), which were personal best times for both. Curtin qualified for ECACs with her time.
Senior Claire Turner finished fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:17.38. In the same event, seniors Meghan Dietter and Kate Spitler finished sixth (2:19.71) and seventh (2:20.59).
Senior Zoe Matherne qualified for the ECACs with her second place finished in the 1500m (4:28.97). Hannah Segrave of Great Britain placed first in the event.
The Crusaders swept the 5k with sophomore Jenna Gasparrini taking first (17:27.42), senior Hannah Jeter placing third (17:39.02) and senior Annie Sullivan taking third (18:11.07).
In the 100m hurdles, senior Alanna Hitscherich notched a personal record placing fifth (14.74) and qualified for the New England Championships. Sophomore Morgan Sanders finished sixth (14.75) and also hit a personal best and qualified for the New England Championships.
The 4x100m relay team consisting of Smiley, junior Sarah Friess, Curtin and McArdle placed second (47.50), which is a season's best and ECAC qualifying mark.
Turner, McArdle, Dietter and junior Lauren Rasmus placed fourth in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:55.86.
Holy Cross also swept the long jump: Smiley took first (5.77m), Curtin placed second (5.51m) and Hitscherich finished third (5.44m). Smiley's mark was good to qualify for ECACs. Sander took fourth place in the same event (5.35m).
In the triple jump, Hitscherich placed fifth (11.31m), which was a season's best jump.
Freshman Abbie Mokwuah took third in the shot put with an ECAC qualifying mark of 13.62.
In the 400m hurdles, Rasmus recorded a personal record with a time of 1:06.43.