NEW YORK, N.Y. – Senior
Amber Stephens (Stony Point/North Rockland) finished fourth in the long jump and the 4x400-meter relay team of junior
Africa Harper (Bronx/John F. Kennedy), senior
Alexis Grable (Pine Bush), senior
Caitlin Triantafillou (Getzville/Williamsville North) and senior
Abby Vander Veen (Duanesburg/Faith Bible Academy) turned in a fourth-place finish to highlight Cortland's performances at the 2013 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Division III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships. The championship was held at the New Balance Track and Field Center at the Armory in Manhattan.
Cortland tied for 26th place out of 50 schools that scored with 12 points. Ithaca won the team title with 76 points, followed by NYU (50), Rowan (48), Wheaton (Mass.) (47) and The College of New Jersey (39) in the top five.
Stephens recorded a long jump of 5.39 meters (17' 8.25”), while the 4x400-meter relay finished in 3:56.39. Also scoring were senior
Christi Nassauer (Mount Sinai) in the pole vault (8th place, 3.36 meters – 11' 0.25”) and sophomore
Taylor Hudson (Victor) in the long jump (5.30 meters – 17' 4.75”).
Three Red Dragons finished ninth in their events – sophomore
Valerie Vancol (Merrick/Sanford H. Calhoun) in the shot put (11.94 meters – 39' 2.25”), Harper in the 400 meters (58.42) and freshman
Kayla Blomback (Orchard Park) in the mile (5:32.80). Hudson finished 10th in the pentathlon with 2,616 points.
he NCAA Div. III Women's Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held March 8-9 at North Central College in Naperville, Ill. The top 15 performers in each individual event and the top 10 relays, after all results have been officially reported, qualify to compete at nationals. As of Saturday evening, junior
Sarah Bonnell (Norwich) ranks fourth nationally in the long jump (5.77 meters – 18' 11.25”) and 13th in the 60-meter dash (7.78), senior
Nikki Schafer (Troy/Columbia) is fourth in the pentathlon (3,384 points) and Stephens is ninth in the triple jump (11.83 meters – 38' 9.75”).
Complete Women's Results (PDF)
