ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Fourteen different athletes contributed to the team scoring as the Cortland women's outdoor track and field team finished fourth out of 23 schools at the University of Rochester Alumni Invitational. The meet was held Sunday at Rochester's Fauver Stadium.

St. Lawrence won the team title with 137 points, followed by Rochester (129), Brockport (55), Cortland (54) and Geneseo (45) in the top five. Cortland did not field a complete roster since some of its athletes competed at the Princeton Sam Howell Invitational earlier in the weekend.

Junior Valerie Vancol (Merrick/Sanford H. Calhoun) finished second out of 35 in the discus with an ECAC-qualifying distance of 39.67 meters (130' 2"). She also recorded two other top-20 finishes outside of the scoring top eight with an 11th-place shot put of 10.46 meters (34' 4") and an 18th-place hammer throw of 35.79 meters (117' 5").

Sophomore Kayla Koelbel (Bradford, PA/Kings Park (NY)) tied for third in the high jump by clearing 1.49 meters (4' 10.5") and was fifth in the 100-meter hurdles in 16.56 seconds. Junior Hannah Anthes (Liverpool) finished fourth of 58 in the 100-meter dash (13.03) and seventh of 91 in the 200-meter dash (26.90).

Junior Marina Pettinicchi (Bellport) and junior Regina Bulson (Marlboro) finished fourth (42:23.26) and fifth (43:10.18), respectively, in the 10,000-meter run. Sophomore Jane Martinez (Latham/East Lyme (CT)) and junior Heather Eriksson (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury) tied for fifth in the pole vault with heights of 2.98 meters (9' 9.25"), while sophomore Mackenzie Meehan (Amsterdam) and sophomore Alex Seymour (Dryden) tied for seventh at 2.83 meters (9' 3.25").

Also scoring in individual events were sophomore Whitney Ford (Oswego) with a sixth-place triple jump of 10.58 meters (34' 8.5") and senior Alex Budd (Riverhead) with a tie for sixth in the high jump (1.49 meters – 4' 10.5").

The combination of Anthes, junior Gabrielle Conant (Tully), junior Kiersten Duroe (Horseheads) and sophomore Saige Thomas (Elmira/Elmira Free Academy) finished fourth in the 4x400-meter relay (4:12.98). Freshman Kelly Paris (Amsterdam), junior Ashley Martin (Groton), freshman Christine LaVoie (Fayetteville/Fayetteville-Manlius) and sophomore Amanda Sacca (Latham/Shaker) placed seventh in 4:23.93, but only one relay per school is allowed to score points.

Conant was 10th in the 400-meter dash (1:00.77) and 18th in the 200-meter dash (27.31). Sophomore Carla Auguste (Brooklyn/Midwood) finished ninth in the triple jump (10.27 meters – 33' 8.5"), just missing a top-eight scoring finish, while freshman Sarah Shellard (Victor) finished 13th in the 100-meter hurdles (17.30).

Other top-20 finishes included: Duroe 14th in the 400-meter dash (1:02.02); sophomore Sara Young (Lyons Falls/South Lewis) 14th in the pole vault (2.68 meters – 8' 9.5"); sophomore Brianna Callahan (Conklin/Susquehanna Valley) 15th in the triple jump (10.11 meters – 33' 2"); Ford 16th in the 200-meter dash (27.30); Budd 18th in the triple jump (9.75 meters – 32' 0"); and Thomas 19th in the 400-meter dash (1:02.96).

Complete Results (PDF)