Women's Track & Field | 4/26/2015 7:52:00 PM
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ROCHESTER, NY - Junior
Hailey Burkhart (Underhill, VT/Mt. Mansfield Union) and sophomore
Jess Calzolari (Longmont, CO/Mead) of the RIT women's track and field team finished first and second, respectively, at the 2015 NYSCTC Heptathlon held at Fauver Stadium on the campus of the University of Rochester on Sunday and Monday, April 26-27. Burkhart won the event for the second year in a row and shattered her own school record.
Burkhart finished with a final tally of 4,332 points, breaking her previous school mark of 4,304 points, set last season. Her score is the 17th best in all of Division III this season.
Calzolari recorded a personal best by recording 3,713 points to finish second. Her score is just outside the top-50 in Division III.
"I'm extremely proud of the way the women competed today," said RIT assistant coach
Dave Stevens. "I feel like we definitely have room for improvement, as we look forward to ECAC's and NCAA's, but are in very good position moving into our championship phase of training and competitions. For Hailey, being a two time NYSCTC champion, and in the fashion she did it, is extremely impressive. Both Hailey and Jess have very high aspirations, and have been relentless in their pursuit. This is a good step for both of them."
On Sunday, Burkhart was first in the 100-meter hurdles (15.62 seconds), first in the 200-meters (27.11 seconds), second in the shot put (10.12 meters), and tied with Calzolari for second in the high jump (1.53 meters). Calzolari was third in the 100-meter hurdles (16.51 seconds), seventh in the 200-meters (28.96 seconds), and eighth in the shot put (7.76 meters).
On Monday, Burkhart finished second in the long jump (4.82 meters), first in the javelin (30.67 meters), and seocnd in the 800-meters (2:31.44). Calzolari was fourth in the long jump (4.95 meters), second in the javelin (29.01 meters), and seventh in the 800-meters (2:45.56).
RIT will begin the 2015 NYSCTC Championship from St. Lawrence University on Friday, May 1 and Saturday with 18 points, as Burkhart tallied 10 and Calzolari, eight.
