Women's Track & Field | 5/8/2021 8:36:00 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT women's track & field team finished third at the 2021 Liberty League West Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Saturday, hosted by Rochester.
Three Tigers registered first-place finishes while multiple athletes posted qualifying times for the Atlantic Region Championships on May 19.
- Harley Wilson (Bel Air, MD/Bel Air) won her third career title in the 400 hurdles (1:03.61) while also adding legs to the runner-up 4x400 (4:04.89) and third-place 4x100 (50.26) relays.
- Danielle Wallace (East Chatham, NY/Chatham) finished first in the steeplechase with a 11:37.44 clocking, besting her personal record by over 20 seconds.
- Colleen Eckl (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Mendon) won the triple jump (11.44m/37' 6.5") besting her program record and PR by over three inches.
- Marissa Dispenza (Batavia, NY/Batavia) set a PR (15.04) with her runner-up finish in the 100 hurdles, finished second to Wilson in the 400 hurdles (1:06.31) and added a leg to the runner-up 4x400 relay.
TEAM SCORES
1. Ithaca 256; 2. Rochester 209;
3. RIT 79; 4. St. Lawrence 70.
TOP RIT FINISHERS
Track Events
Steeplechase
1.
Danielle Wallace (East Chatham, NY/Chatham) 11:37.44*
4x100
3. RIT (Burgard, Wilson, Eckl, Dispenza) 50.26*
100 Hurdles
2.
Marissa Dispenza (Batavia, NY/Batavia) 15.04*
800
6.
Jaimie Polanco (Middletown, NY/Minisink Valley) 2:21.94
400 Hurdles
1.
Harley Wilson (Bel Air, MD/Bel Air) 1:03.16*
2.
Marissa Dispenza (Batavia, NY/Batavia) 1:06.31*
4x400
2. RIT (Dispenza, Burgard, Eckl, Wilson) 4:04.89*
10,000
6.
Erin Percy (Colorado Springs, CO/The Classical Academy) 39:39.69*
7.
Ann Byerley (Mandeville, LA/Mandeville) 40:04.99*
Field Events
Hammer
3.
Emily Zebrowski (Springville, NY/Springville) 49.54m/162' 6"
High Jump
3.
Kassidy Burrows (Farmington, NY/Victor) 1.49m/4' 10.5"
4.
Brooke Stanley (Minnetonka, MN/Benilde-St. Margaret's) 1.49m/4' 10.5"
Javelin
6.
Abby Carpenter (Pine Bush, NY/Pine Bush) 32.24m/105' 9"
Triple Jump
1.
Colleen Eckl (Pittsford, NY/Pittsford Mendon) 11.44m/37' 6.5" (Program Record)
* Atlantic Region Championship qualifying mark
