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Senior Stars Lead M., W. Track at Heptagonals

W. Track Places Third

Freshman Sandra Venghaus placed fifth in the heptathlon, which was also won by Lindsay Taylor.

In the middle and long distances, sophomore Melissa Turner was the lone Crimson runner to place, taking sixth at 37:20.29. Sophomore Ashley Furst was a finalist in the 400, placed sixth in the 800-meter run and anchored the 4x800 relay team which also included juniors Samantha Piper and Leann Hymas, and freshman Beverly Whelan.

The highlight among the Crimson throws came from freshman Johanna Doyle, who placed second in the hammer throw at 51.84 meters-a full three-meter improvement from her performance the week before and just two centimeters better than the third-place competitor. Her points, along with a fifth-place finish from sophomore Bryce Weed in the pole vault, were the Crimson's first points of the meet to start off Saturday morning.

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Junior Nicky Grant placed fifth in the hammer throw and sixth in the shot put. Her throws of 49.66 meters and 13.16 meters, respectively, were good enough to score points for the team, but short of what she had achieved in the weeks leading up to Heps.

The Crimson did manage to score points in all of the throwing events, as freshman Alexandra Petrone placed fifth in the javelin at 39.76 meters, and freshman Breeanna Gibson finished fifth in the discus at 41.18 meters.

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