Women’s track earns third place out of 16 teams at Tufts

Posted by: Andy Walter on January 20, 2007

Kathryn Moore ’07	Katie Bash ’10
Izzy Alexander ’09	Jen Caban ’07

MEDFORD, Mass. — The Bates College women’s track and field team finished third out of 16 teams Saturday at the Tufts Indoor Invitational #2. The Bobcats’ 94 points put them behind only the host Jumbos (142) and Amherst (103), and ahead of Southern Maine (75.5) and St. Francis (40) to round out the top five.

Event winners for Bates included senior Kathryn Moore (Pelham, N.H.) in the 1000-meter run (3:03.81) and the women’s distance medley relay team of first-year Katie Bash (Wallingford, Pa.), sophomore Izzy Alexander (Harvard, Mass.), senior Jen Caban (Bedford, Mass.) and Moore, which finished in 12:33.19 to edge out Amherst (12:34.11). It was the second fastest DMR run in Bates history. Moore’s 1000 was the fourth-fastest in Bates history, and qualified her for the New England Division III, ECAC and Open New England championships.

Junior Cassandra Kirkland (Greene, Maine) placed second in the weight throw (45-1.75), while first-year Vantiel Elizabeth Duncan (Topsham, Maine) came in third in the shot put (37-6).

Alexander earned second place in the 500, at 1:20.87, qualifying for the New England Division III and ECAC championship meets. Alexander also qualified for New Englands in the 55 hurdles, where she was fourth in 9.48 seconds. First-year Jenna Ligor (Denmark, Maine) and sophomore Tara Higgins (Hyde Park, Vt.) entered the all-time Bates performance list in the 500 at eighth and 10th in 1:24.04 and 1:25.55, respectively.

In the first mile race of her career, Caban ran a sixth-place 5:20.58, putting her at No. 10 on Bates’ performance list and qualifying her for New Englands.

First-year Morgan Maciewicz (Marblehead, Mass.) and junior Molly Balentine (Hampden, Maine) both qualified for New Englands in the 3000, running ninth and 12th in 10:52.44 and 10:58.03, respectively.

Bash and junior Amy Rosania (Rye Beach, N.H.) both qualified for New Englands in the 800, running fourth and sixth in 2:24.24 and 2:25.99, respectively.

Senior Emily Williams (Harvard, Mass.) qualified for New Englands in the 5000, placing fourth overall in 19:17.42.

Some of the women’s team will compete at the Terrier Classic at Boston University this Friday, before the team goes to the USM Coed Invitational on Saturday.

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