Women’s Track & Field opens outdoor season at Bill Q Invite
RIT Athletics / Natasha Kaiser
Women's Track & Field
GENESEO, N.Y. – The RIT women's track & field team opened the outdoor season at the Bill Q Invitational on Saturday. The meet, originally scheduled to be a home meet, was moved to Geneseo due to unfavorable weather conditions.
Senior hurdler Justine Draper placed second in the 400m Hurdles with a regional qualifying time of 1:07.08 as junior hurdler Rania Sabri posted a regional qualifying time of 15.61 seconds with a second-place finish in the 100m Hurdles.
Senior sprinter Caroline Hill won the 400m, crossing the finish line in 59.04 seconds.
In the 5,000m, sophomore Therese Georgia took seventh with a regional qualifying clocking of 18:31.03.
Throwers Emily DiMarco and Bailee Drummond placed second and third with regional marks of 39.24m and 38.31m, respectively.
TOP RIT FINISHERS
100 Meters
2nd – Rachel Kulp 13.18
400 Meters
1st – Caroline Hill 59.04
800 Meters
2nd – Abby Nautel 2:26.60
5,000 Meters
7th – Therese Georgia 18:31.03*
100 Meter Hurdles
2nd – Rania Sabri 15.61*
400 Meter Hurdles
2nd – Justine Draper 1:07.08*
Long Jump
2nd – Allison Regnante 5.12m
3rd – Rachel Kulp 5.11m
Shot Put
3rd – Marinna Heichberger 11.71m
Discus
2nd– Emily DiMarco 39.24m*
3rd – Bailee Drummond 38.31m*
Javelin
2nd – Sonya Shivok 32.48m
*AARTFC qualifying time/mark
WHAT'S NEXT
RIT returns to Geneseo this Friday and Saturday (Apr. 4-5) to compete in the Early Season Invitational. Events start at 2 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday.
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