Women's Track & Field finishes second at U of R Invitational

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT women's track & field team finished second out of 13 teams at the U of R Invitational, Sunday.

Geneseo won the team title with 141 points, followed by RIT (117) and host Rochester (92) in the top-three.

Highlights:

• Sophomore Sadie Rose lowered her own program record in winning the 400 with an Atlantic Region Championships qualifying time of 56.01, followed by junior Caroline Hill in fifth (59.29)
• Rose also lowered her own program record in winning the 200 finishing in 24.50, while Hill placed fourth in 25.67 - both Atlantic Region qualifiers.
• The 4x400 relay team of sophomore Samantha Crisci, Hill, senior Violet Ameele and Rose, placed first with an Atlantic Region qualifying time of 4:01.42
• Junior Allison Regnante placed second in the 100 hurdles (15.58), followed by Crisci in fifth (16.33)
• Regnante also placed second in the triple jump (10.67m), while Ameele was third (10.46m)
• Junior Sonya Shivok finished in second-place in the javelin with a distance of 33.80m, followed by first-year Mia Gerber in third (32.21m) and senior Abby Carpenter in fourth (31.19m)
• Crisci also placed third in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:07.86
• Junior Emily DiMarco placed fourth in both the discus (36.27m) and the shot put (12.56m)
• Graduate student Amelia Gilbert finished fifth in the 1,500 with an Atlantic Region qualifying time of 4:45.65
• Graduate student Sydney Burgard placed fifth in the 5,000 (18:33.22), qualifying for Atlantic Regionals.

WHAT'S NEXT
The Tigers split up next weekend, competing at the Brockport Invitational (Apr. 12-13), and the Bison Outdoor Classic at Bucknell (Apr. 13-14).

TOP RIT FINISHERS
1,500
5. Amelia Gilbert – 4:45.65*
10. Sierra Danieu – 4:52.21

100 Hurdles
2. Allison Regnante – 15.58
5. Samantha Crisci – 16.33

400
1. Sadie Rose – 56.01* (PROGRAM RECORD)
5. Caroline Hill – 59.29

800
6. Abby Nautel – 2:23.08
11. Abby Thomas – 2:29.07

400 Hurdles
3. Samantha Crisci – 1:07.86
10. Amelia Burger – 1:13.86

200
1. Sadie Rose – 24.50* (PROGRAM RECORD)
4. Caroline Hill – 25.67*

5,000
4. Sydney Burgard – 18:33.22*
6. Therese Georgia – 18:59.75

4x400
1. RIT A – Samantha Crisci, Caroline Hill, Violet Ameele, Sadie Rose – 4:01.42*
8. RIT B – Abby Thomas, Amelia Burger, Ally Zuidema, Abby Nautel – 4:32.25

Discus Throw
4. Emily DiMarco – 36.27m

Shot Put
4. Emily DiMarco – 12.56m

Pole Vault
7. Catherine Fox – 3.16m

Triple Jump
2. Allison Regnante – 10.67m
3. Violet Ameele – 10.46m

Javelin Throw
2. Sonya Shivok – 33.80m
3. Mia Gerber – 32.21m
4. Abby Carpenter – 31.19m
 
*Atlantic Region Championship Qualifier