Fitchburg State Takes On Reggie Poyau Invite
WALTHAM, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women’s indoor track and field team placed third at the 2015-16 Reggie Poyau Invitational on Saturday afternoon, hosted by Brandeis University at the Gosman Sports Center.
Woolley earns top honor in 55m hurdles with DIII NE qualifying time of 8.74 seconds
WALTHAM, Mass. – The Fitchburg State women's indoor track and field team placed third at the 2015-16 Reggie Poyau Invitational on Saturday afternoon, hosted by Brandeis University at the Gosman Sports Center.
Sophomore Annie Woolley paced the women, placing first overall in the 55 meter hurdles with a DIII New England qualifying time of 8.74 seconds, while Woolley added a fourth place effort in the 200m with a MASCAC qualifying time of 27.58 seconds.
In the mile, sophomore Shawna Ryan registered a post-season qualifying time of 11:02.34 with a tenth place effort, while classmate Nicole Gaffney posted a MASCAC qualifying time of 11:02.34 in the 3000 meter with a fifth place finish to set a new personal record in the process.
Junior Morgan Steele earned top honors in the shotput with a post-season qualifying throw of 10.74 meters as well as placing first overall in the weight throw with a toss of 12.96m, while the 4x200 meter relay team of Steele, junior Sadie Zbikowski, sophomore Amanda Remie and newcomer Molly Atkinson turned in a second place effort of 2:02.75.
Zbikowski placed first overall in the pole vault with a mark of 2.74 meters, while Atkinson rounded out the top Falcon efforts on the afternoon, turning in a seventh place finish in the long jump with a MASCAC qualifying mark of 4.16m.
The Fitchburg State women's indoor track and field team will be back in action next Sunday at they compete in the 2015-16 GBTC Invitational Indoor Track Meet, hosted by Harvard University at the Gordon Indoor Track Facility at 11 a.m.