Giese Propels Women’s Track in the Quad-Meet At Home

Saturday, April 16

Durham, N.H.

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

Wildcat Invitational I

Photo by: Paige O'Donnell

4/16/2016 5:23:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

DURHAM, N.H. – Senior Alex Giese (Franklin, Mass.) of the University of New Hampshire women's track & field team set a personal-best mark in the 3,000-meter run to lead the team to a first-place finish at the Wildcat Invitational at the Reggie Atkins Track & Field Facility Saturday afternoon.

Team Rankings
1. New Hampshire: 209 points
2. Maine: 193 points
3. Bates: 168 points
4. Lesley: 16 points

First-Place Finishes
3K Steeple: Julia Shorter – 11:19.31
100: Lauren Perrodin – 12.42
400 Hurdles: Alyson Messina – 1:04.05
200: Sydney Kay – 25.05 (Personal Record)
3K: Alex Giese – 10:12.81 (Personal Record)
Javelin: Andrea Turteltaub – 119' 7"
High Jump: Rachel Morrison – 5' 7.75" (Personal Record)
Discus: Emily Wernig – 138' 8" (Personal Record)

'Cat Facts

Kay has placed first overall in back-to-back meets in the 200-meter dash.
UNH has claimed first overall in consecutive meets.
Morrison has also won back-to-back high jump events.

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