Wildcats Take Second in Dartmouth Quad-Meet

Saturday, December 8

Hanover, N.H.

9 AM

University of New Hampshire

Dartmouth Pentathlon

Jessica Hackett (Photo by Alec Anterni)

Photo by: Alec Anterni

12/8/2018 10:52:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Sophomore Lauren Quann takes third in pentathlon.

HANOVER, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire women's track and field team took second place in the annual Dartmouth meet this Saturday, December 8 with four total events being won by Wildcats.

The start of the day saw the women's pentathlon; sophomore Lauren Quann (Pictou, Nova Scotia) took third in the final score with a score of 3102, her first pentathlon result as a Wildcat. Quann was runner up in the pentathlon high jump with a height of 5 feet, 3.75 inches.

Junior transfer Bosibori Monsongo (Indianapolis, Ind.) finished seventh in the pentathlon scoring with 2944 points. Mosongo took first in the pentathlon long jump with a distance of 17'1.5", and third in the shot put with 33'4", followed by Quann with 31'7.5".

The Wildcats had a pair of individual winners in two middle distance events; senior Danielle Gajewski (Danville, N.H.) in the 800m run, with a finishing time of 2 minutes, 14.58 seconds and fellow senior Shannon Murdock (Exeter, N.H.) took first in the 1000m run in 2:52.14, setting a new personal best.

In the high jump, newcomer Saige TuDisco (Haverhill, Mass.) took first in the 60m hurdles a time of 9.18 seconds, just .02 off her personal best last weekend at Maine. She was followed by sophomore Maria Virga (Derry, N.H.) in second with a 9.24 second finish.

The Wildcats also won the 4x800 relay in 9:42.83. The team consisted of senior Shannon Stang (Medford, N.J.), freshman Nicole Yeomans (Foxborough, Mass.), and juniors Michaella Conery (Concord, N.H.) and Madeleine Brandon (Killingworth, Conn.).

New Hampshire took second in the team score with a total team score of 157 points. Dartmouth took first in the meet with 170.

PENTATHLON SCORES:
1 Garman, Maria             SR Dartmouth                 3572    9
2 Krafian, Anoush           FR Dartmouth                 3445    7
3 Quann, Lauren             SO New Hampshire             3102    6
4 Gragg, Arianna            FR Dartmouth                 3072
5 Hiremath, Shanthi         JR Dartmouth                 3026
6 Bourdeau, Jenna           SO Vermont                   3018    5
7 Mosongo, Bosibori         JR New Hampshire             2944    4
8 Cowan, Katherine         FR Maine                     2871    3
9 Sardelis, Caitlin         FR Maine                     2824    2
10 Fasanelli, Gabriela       FR Dartmouth                 2517
11 Diestel, Mary             FR Vermont                   2151    1

TEAM SCORES:

Dartmouth – 170
New Hampshire – 157
Maine – 133.50
Vermont – 103.50

UP NEXT:
The Wildcats have the rest of December off for finals and winter break; they return to action in a dual meet with Holy Cross at home in the Paul Sweet Oval on Saturday, January 19, 2019. The meet begins at 12 P.M.

MEET RESULTS:
Other Wildcat scoreres included:

Yeomans also took second in the mile with a new personal best time of 5:12.13
TuDisco, along with her hurdles win, took second in the long jump, with a distance of 17'6.75", her first collegiate result in the event.
Pole vaulter Sabrina Anderson (Hopewell, N.J.) took third in the pole vault with a best height of 10'6"
Senior Jessica Hackett (Dover, N.H.) took fourth in the 60m dash with a time of 7.99 seconds. Her personal best in the event is 7.94 seconds.