Danis Takes 3000m at URI Coaches Tribute

Saturday, February 8

Kingston, RI

11 AM

University of New Hampshire

URI Coaches Tribute Meet

Elisabeth Danis (Photo by Matthew Troisi)

Photo by: Matthew Troisi

2/8/2020 11:04:00 PM | Women's Track & Field

Results

KINGSTON, R.I. – The University of New Hampshire women's track and field team sent a squad down to the University of Rhode Island for the annual URI Coaches Tribute meet this past Saturday.

The Wildcats were led at the Coaches Tribute Meet by senior Elisabeth Danis (Nottingham, N.H.) who had UNH's best finish of the afternoon, taking first place in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:24.39. It was her best time as a Wildcat in that event. Also placing top five in the 3000m was sophomore Cassie Shea (Concord, N.H.) taking runner-up to Danis in 10:34.65.

Another top-two finish for UNH in the meet was sophomore Sarah Williams (Dover, N.H.) taking second in the weight throw. Her best throw went 54'3.25", just over an inch shy of her personal best set last weekend at New England's.

Three Wildcats finished in the top five in the 1000m, all nothcing new career-bests in the event: leading the way was senior Michaella Conery (Concord, N.H.) in 2^nd with a time of 2:58.31. In fourth was sophomore Heather Linscott (Hingham, Mass.) with a time of 3:03.03, and in fifth was freshman Cailey Archer (Berthoud, Colo.), posting her first collegiate 1000m time of 3:04.36.

UP NEXT:
The Wildcats have one more weekend in between this meet and the America East Indoor Championships held at the BU Track & Tennis Center in Boston, Mass. The Wildcats head back to BU one more time in the meantime, competing in the David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Friday, February 14^th ahead of the conference championship beginning on Friday, February 21.

MEET RESULTS:
Other top performers for the Wildcats:

Finishing third in the mile was senior Madeline Quigley (Rowley, Mass.) with a time of 5:11.26.
Sophomore Saige Tudisco (Haverhill, Mass.) took third in the long jump with a distance of 18'0.25".
In the 500m, sophomore Zakiya Scott (Brooklyn, N.Y.) took fourth with a new personal best time of 1:21.04.
Finishing fourth in the 400m was senior Elise Renahan (Atkinson, N.H.) with a time of 1:01.35.
Senior Brianne Moss (Shrewsbury, Mass.) took fourth in the 800m with a time of 2:21.64.
In the 4x400m relay, the team of Zakiya Scott, sophomore Crismeily Borg (Nashua, N.H.), freshman Lauren Noble (Rochester, N.H.), and Elise Renahan took fourth with a time of 4:12.99.
In the pole vault, junior Jordan Hoffman (North Chelmsford, Mass.) set a new personal best with a height of 10'11.75", in a four-way tie for the third-best score in that event.