Medford, MA --- Sophomore sprinter Sarah
Rafferty (Uxbridge, MA) finished sixth in the 55 meter
dash (7.68) and ninth in the 200 (27.89) to help the Worcester
State Women’s Indoor Track team to place fourth overall with
55 points at the Tufts Invitational this past weekend. 12 teammates
added top ten finishes as the team competed in their first meet
after the winter break.
Division II UMass Lowell was the meet winner with 211 team points
while the hosting Jumbos took second (170) and RPI tallied 124
points.
Freshman Maura Withington (Walpole, MA) improved
upon her season marks finishing fourth in the 800 (2:34.83) and
fifth in the mile (5:41.39) while junior Kara
Antrim (Rowley, MA) crossed the line in third in the 1000
(3:14.63).
Sophomore Rachel Sullivan (Ipswich, MA)
registered fourth in the 5,000 (21:42.73) while first-year
Meg Plant (Franklin, MA) placed 12th in the 1000
(3:29.61) and 10th in the 3000 (11:58.98).
In the field, sophomore Andrea Ouellette
(Salisbury, MA) led the charge as she took the top spot in the
triple jump (33-09.25) while placing eighth in the long jump
(14-10.00). Sophomore Becky Galipeau (Bellingham,
MA) finished in fifth in the long jump (15-10.50) and eighth in the
high jump (4-09.00) while sophomore Christina
Bisbee (N. Attleboro, MA) threw seventh in the weight
throw (35-06.75). Rafferty finished her afternoon placing 12th in
the long jump (12-02.25).
Ouellette also took seventh in the 55 meter hurdles (9.68) while
newcomer Mara Kralian (Grafton, MA) rounded out
the sprinters placing 15th in the 200.
Galipeau, Ouellette, Rafferty and Withington each combined to take
home fourth in the 4x400 relay with a time of 4:30.06, just 15
seconds off the top finisher.
The Lancers will race again next week at Boston University. The
first gun will sound at 11 AM.
Women's Indoor Track Finishes Fourth at Tufts Invitational
Posted: Jan 17, 2009