Beaver Falls, Pa. – Geneva College Women’s track & field program placed third at Geneva’s Invitational on Wednesday, April 12. Nicole
In addition to their work on the 4x100 meter squad, each member placed in other events throughout the day. Bartoletta broke another record with a first place finish in the
“Our 4x100 have been running good times but we have been a little disappointed,” said head coach Phil Thompson. “They had been running 48.9, 48.7 times so we changed some things on handoffs and they just ran fast. 48.4 seconds is no joke, it places them 10th in the nation. That was our main focus with that event and then Kailee went over and won
“We did well in jumps and throws as well,” continued Thompson. “Madelyn ran unbelievable in that 1500.
Madelyn Blosser posted a personal record while taking first place in the women’s 1500 meter run with a 5:
In the long 5000 meter run, Rebecca Miller and
“I thought our best performance was at Westminster last Saturday so I didn’t think we would have any top times a couple days later but all around they did great,” concluded Thompson.
The Golden Tornadoes will compete in one more meet before hosting the 2017 Presidents’ Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships. On Saturday, April 22 Geneva will travel to Penn State Behrend to compete in the Behrend Invitational starting at 11 a.m.
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