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ECAC Championships
Bucknell Women's Track & Field Earns Two Top-10 Finishes at ECAC Championships
3/7/2010 7:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
March 7, 2010
BOSTON - Sarah Moniz (Topsfield, Mass./Masconomet Regional) ran a personal best and moved into third in the Bison's record books in the 3000 meters at the ECAC Championships at the Reggie Lewis Track & Athletic Center on Sunday. Bucknell women's track and field also claimed a pair of top-10 finishes in Chelsey Musante (Shelton, Conn./Shelton) and the 4x800 relay in their final meet of the indoor season.
Moniz smashed her previous personal-record time by five seconds, crossing the line in 9 minutes, 50.33 seconds. The junior finished 14th overall, but improved to third place on the Bucknell top-10 list.
Musante earned her second top-10 finish at the championship meet by placing eighth in the weight throw. Musante posted a mark of 55 feet, 3 inches in her second event in as many days. The senior also placed ninth in the shot put (44-9 ¾) yesterday.
Stephanie Fulmer (Pottstown, Pa./St. Pius X), Jennifer Pierce (Ho-Ho-Kus, N.J./Northern Highlands), Allison Janda (Plymouth, Mich./Salem) and Caroline Tolli (Lockport, N.Y./Lockport) finished ninth in the final event of the day. The quartet completed the 4x800 relay in 9:25.23.
Also in action today was Rebecca Frey (Bethlehem, Pa./Liberty) in the pole vault where she finished 11th by clearing 11-7 ¾. Casey Krause (Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest) was 24th in the triple jump (36-7 ¾).
The Bison placed 46th with 2.5 points as a team. Leading the field was Connecticut, who won the meet with 84.5 points.
Bucknell will return for the outdoor season for the Maryland Invitational and Susquehanna Invitational on March 27.
Bucknell Results
Pole Vault:
11. Rebecca Frey - 11-7 ¾
Weight Throw:
8. Chelsey Musante - 55-2
Triple Jump:
24. Casey Krause - 36-7 ¾
3000 meters:
14. Sarah Moniz - 9:50.33
4x800:
9. Bucknell - 9:25.23
