Princeton University Athletics
Princeton Women's Track and Field Takes Fifth At Armory Invite
January 13, 2001 | Women's Track and Field
Jan. 13, 2001
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Princeton track and field was back in action at the two-day Armory Invitational over the weekend. The men's team placed third over all at the 19-team meet with 85 points finishing behind Ohio State in first place (124 pts.) and South Carolina in second place (102 pts.) The women's team placed fifth out of 19 teams with 45 points behind South Carolina, Ohio State, East Carolina and Brown.
Winning events for Princeton were sophomore Mike Baird in the 3,000 meters (8:30.90), freshman Rocky Craley in the shot put (55' 00.75"), freshman Josh McCaughey in the 35-lb. weight throw (63' 11.00") and Marcus Ford-Bey in the triple jump (45' 8.50"). The men's 4x800 relay team also won (7:39.95).
Several Tigers had second place finishes including freshman Liz Morse in the 800 (2:12.15), junior Catherine Casey in the mile (5:07.95), senior Tensai Asfaw in the men's mile (4:09.96), freshman Emily Kroshus in the 3,000 (10:02.55) and senior Jonathon Jessup in the pole vault (16' 8.75"). The women's relay team of Morse, Natalie Deffenbaugh, Emily Robinson and Emily Kroshus placed second in the distance medley relay (12:01.94) and the men's relay team of Asfaw, Martin Rawls-Meehan, Ryan Smith and Biren Roy placed second in the distance medley (9:56.33). Princeton had several other top-10 performances. Laura Shackelton placed sixth in the 3,000 (10:29.79), Caroline Bone finished fifth in the 800 (2:24.50- university bracket), Kristee Sherry took fourth in the 3,000 (10:46.37 university bracket), Ryan Teising placed fourth in the 3,000 (8:24.83. Beckey Haarlow placed sixth in the triple jump (37' 10") and Betsy Kennedy was ninth (39' 8.50"). Hasina Outtz finished seventh in the long jump (17' 5.25"), Stephen Wiley was sixth in the high jump (6' 5") and David Gary placed seventh in the triple jump (46' 0.75"). Scott Denbo finished third (53' 4.50"), Jeff Petrulis finished fifth (51' 11") and Liam Morton placed seventh (50' 8.25") in the shot put.
The Princeton women's track and field team will compete at the National Open Jan. 26-27 in State College, Pa. The men's team will compete at the Penn State Invitational the same weekend in University Park, Pa.
Team Scores-Men
1. Ohio State 124
2. South Carolina 102
3. Princeton 85
4. St. Augustine's College 72
5. Army 41
Team Scores-Women's
1. South Carolina 170
2. Ohio State 82
3. East Carolina 56.5
4. Brown 48.33
5. Princeton 45