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Ivy League Heptagonal Championships
Tigers Take Second in Farrell's Farewell Heps
May 09, 2016 | Women's Track and Field
PRINCETON, N.J. (5/8/16) – In an #IvyHeps that ended in a tribute to Princeton head coach Peter Farrell it was as incredible day for his Tigers track & field team as they finished in second place for the second straight year.
The Tigers got it going from the first event, the steeplechase, as all three entered scored. Senior Emily de La Bruyere was second at 10:12.12 followed by junior Lizzie Bird at 10:26.24. Junior Ally Markovich was fifth at 10:31.15. This was the first time Bird, an NCAA competitor in this event in 2015, has competed in the event this spring. In all Princeon earned 16 points
Seniors Taylor Morgan and Kerry Krause went 2-3 in the heptathlon. Morgan finished with a school record of 5,427 points while Krause totaled 5,143. Mogan was second in the long jump (5.68), fourth in the javelin (33.19) and fifth in the 800 (2:19.36). Krause was second in the javelin (35.34), fifth in the long jump (5.50) and sixth in the 800 (2:20.37.
In the 100 hurdles, freshman Ellie Randolph and junior Allison Harris went 4-5. Randolph clocked 14.13 for fourth place, while Harris, who won the pole vault yesterday was fifth at 14.38 as they claimed eight more points.
Senior Cecilia Barowski wowed the crowd with a 52.97 in win the 400. She put up the school record yesterday in the prelims at 53.56 and outdid herself today. That is the fifth best time in meet history – and it's not even her best event. Barowski has already qualified for the Olympic trials in the 800. Adding that was a great run by junior Elisa Steele who clocked a PR of 55.68 to earn a sixth-place scoring spot.
ICYMI Barowski has speed! Check out her 400 finish pic.twitter.com/OhEJwTmspP
— Princeton Tigers (@PUTIGERS) May 9, 2016
Sophomore Ashley Forte claimed fourth in the 800 at 2:11.78 with splits of 1:07.76 and 1:04.01. Junior Zoe Sims just missed a scoring spot at 2:12.24 for seventh place.
Freshman Carly Bonnet became a Heps scorer for the first time as she took fourth in the 400 hurdles. She came around in 1:00.87 while teammate Meghan McMullin just missed a scoring spot at 1:02.00.
Freshman Nnenna Ibe was fourth in the high jump. She cleared 1.71 (5-7.25) on her final attempt but like the second- and third-place finishers wouldn't get over 1.74.
After a big day in the throws yesterday, the group was at it again today. After finishing as the runner-up in the heptathlon, Morgan took third in the shot put. She outdid her heptathlon throw with a 13.42 (44-0.50) on her fourth attempt. She won the hepthaton shot put yesterday at 13.22. In fifth place was sophomore Kennedy O'Dell. O'Dell won the hammer throw yesterday and was third in the discus. She put the shot out to 13.22 (43-4.50) on her final attempt.
After nice run in the steeplechase, de la Bruyere still had more in the tank and she provided that with a fourth-place finish in the 5k. She posted a time of 16:36.91, while senior Kathryn Fluehr was fifth at 16:44.67. Fluehr was the runner-up in last night's 10k.
The 4x800 took second at 8:45.51. Katie Hanss led off with a 2:11.02 before handing off to Sims for a 2:09.67. Forte followed at 2:12.84 before Jurew closed with a 2:11.97.
The 4x400 put a finishing stamp on the meet with a spectacular finish to win the relay at 3:42.98. Steele led off at 55.71 before sophomore Quinn Parker's 57.69. McMullin was instrumental in giving Princeton the lead on the backstretch of the third leg at 56.88 and Barowski brought it home with a 52.68.
