March 26, 2007
Tuscaloosa, Ala. – The Vanderbilt women’s 4×1,500-meter relay finished second Sunday during the closing day of competition at the Alabama Relays.
The relay foursome of senior Erika Schneble, sophomore Carmen Mims, senior Ashleigh Wetzel and senior Brittany Sizer finished in 19:05.96, eight seconds behind a tandem from Mississippi State.
The second place finish was the top relay performance, bettering a third place result by the distance medley relay and fifth place finish by the 1,600-meter sprint relay foursome.
The Commodores will be represented at two meets next weekend, with a small group of distance runners travelling to California for the Stanford Invitational and the rest of the squad competing in Atlanta at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.
Junior Val Kazmer sparked the third place finish in the distance medley relay by overtaking four competitors in the closing 1,500-meter leg. She was joined on the relay by freshman Allie McMahon, junior Anjarae Washington and senior Stephanie Douglas.
In other action Saturday:
– Sophomore Deanna Morelli set a personal best in the javelin, throwing 107’89”.
– Senior Kasi Foster finished 10th in the hammer, narrowly missing her personal best with a 149’4″ effort.
