April 1, 2016
l Friday’s results: Stanford Invitational – HERE
l Friday’s results: Florida Relays – HERE
l Friday’s results: San Francisco State Distance Carnival – HERE
The Vanderbilt track and field team sent representatives to three different meets on Friday — and the Commodores made an impact at all three places.
Katherine Delaney and Vanessa Valentine led the charge for the Commodores at the Stanford Invitational, Jennifer Edobi provided a strong performance at the Florida Relays and a trio of Vanderbilt athletes set new personal records at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival.
For the day, the Commodores — who opened the outdoor season with a strong showing at last weekend’s Black and Gold Invitational — notched four times that ranked among the Top-10 on the school’s all-time list.
Delaney and Valentine delivered shining performances at Stanford, as the two seniors each shattered their previous personal records in their respective events and posted times that rank in the Top 3 on Vanderbilt’s all-time list.
Delaney recorded a time of 4:18.24 in the 1500 to post a six-second personal best and set the No. 2 mark on Vanderbilt’s all-time list. Valentine crushed her previous best by 15 seconds in the 5k with a time of 16:10.52, which ranks No. 3 on VU’s list.
At the Florida Relays, Edobi posted a personal-best time of 53.33 in the 400 meters to set the No. 2 mark on VU’s all-time list and earn a 10th-place overall finish.
Edobi was also a member of Vanderbilt’s 4×400 relay that set a season’s best time of 3:39.84 in the prelims and qualified for Saturday’s finals. The Vanderbilt team — comprised of Faith Washington, Lydia Witty, Edobi and Skyler Carpenter — took fourth place overall and set the No. 7 mark on VU’s all-time list.
At the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, a trio of Commodores each set new personal records in the 1500, with Maddie Criscione finishing at 4:32.63, Megan Huebner at 4:34.78 and Ginger Hutton at 4:39.79.
The Commodores will wrap up the weekend on Saturday with more action at the Florida Relays.
FRIDAY’S RESULTS (Vanderbilt only)
STANFORD INVITATIONAL
1500
(Section 2)
10. Sara Barron – 4:32.27
(Section 3)
2. Katherine Delaney – 4:18.24
(Section 4)
7. Sara Tsai – 4:27.84
(Section 5)
5. Lily Williams – 4:27.92
(Section 6)
11. Courtney Kriegshauser – 4:34.52
(Section 7)
4. Reagan Anderson – 4:30.58
Women 5K (Section 3)
7. Vanessa Valentine – 16:10.52
23. Carmen Carlos – 17:07.03
FLORIDA RELAYS
400 Meters
10 Jennifer Edobi – 53.33
800 Meters
43 Lydia Witty – 2:14.23
400 Meter Hurdles
36 Faith Washington – 1:03.07
4×400 prelims
4 ‘A’ 3:39.84 (q)
Faith Washington, Lydia Witty, Jennifer Edobi, Skyler Carpenter
Pole Vault
T-17 Sarah Bell – 12-03.50 (3.75m)
T-17 Megan McCabe – 12-03.50 (3.75m)
SAN FRANCISCO STATE DISTANCE CARNIVAL
1500
(Section 1)
7. Maddie Criscione – 4:32.63
(Section 2)
7. Megan Huebner – 4:34.78
8. Ginger Hutton – 4:39.79
