Commodores finish strong in Virginia

April 23, 2016

Meet: Virginia Challenge
Day, Date: Friday-Saturday, April 22-23
Host: University of Virginia
Venue: Lannigan Field
Event-by-event Results: HERE
Full results (PDF): Challenge Final Results Get Acrobat Reader

The Vanderbilt track and field team closed the Virginia Challenge with a handful of Top-10 finishes on Saturday in Charlottesville, Va.

For the Commodores, who were competing in their final full-squad meet of the regular season, the list of strong performances included:

l Sarah Bell taking sixth in the women’s pole vault invitational by clearing 13-05.25 (4.10m);

l Sara Barron and Katherine Delaney finishing ninth and 10th in the 1500 with times of 4:21.90 and 4:21.95, respectively;

l Skyler Carpenter posting a season-best time of 59.95 in the 400 hurdles while finishing 11th;

l The Commodores’ 4×400 relay team — Courtney Clayton, Skyler Carpenter, Lydia Witty and Jennifer Edobi — taking 10th at 3:44.52;

l Vanessa Valentine finishing 25th in the 5k at 16:33.45 and Carmen Carlos taking 29th at 16:37.85.

Barron and Delaney were joined in the 1500 by teammates Lily Williams (41st at 4:29.28) and Maddie Criscione (50th at 4:32.77). In the 5k, Megan Huebner was 53rd with a time of 17:18.78 and Courtney Kriegshauser was 63rd at 17:54.46.

In the high jump, Ashlyn Hare and Sarah Goodale finished 16th and 17th, with both clearing 5-01.25 (1.56m).

During Friday’s action, Courtney Clayton finished eighth in the 800 with a time of 2:08.18, and Delaney took 12th at 2:08.73. Also, Carpenter finished 23rd in the 400 with a time of 56.35, and Megan McCabe tied for second in the women’s pole vault at 12-9.5 (3.75m).

Vanderbilt now turns its attention to the SEC Championship, which begin May 12 in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

SATURDAY’S RESULTS — VANDERBILT
Women’s 5000
25. Vanessa Valentine – 16:33.45
29. Carmen Carlos – 16:37.85
53. Megan Huebner – 17:18.78
63. Courtney Kriegshauser – 17:54.46
Women’s 1500
9. Sara Barron – 4:21.90
10. Katherine Delaney – 4:21.95
41. Lilly Williams – 4:29.28
50. Maddie Criscione – 4:32.77
Women’s 400 Hurdles
11. Skyler Carpenter – 59.95
Women’s High Jump
16. Ashlyn Hare – 5-01.25 (1.56m)
17. Sarah Goodale – 5-01.25 (1.56m)
Women’s Pole Vault Invite
6. Sarah Bell – 13-05.25 (4.10m)
Women’s 4×400 Relay
10. Vanderbilt – 3:44.52
(Courtney Clayton, Skyler Carpenter, Lydia Witty and Jennifer Edobi)

FRIDAY’S RESULTS — VANDERBILT
Women’s Pole Vault Open
T-2. Megan McCabe – 12-9.5 (3.75)
Women’s 400
23. Skyler Carpenter – 56.35
32. Jennifer Edobi – 57.18
42. Sarah Goodale – 58.81
Women’s 800
8. Courtney Clayton – 2:08.18
12. Katherine Delaney – 2:08.73
33. Maddie Criscione – 2:10.83
38. Lydia Witty – 2:11.36
42. Reagan Anderson – 2:11.67
48. Ginger Hutton – 2:13.00