Women's Indoor Track Notches Seventh Place At Springfield Invitational

Springfield, MA --- Senior teammates Hannah Werneth (N. Yarmouth, ME) and Christy Deininger (N. Attleboro, MA) both put up solid performances in their respective events as they helped pace the Worcester State women's indoor track and field team to seventh overall at the Springfield Invitational.

The Lancers ended the meet with 51 points while nationally-ranked Williams won the competition with 195 points.

Deininger continued her strong season in the 60 meter hurdles (9.21) as the runner-up to Wheaton senior Ashante Little (Seabrook, NH), who has the top time in Division III in the event while Werneth was the lone first-place finisher with 37-4.50 in the shot put (11.39 meters).

As of this evening, Deininger's split today is tied for the 27th best time in the NCAA Division III.

In her first pentathlon of the campaign, junior Alyssa Jasper (Rockland, MA) tallied 2,832 points, which was just 334 off the top spot. Jasper had the top toss in the shot put (38-4.75/11.70m), the third-best time in the 800 (2:44.04), the fourth highest 60 meter hurdles finish (9.88) and she was fifth in the long jump (15-8.25/4.78m).

Third-year Amanda Caldarone (Danvers, MA) had a fine showing in her first collegiate pentathlon with 2,570 points for sixth out of eight competitors. She was the runner-up in the long jump (16-8/5.08m) and third in the 60 meter hurdles (9.76) while her shot put was fourth (26-3.50/8.01m).

Deininger was also eighth in the 60 (8.23) while junior Brittany Hodgerney (Leicester, MA) took seventh in the 60 and 12th in a deep 200 field (27.38). Deininger's sixth-place trial split in the 60 (8.10) helped add her name to the list of ECAC Division III Championship qualifiers.

Sophomore Eva Bunszell (Bridgewater, MA) placed seventh in the 400 (1:03.33), classmate Emily Riehl (Trumbull, CT) finished eighth in the 800 (2:34.99) and freshman Jessica Krafft (Milford, NH) was 11th in the 200 (27.29). Krafft's converted 200 time stamped her ticket to the ECAC's.

Second-year Maddison Benson (Attleboro, MA) came in seventh in the trials of the 60 meter hurdles (9.88) before she wrapped up the competition with eighth (9.95).

The distance corps were highlighted by junior Chelsey Peso (Uxbridge, MA) who was fifth in the 5,000 (19:46.93) and senior Ali Barrett's (Hingham, MA) time of 21:27.74 in 10th.

In the field, freshman Erin McIntyre (Whitinsville, MA), classmate Francesca Casasanta (Milford, MA) and junior Cayla Leinonen (Spencer, MA) were fourth (4-11.75/1.52m), fifth (4-11.75/1.52m) and seventh (4-9.75/1.47m) in the high jump, respectively.

Sophomore Dalena Le (Worcester, MA/Doherty) was eighth in the triple jump (33-5.25/10.19m) as Casasanta put up a personal-best mark in the same event for 10th (32-11/10.03m). Freshman Elizabeth McCormack (Gloucester, MA) rounded out the competators with eighth in the weight throw (39-10.50/12.15m).

Next week select Lancers will compete on Friday at the Boston University Valentine Invitational.