Hanover Women Claim Second Straight HCAC Outdoor Track & Field Championship
Results (click here)
FRANKLIN, IN – The Hanover College women’s track and field team held off Anderson at the 2012 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships held at Franklin College on April 27-28. The Panthers earned their second straight outdoor track and field title, holding off the Ravens by 33 points.
The Hanover women’s team won three events on its way to the conference championship. Senior Rachel Moreland (Lawton, Mich./H.S.) won the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:53.78. Junior Lexi Vincz (Greenfield, Ind./Eastern Hancock) claimed the title in the 400-meter hurdles (1:06.20), while freshman Mackenzie Dye (New Castle, Ind./H.S.) earned the top mark in the 10,000-meter run (39:38.82).
One other conference record was broken at the 2012 championships. Rose-Hulman’s Tanya Colonna (Brecksville, Ohio/H.S.) broke the record in the women’s pole vault, clearing 3.40 meters.
Anderson finished second in the women team standings with 125 points with Manchester placing third with 104.5 points. Rose-Hulman finished fourth with 103 points and was followed by Defiance (88 points), Franklin (67), Transylvania (60), Bluffton (34), Earlham (29.5), and Mount St. Joseph (10).
Women’s Event Winners
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100 meter dash |
Alex Friske, Anderson |
13.59 |
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200 meter dash |
Alex Friske, Anderson |
27.32 |
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400 meter dash |
Creasy Clauser, Rose-Hulman |
59.56 |
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800 meter run |
Anna Murdock, Franklin |
2:19.77 |
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1500 meter run |
Rachel Moreland, Hanover |
4:53.78 |
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5000 meter run |
Hillary Cain, Franklin |
18:26.08 |
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10,000 meter run |
Mackenzie Dye, Hanover |
39:38.82 |
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100 meter hurdles |
Alex Friske, Anderson |
15.94 |
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400 meter hurdles |
Lexi Vincz, Hanover |
1:06.20 |
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3000 steeplechase |
Candace DeLong, Anderson |
11:29.54 |
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4x100 meter relay |
Rose-Hulman |
50.54 |
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4x400 meter relay |
Rose-Hulman |
4:13.92 |
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High jump |
Elizabeth Evans, Rose-Hulman |
1.68 m |
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Pole vault |
Tanya Colonna, Rose-Hulman |
3.40 m*** |
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Long jump |
Elizabeth Evans, Rose-Hulman |
5.28 m |
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Triple jump |
Bridgette Rowe, Manchester |
10.64 m |
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Shot put |
Lucy Wright, Transylvania |
12.79 m |
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Discus throw |
Emily Radke, Anderson |
37.93 m |
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Hammer throw |
Megan Neal, Bluffton |
44.37 m |
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Javelin throw |
Amanda Spear, Anderson |
34.74 m |
***New HCAC meet record

