2008 ODAC Track & Field Championships

Women Place 2^nd, Men 3^rd At ODAC Championships. 4 ODAC Champions, 12-All ODAC Performances, 4 School Records, 3 Championship Meet Records and 1 NCAA Qualifying Performance Highlighted The Weekend.

The women set a record high point total to place 2^nd.  Junior Stacy Doornbos led a true well rounded team performance.  She placed 1^st in the High Jump (5-3), 2^nd in the Long Jump (17-11), 2^nd in the 100 hurdles (15.75), 3^rd in the 400m (59.30) and 6^th in the Triple Jump (10.45m).  Classmate Elizabeth Webb was a double winner placing 1^st in the 1500m (4:44.90) and the 800m (2:18.15). In the 1500m Webb took the lead at the start and ran away from the field.  It was a big team point event for the Generals as W&L placed 1^st-3^rd-4^th-5^th & 6^th.  Junior Becca Taylor was 3^rd in the 1500m (4:53.49), she also placed 2^nd in the 3000m Steeplechase (11:59.0) breaking her own school record.  Junior Jessica Shaw won the 5,000m (17:29.84) lapping the field and setting a new school record, championship meet record and hitting an NCAA provisional mark.  Sophomore Dorothy Todd placed 5^th in both the 1500m (4:58.18) and 800m (2:25.11).  Classmate Kat Telfeyan placed 4^th in the 3000m Steeplechase (12:20.8) and 6^th in the 1500m (4:59.70). 

Additionally, sophomore Maggie Sutherland had a break out meet as she placed 2^nd in the High Jump (1.57m), 3^rd in the 100 hurdles (15.95) and 4^th in the Triple Jump (10.53m).  Junior Alysen Kuck placed 3^rd in the Javelin (33.92m) and classmate Grace Andrews placed 3^rd in the Shot Put (29.31m), 5^th in the Discus (29.31m), and 5^th in the Hammer (33.02m) breaking her own school record.  Junior Stephanie Stelter placed 3^rd in the 400 hurdles running a PR race in 67.17 and sophomore Sallie Armstrong placed 5^th in the 100 hurdles (16.55) and 4^th in the 400 hurdles (68.36). 

Other place winners were Jule Miata, 4^th in the 800m running 2:23.69 and freshmen Katherine Fenwick, 6^th in the 800m (2:27.65).   The 4x100 relay team of freshmen Summer Lollie, Stelter, junior Tara Hildenbrand and Doornbos set a new school record while placing 3^rd running 49.55.

Other hardware won by the Generals included Stacy Doornbos bening named ODAC Women's Track & Field Athlete of The Year and Elizabeth Webb was named ODAC Scholar Athlete of The Year.

For the men sophomore Billy Billington placed in three throwing events.  He was 2^nd in the Shot Put (13.87m), 2^nd in the Discus (41.33m) and 3^rd in the Hammer (47.68m) breaking his own school record.  Junior Vance Berry ran a gutsy 5,000m placing 2^nd with a time of 15:33.54.  Senior Michael Keenan set a new school record in the Javelin placing 2^nd with a toss of 51.87m.  Junior Alex Jackson placed 3^rd in the 3000m Steeplechase running 10:22.8.  Sophomore Ryan Castle placed 4^th in the High Jump (1.83m) and 6^th in the Long Jump (6.05m).  Sophomore Brian Bondurant placed 5^th in the Triple Jump with a mark of 12.56m.  Junior Michael Welsh (16:00.40) and senior Tom Brower (16:03.30) placed  5^th and 6^th in the 5,000m.  Freshmen Jeff Giordano placed 6^th in both the 100m (11.27) and 200m (22.96).  Additionally the 4x100m team of Marshall French, Sean Hurdiss, Brian Bondurant and Jeff Giordano ran a season best time of 43.59 to place 3^rd.

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