Georgian Court Captures Another Conference Crown During Sunday's CACC Women's Track & Field Championship
OFFICIAL PHOTO GALLERY OF 2018 CACC TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
LAKEWOOD, N.J. (May 6, 2018) -- Georgian Court University added to its amazing run on Sunday, as the Lions recorded a first-place score of 211 points to claim the 2018 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Track & Field Championship -- marking the team's fifth-consecutive conference title. The Lions finished ahead of fellow top-three finishers, including Bloomfield College (2nd, 196 pts) and Post University (3rd, 93 pts). The CACC title came at GCU's home facility in Lakewood, N.J.
I. GEORGIAN COURT FIRST-PLACE PERFORMERS
Georgian Court got first-place finishes in six events to lock up the team title, including...
800-Meter Dash
Jessica Handsaker (2:20.83)
Pole Vault
Sarah Zollner (9-11 1/4)
Triple Jump
Lyric Green (37-0 1/2)
Hammer Throw
Samantha Smith (159-1)
Javelin
Noel Hartman (124-8)
Shot Put
Stephanie Bock (40-3 1/4)
II. NEW MEET RECORDS
Nine events saw new meet records set, including both relays having new marks set by Bloomfield College.
4x100-Meter Relay
Bloomfield College (Jasmine Staten, Jayda Osborne, Jazmine Wiggs, Felicia Haidara), 48.09
1,500-Meter Run
Kendall Fitzgerald (Post University), 4:50.01
100-Meter Hurdles
Jasmine Staten (Bloomfield College), 14.40
400-Meter Dash
Bobbi Ayres (Bloomfield College), 57.87
200-Meter Dash
Jasmine Staten (Bloomfield College), 25.53
5,000-Meter Run
Kendall Fitzgerald (Post University), 18:37.46
4x400-Meter Relay
Bloomfield College (Ayres, Haidara, Wiggs, Staten), 3:59.41
Discus
Caitlyn Cornish (Post University), 37.28m
Hammer Throw
Samantha Smith (Georgian Court University), 48.48m
III. TEAM STANDINGS
1. Georgian Court University (211)
2. Bloomfield College (196)
3. Post University (94)
4. Jefferson (60)
5. Holy Family University (55)
6. Chestnut Hill College (52)
7. Caldwell University (41.5)
8. Felician University (23)
9. Nyack College (22.5)
10. University of the Sciences (14)
11. Dominican College (9)
ABOUT THE CACC
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.