Monday, January 30, 2012

Alexi Pappas (Bishop O'Dowd HS, Oakland; Dartmouth) Set Program Record at BU

Courtesy: Dartmouth
Release: 01/27/2012

BOSTON - Heading out on the road for the first time all season, the Dartmouth women's indoor track & field team faced some of its toughest competition Friday at Boston University's Terrier Invitational. The meet, held at BU's Track and Tennis Center, regularly features some of the region's top teams in a non-scoring format.

Like last week, sophomore Abbey D'Agostino (Topsfield, Mass.) won the mile race. And like last week, she did so in record time. Breaking the old mark of 4:41.89 set by five-time All-American Kristin Manwaring '96 by running a 4:38.44 last Saturday at home, the Dartmouth sophomore broke her own program record in the mile that had stood for just six days with another stellar showing Friday.

D'Agostino's time of 4:37.41 not only set the new Big Green women's standard in the event, but was good enough for first in a field of 116 other competitors in 12 total sections on this day. Her two times in the mile this season are all the more impressive because they are the two fastest in the NCAA this season.

Senior Alexi Pappas (Alameda, Calif.) did not join D'Agostino in the mile, but instead ran to a fourth-place showing in the 3000 meters. Pappas, who also ran a blazing time in the mile last week with what was then the third-fastest time in program history, posted a mark of 9:14.75 in Friday's 3000-meter race.

Pappas' time in the event set a new school record, eclipsing the old mark of 9:14.90 set by Maribel Sanchez '96. No other Dartmouth runner has run a sub-9:30 in the 3000 meters in the past 14 years.

Elizabeth Short (North Reading, Mass.) also ran in the 3000, finishing 27th in 10:02.84. She was joined by Ashley Ulrich and Claudia Pham (La Crescenta, Calif.), who were 32nd and 39th, respectively, in 10:07.15 and 10:22.66.

Dartmouth's two representatives in the pole vault were Marina Plesons (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Karla Verkouw (Lancaster, Pa.). Plesons led the way by clearing a height of 10-6.00/3.20m to finish tied for seventh. Verkouw was not far back, taking 10th with the same mark, but needing one more attempt to clear that height than Plesons, who did so on her first.

Dartmouth Roster
Christina Alexander Throws 5Sr. Austin, Texas (McNeil HS)
Claire Arthur Dist.-XC So. Lincoln, Mass. (Lincoln-Sudbury Regional)
Emmaline Berg Throws Jr. Holliston, Mass. (Holliston HS)
Nina Brekelmans Dist.-XC Sr. Queretaro, Mexico (Escuela John F. Kennedy)
Christine Bub MD Jr. Strykersville, N.Y. (Letchworth Central)
Caroline Buck Spr Jr. Winter Park, Fla. (Bishop Moore Catholic)
Keta Burke-Williams Multi Fr. Dayton, Ohio (Miami Valley School )
Jill Corcoran Dist.-XC Fr. Weymouth, Mass. (Weymouth)
Katrina Cord Spr Fr. Pacific Palisades, Calif. (Harvard-Westlake)
Abbey D'Agostino MD-XC So. Topsfield, Mass. (Masconomet Regional HS)
Kaitlyn D'Orazio Dist.-XC Jr. York, Maine (St. Thomas Aquinas)
Alexandra Della Pia MD So. Towaco, N.J. (Villa Walsh Academy)
Sarah Delozier Dist.-XC Fr. Nashville, Tenn. (The Ensworth School)
Renee Domozych Spr Sr. Great River, N.Y. (East Islip HS)
Meggie Donovan Dist.-XC Fr. Auburn, N.H. (Manchester Central)
Janae Dunchack Multi So. Northern Cambria, Pa. (Northern Cambria High School)
Olivia Durr Hurdles Jr. Boyds, Md. (Poolesville High)
Carly Emmer Spr So. Dix Hills, N.Y. (Half Hollow Hills)
Bridget End MD-XC So. Summit, N.J. (Oak Knoll )
Kristel Estrella Spr Fr. Yonkers, N.Y. (The Ursaline School )
Megan Faeth Throws Sr. Katonah, N.Y. (Somers HS)
Maggie Fleming Jumps Jr. Lincoln, Mass. (Lincoln Sudbury Regional HS)
Berkeley Hall Jumps So. Pembroke, Mass. (Pembroke)
Samantha Harmon MD-XC Fr.
Graylin Harrison MD-XC So. Hindsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central HS)
Julia Harrison Dist.-XC Fr. Minnetrista, Minn. (Mound Westonka )
Chelsea Hassett Spr Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. (Alpharetta HS)
Laura Hempel MD-XC Sr. Tallahassee, Fla. (James S. Rickards)
Erica Hendershot Hurdles Fr. West Simsbury, Conn (Simsbury)
Karampreet Kaur Spr Fr.
Corinne Kominkiewicz Throws So. East Brunswick, N.J. (East Brunswick)
Megan Krumpoch Spr So. Shrewsbury, Mass. (Shrewsbury)
Alexandra Kurkul Spr Jr. Exeter, N.H. (Exeter)
Alison Lanois Dist.-XC Fr. S. Hamilton, Mass. (Hamilton Wenham)
Cathy Liebowitz Throws Fr. Plainfield, N.H. (Lebanon )
Jill Lyon Throws Jr. Barnstable, Mass. (Barnstable)
Caitie Meyer Dist.-XC So. Weston, Mass. (Noble and Greenough School)
Alexandra Nee Multi Sr. Duxbury, Mass. (Duxbury HS)
April O'Brien Dist.-XC Jr. Bradford, Mass. (Pentucket Regional)
Hannah O'Flynn Spr Fr. Ipswich, Mass. (Ipswich)
Rocco Pallin Multi Sr. Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper HS)
Alexi Pappas MD Sr. Alameda, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd)
Claudia Pham Dist.-XC Fr. La Crescenta, Calif. (Crescenta Valley)
Joy Piotrowski Jumps Jr. Aiea, Hawaii (Punahou)
Marina Plesons Jumps Fr. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Dos Pueblos)
Alexandra Procopio Throws Jr. Warwick, R.I. (Toll Gate HS)
Lauren Ready Multi Fr. Lincoln, Mass. (Lincoln-Sudbury)
Amy Ren Multi Fr. Newton, Mass. (Newton North)
Corrine Romano Throws Fr. Bedminster, N.J. (Bernards)
Hannah Rowe Dist.-XC So. St. Johnsbury, Vt. (St. Johnsbury Academy)
Cassandra Ryding Hurdles Jr. Westford, Mass. (Westford Academy)
Racquel Satterwhite Spr So. Tyler, Texas (Bishop TK Gorman Catholic HS)
Nancy Seem Dist.-XC So. Manchester, Vt. (Burr and Burton Academy)
Elizabeth Short MD-XC Sr. North Reading, Mass. (North Reading)
Naomi Stahl Spr Sr. East Brunswick, N.J. (East Brunswick)
Katie Sullivan Dist.-XC Jr. Carmel, N.Y. (Ursuline School)
Christina Supino MD Sr. Windham, N.H. (Bishop Guertin)
Isabella Terhorst Spr So. Cambridge, Mass. (The Windsor School)
Priscilla Trojano Multi-Hurd Sr. W. Bridgewater, Mass. (Coyle and Cassidy HS)
Ashley Ulrich MD-XC Fr.
Arianna Vailas Dist.-XC So. Manchester, N.H. (Manchester HS)
Karla Verkouw PV Jr. Lancaster, Pa. (J.P. McCaskey HS)
Cara Vernacchia Jumps Jr. San Luis Obispo, Calif. (San Luis Obispo HS)
Katelyn Walker Dist.-XC So. Shaker Heights, Ohio (Shaker Heights)
Lindsay Walsh Dist.-XC So. Swampscott, Mass. (Swampscott HS)
Melanie Wilcox Dist.-XC Jr. Dallas, Texas (Ursuline Academy)
Kelly Wood Dist.-XC So. Etna, N.H. (Hanover High School)

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