Women's Track and Field

Franklin College Captures First HCAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Crown

Franklin College Captures First HCAC Women's Indoor Track & Field Crown

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TERRE HAUTE, IN – The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men’s and Franklin College women’s track and field team earned titles at the fifth annual Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships held at Rose-Hulman on February 22.  The Engineers men scored 296 points in the 17 events to hold off Anderson’s 106 point effort to claim their fifth straight HCAC men’s indoor track title.  The Franklin women’s track team earned their first indoor title, holding off Manchester by just two points.

The Franklin women’s team won four different events, tallying 119 points.  Senior Anna Murdock (Trafalgar, Ind./Indian Creek) set a HCAC indoor meet record in the 800-meter run with a winning time of 2:20.27, while also winning the mile run. Juniors Natavia Howell (Indianapolis, Ind./Howe) and Emily Young (Avon, Ind./H.S.) also won events Sunday, claiming titles in the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles.

Manchester placed second in the women’s team standings with 117 points, while Hanover placed third with 92 points. Rose-Hulman finished fourth with 79 points and was followed by Anderson (76 points), Bluffton (64), Defiance (48), Transylvania (47), Mount St. Joseph (1), and Earlham (8).

Women’s Event Winners                                                                      

 

 

 

60 meter dash

Natavia Howell, Franklin

7.97

200 meter dash

Deborah Gardner, Anderson

26.76

400 meter dash

Sarah Hunter, Bluffton

59.74

800 meter run

Anna Murdock, Franklin

2:20.27*

Mile run

Annan Murdock, Franklin

5:19.59

3000 meter run

Mariah Jordan, Manchester

10:29.81

5000 meter run

Mariah Jordan, Manchester

18:38.07

60 meter hurdles

Emily Young, Franklin

9.67

800 meter relay

Anderson

1:53.08

1600 meter relay

Rose-Hulman

4:09.7*

4000 meter relay

Hanover

12:57.88

High Jump

Bridgette Rowe, Manchester

1.69 m

Pole Vault

Terrill Webb, Bluffton

3.35 m*

Long Jump

Bridgette Rowe, Manchester

5.29 m

Triple Jump

Bridgette Rowe, Manchester

11.03 m

Shot Put

Ashlee Arbaugh, Hanover

12.37 m

Weight Throw

Barinem Aator, Manchester

15.24 m*

 

* New HCAC Record