January 19, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Carole Grills
(413) 585-2703

Track & Field Places 8th at Reggie Poyau Invitational

Northampton, MA: Sophomore Etta Grover-Silva (Arcata, CA) won the pole vault event this afternoon with a vault of 3.43 meters. To date, she has qualified for the New England III's, ECAC and Open New England Championships and is provisonally qualified for the NCAA National Championship in that event. She also finshed 8th in the 55m (8.07).

Other team scoring performances were given by junior Claire Edwards (Klamath Falls, OR) who finished fourth in the 55m (7.75, New England III's qualifying time), 5th in the long jump (4.64m) and 7th in the 200m (28.51).  Senior Alison Cloutier (East Hampton, CT) finished 5th in the 5000m (19.40:65), junior Jenna Christie (Groton, CT) 8th in the long jump (4.37,) and first year Catherine McGuinness (Fairfax, VT) 6th in the 20# weight (8.70m).

Team Scores
183.50  Brandeis
135       Bowdoin
127       Amherst
  77       Wesleyan
  44       Trinity
  33       Mount Holyoke
  32       UMass, Dartmouth
  29       Smith
  14       WPI
    9.5    Emmanuel
    5        UMass, Boston

 
The Pioneers will compete again on January 26 at the Wesleyan Invitational.