GORHAM, ME – The Saint Joseph's College women's indoor track and field team placed eighth with 22 points in the University of Southern Maine Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

Four team records were broken in the meet, including a pair by freshman Gabby Lodge (Westbrook, Maine), who topped the weight throw (11.82m) and long jump (4.22m) marks and placed seventh and 17th, respectively, in the events.

Junior Heather Eaton (Lincolnville, Maine) broke the 800-meter run record with a 2:31.29 effort and combined with teammates Amber Dostie (Standish, Maine), Lauren Rabideau (Ballston Spa, N.Y.) and Marisa Lundy (Merrimac, Mass.) to set the 4x800 meter relay team record with a 10:42.15 performance.

Eaton placed fourth with the record time in the 800-meter while the 4x800 quartet finished third.

Dostie was the runner-up in the 1-mile run and finished three seconds off the pace with a 5:25.07 time.

Saint Joseph's returns to action next Friday with an appearance in the Maine State Championship at USM. 

Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 430-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.