BRUNSWICK, ME - The Saint Joseph's College women's outdoor track & field team finished seventh with 15 team points in the Aloha Relays at Bowdoin College on Saturday. Juniors Amber Dostie (Standish, Maine) and Heather Eaton (Lincolnville, Maine) placed second and third, respectively, in the 3000-meter steeplechase event, one of many highlights on the day for the second-year varsity program.
Four individual team records fell on Saturday, including a pair of throwing marks as freshman Gabby Lodge (Westbrook, Maine) topped the discus throw record with a 32.12 effort and freshman Victoria Huntley (Ellsworth, Maine) set a new distance with a 29.72 performance in the javelin throw.
Freshman Mikaela Rowell (Derry, N.H.) posted a 22.38 time to best the Monks' 100-meter hurdles record and first-year Kristina Schelling (Pelham, N.H.) rounded out the record-setters with a 1:09.09 time in the 400-meter dash.
Saint Joseph's returns to action this Sunday with an appearance in the Pride Classic at Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts.
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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.
