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Hildebrand and Quince topple two school records 

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CONTACT: Julie Greco
PHONE: (315) 228-7860
April 19, 2003 

LEWISBURG, PA. ‘ The 91Â鶹¾«Æ· women’s track and field team placed fourth at the Bucknell Quadrangular on Saturday, April 19 in Lewisburg, Pa. The Raiders, who traveled a skeleton team of 15 girls due to injuries, managed 43 points as Kent State won the meet with 246.

The highlight of the day for 91Â鶹¾«Æ· came as two school records fell. Sarah Hildebrand (Fairport, N.Y.) broke the freshman record in the 1,500-meter run as she took third place with a time of 4:49.22. Sophomore Nolana Quince (Syracuse, N.Y.) later topped the school record in the triple jump by over a foot, taking second place with a jump of 37′ 7.25′.

Seven individuals scored points for the Raiders. Freshman Shannon O’Hagan placed fourth in the high jump with a height of 5′ 3′.  Senior co-captains Leeann Teager (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) and Danielle Gabey took fifth in the 400- and 800-meter dashes, respectively. Teager finished with a time of 58.95 while Gabay clocked a 2:16.95. Quince finished in fifth place in the 100 hurdles with a time of 15.50 while sophomore Kaitlyn Wood (Houghton, Mich.) finished fifth with a time of 1:07.64 in the 400 hurdles. Freshman Lisa Germain (Queensbury, N.Y.) took sixth in the long jump and freshman Emily Tansey (Scitvate, Mass.) finished the 1,500 in sixth place with a time of 4:53.95.

In the relays, 91Â鶹¾«Æ· placed second in the 4×800 with a time of 9:43.60, fourth in the 4×400 with a time of 4:08.00 and fourth in the 4×100 with a time of 51.00.

The Raiders are back in action on Saturday, April 27 as they travel to Ithaca, N.Y., to take part in the Cornell Invitational.

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