Chester, PA. – The Holy Family University women's track & field team tallied two first-place finishes and broke a school record as the Tigers competed in the Danny Curran Invitational on Saturday at Widener University.
Meet Highlights
* Freshman Emma McNamee broke the school record in the 3,000-meters steeplechase as she finished second overall with a time of 12:58:05. The previous standard was held by
Susan Bridge (Delran, N.J./Delran) who recorded a time of 13:29.63 at the 2011 Osprey Twilight Invitational.
* Freshman
Kenisha Greenwood (Jamaica) with a time of 1:04.55 finished in first place in the 400 hurdles. She also finished in fifth place in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 16.61 seconds.
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Shania Le Maitre (Champs Fleurs, Trinidad & Tobago/Holy Name Convent) (
Champs Fleurs, Trinidad & Tobago/Holy Name Convent) came in second place in the 400 meters with a time of 57.84 seconds.
* Junior
Jillian Gatley (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) finished sixth overall with a distance of 8' 5.3" (2.60m).
* In the 200-meters, freshman
Genelle Heyward (Queens, N.Y./Francis Louis) finished in seventh place with a time of 26.80 seconds.
* Sophomore
Taylor Cotter (Fairfax, Va./Paul VI Catholic) finished first overall in the 200-meters with a time of 26.07 seconds. Cotter also took third in the 400-meters with a time of 58.01 seconds.
* Junior
Korryn Braxton-Young (Wilmington, Del./Hodgson Vo-Tech) finished fourth overall in the shot put with a distance of 38' 7.79" (11.82m).
* Freshman Damani Reyolds finished seventh in the long jump with a distance of 15' 7.80" (4.81m).
Next Up
Holy Family returns to action on Friday, April 8 as the Tigers compete at day one of the Osprey Open hosted by Stockton University.