Women T&F throwers sharp at Mac

April 29, 2012

St. Thomas women’s track and field athletes fared well Sunday at Macalester.

 

Tommie throwers swept the top three spots in the hammer throw. Finishing in first, with a season best 153-7, was Haley Zajac, followed closely by Amy Maas and Hannah Volkman, who threw 147-7 and 137-5, respectfully. Zajac also recorded a distance of 37-8 1-2 in the shot put, good for fourth, and a distance of 117-9 in the discus toss, earning her a fifth-place finish. Maas also won the discus (138-11). Volkman placed third in the shot put (37-11 1-4) and third in the discus (128-9 3-4).

 

In track events, Katie Ryan took a close second in the 100 hurdles (16.05), followed in third by Meredith Rothstein (16.36). In the 400 hurdles, Jackie Destache finished third (1:08.72). Maggie Harris took third in the 200 (26.89) and a sixth in the 100 dash (12.93). Nara Nelson took fourth with a 11:42.26 time in the 3000.