Editor: Kristy McNeil AUGUST 2013 Michael Franklin ’13 finishes the 10k at the NCAA Championships in fifth Julia Ratcliffe’16 earned second-team All-America honors in her first NCAA place, the best finish in the event for a Tiger in NCAA history. He was ranked Outdoor Championship in the hammer throw. She had the second-longest 18th entering the meet. throw in the nation this season. Chairman’s Statement What has become clear is that the Princeton track and cross country program is now taking on a national presence as never before. Princeton has always had performers on the national stage: Bill Bonthron, David Pellegrini, Augie Wolf, Tora Harris, Donn Cabral, Al Dyer, Craig Masback, Lynn Jennings, Ashley Higginson, Nicole Harrison and Debbie St. Phard. What is happening now is that our presence on the national stage is becoming more frequent. This has profound implications for Princeton, the program and certainly our student athletes. 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Alan Andreini ’68 Chairman, Friends of Princeton Track Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Season in Review Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Season in Review The Tigers geared up for the outdoor season with their annual spring break The Tigers didn’t waste any time getting the outdoor season started off trip to Florida. The team opened the season with select athletes competing on the right foot. During the team’s annual Florida spring break trip, the at the University of Central Florida Invitational. Richard Sheldon ’13 won women’s sprint medley relay posted the school record at the Walt Disney the 110-meter hurdles at 14.51 while three Tigers, Alec Bingaman ’14, Brad World Invitational and Julia Ratcliffe’16 threw an Ivy record in the hammer Pelisek ’14 and Omar Jarrett ’14 recorded PRs in the javelin. throw at the University of Central Florida Invitational. The Sam Howell Invitational on April 5-6 at Weaver Stadium gave fans Ratcliffe threw to 63.99 (209-11) on her third attempt. All five of her their first chance to see this year’s outdoor team. Distance runners Chris throws were over 61.50. She threw better than 28 competitors, including the Bendtsen ’14 and Michael Franklin ’14 delivered an exceptional preview, as national runner-up, Brittany Smith of Illinois State. The previous Ivy record the both earned wins on Day 1. Bendtsen won the 10k at 29:32.15 with Tyler was 61.85 (202-11) set in 2011; while the previous school record was 59.23 Udland ’14 taking third at 29:44.86 out of 27 competitors. Franklin beat out (194-4) recorded by Emma Ruggerio in 2011. 63 others in the 5k to win in 14:14.04. Tom Hopkins ’14 put on a clinic on Two days later the sprint medley relay of Abidemi Adenikinju ’13, Erin Day 2 with a first-, second- and third-place finish. The 4x100 relay got the Guty ’13 and Joie Hand ’13 and Cecilia Barowski ’15 clocked a 3:59.21. It day started with a second-place finish. Dré Nelson ’16, John Hill ’16, Daniel erased an 11-year record of 3:59.55 set by Susan Coltman, Leslie Warren, McCord ’15 and Hopkins ran a 41.30 to surpass the previous meet record. Hasina Outtz and Lauren Simmons from 2002. c continued on page 4 continued on page 2 Follow Us Credits Princeton track & field is on Facebook and Twitter. Like photos courtesy of Beverly Schaefer, Tom Connolly, us on Facebook at PrincetonXCTF# and follow us on Dan Grossman, Kristy McNeil, Nilan Schnure, Patrick Twitter at @PrincetonTrack. Shanahan and The Ivy League. August 2013 Tiger Tracks Women’s Outdoor Track and Field 2013 Season in Review continued from page 1 0.11 seconds of the program record in the sprint medley Championship of America relay, as Adenikinju, Guty, Hand and Higgins ran a 3:59.76. Adenikinju and Guty made Princeton had a number of top-five finishes at The College of New up two legs of the 4x100 Jersey Lions Invitational on April 27. Headlining the results was Henrietta that posted a winning time Miers ’14 winning the 800 with a personal best of 2:11.42 and Clare of 48.45. They were joined Gallagher ’14 winning the steeplechase at 11:08.25. on the relay by Joanna The Tigers finished in fourth place at the 2013 Ivy League Outdoor Anyanwu ’15 and Sara Heptagonal Championship held at Weaver Stadium. The Tigers earned Ronde ’16. In the distance 104 points, while Cornell won the team title with 145 points. Columbia was events, the Tigers went second with 131 and Harvard was third with 118. Dartmouth finished fifth 1-2-3-4-5 in the 10k. with 81 points followed by Brown with 78, Penn with 56 and Yale with 10. Jackie Nicholas ’15 won Tory Worthen ’13 made Ivy League history, winning her eighth career the event with a time of pole vault title. She is just the seventh athlete in Ivy League history to sweep 36:37.09. She was followed an individual event, second at Princeton and first on the women’s team by Marissa Cummings ’14 (Others include: Meredith Rainey, Harvard (400) 1987-90; Dora Gyorffy, with a PR of 36:37.20, Erika Harvard (HJ) 1998-01; Joslyn Woodard, Yale (LJ) 2003-06; Erison Hurtalt, Fluehr ’15 at 36:37.25, Columbia (400) 2004-07; Leo Williams, Navy (HJ) 1980-83; Tora Harris, Emily de La Bruyere ’15 Princeton (HJ) 1998-99, 01-02). Worthen cleared 3.82 (12-6.50) on her first at 36:37.29 and Lindsay attempt while four others failed to clear the mark. Eysenbach ’15 at 37:00.76. Starting the first day off was Ratcliffe setting a meet record in the Later that week, Brielle hammer throw. She virtually won the event on her first throw to lead off Rowe’16 won her first Flight 2 as it landed at 62.95 (206-6.25). Ratcliffe could do better. She threw Imani Oliver ’14 collegiate competition at to 64.25, 65.01, 65.80 and finally her best throw of 66.81 (219-2.25). the Monmouth Season Oliver won her first Heps triple jump title with a wind-aided jump of Opener. Rowe won the 12.87 (42-2.75). She reached the mark on her second attempt. Oliver had discus with a throw of 43.77 (143-07), beating out 26 other competitors. previously finished second and fourth in her first two outdoor Heps, while The Sam Howell Invitational on April 5-6 marked the first home meet placing third and fourth indoors in the event. of the season. Abby Levene ’13 set a meet record in the 10k on Day 1 with a After posting the best time in the 400 during the prelims, Barowski PR of 34:21.08. Greta Feldman ’13 won the 1500, an event of 24 competitors, claimed victory in the finals. Last year’s runner-up in the event, Barowski at 4:23.04 while Alexis Mikaelian ’13 was second at 4:25.25. clocked a 54.64 for the win. Ratcliffe crushed the Ivy League record in the hammer throw to Feldman had a productive final day. She won the 800, was runner-up highlight Day 2. Ratcliffe threw the hammer to 66.69 (218-09), the best mark in the 1500 and anchored the winning 4x800 relay. Feldman won the 800 in the East and third-best in the NCAA, behind two senior veterans. Imani at 2:05.90 with a big edge over the rest of the field, and the fourth fastest Oliver ’14 won the triple jump at 12.32 (40-5), reaching the mark on her first time in Heps history. She was the runner-up in her first event of the day, jump. Four of her six jumps would have won her the event. the 1500, at 4:25.38. Joined by O’Neil, Mikaelian and Higgins in the 4x800 Two program records were posted as the team competed at the Patriot relay, Feldman and the crew cruised across the line in 8:40.58 with a nearly Open Invitational at George Mason on April 13. Oliver, who already owns seven-second edge over the field. the Princeton outdoor record in the triple jump, outdid herself with a new Other point scorers include: Samantha Anderson ’14 in the pole vault, PR and school record, jumping to 12.71 (41-8.50) to win the event. Oliver Hand in the 400 hurdles, Theresa Kennedy ’14 in the high jump, Levene in also is the school record holder in the indoor triple jump, at 12.74 (41-9.50). the 10k and 5k, Beth McKenna ’14 in the heptathlon, Mel Newbery ’13 in the Barowski took down a six-year record in the 400.