Men's and Women's Track & Field

Watson and Grimm lead Kutztown women at Bucknell

LEWISTOWN, PA. (December 5, 2009) – Maureen Watson (Walnutport/Allentown Central Catholic) and Stephanie Grimm (Fleetwood/Oley Valley) picked up where they left off during the cross-country season by finishing first and second respectively in the 3,000-meter run for the Kutztown University women’s indoor track and field team at the Bucknell Invitational Saturday afternoon. (MEET RESULTS)

Watson and Grimm helped the cross-country team finish 14^th at the NCAA championships two weeks ago. Saturday, they were the leaders of the pack as Watson crossed the finish line in 10 minutes, 30 seconds to win the event. Grimm finished in a time of 10:32.25. Keri Brown (Southampton, NJ/Seneca) had an exciting one-mile run race as she placed second (5:15.95).

Ashley Pinter (Bethlehem/Liberty) threw the 20-pound weight 51 feet, 11 inches, which was good enough for second place in the event. Pinter also finished eighth in the shot put (40-7). April Doyle (Greenfield Twp/Lakeland) was fourth in the shot put (42-11.75).

In the high jump, Maggie O’Neil (Rockland/Cranberry) tied for third with a clearance of 5 feet, 1 inch. Meanwhile, Lynn Lisofsky (Wilkes-Barre/Coughlin) won her heat of the 500-meter run in 1:21.63. Lisosky’s time was tied her for fifth overall.

Alex Sable (Lansdale/Gwynedd-Mercy Academy), Alison Wise (Fivepointsville/Garden Spot) and Rachel Weigle (Red Lion/Red Lion Area) tied for eighth in the pole vault with a clearance of 9 feet, 4.25 inches. Kristin Slack soared 16 feet, 5.25 inches in the long jump, good enough for an eighth-place effort. Jessica Schlecter was also eighth in the 800-meter run (2:27.61)

Kutztown returns to action on Friday January 15 when it hosts the KU College Indoor Meet beginning at 1 p.m.

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