Track & Field Competes at Penn Relays

Results
 
Members of the Fordham track & field team were in Philadelphia for the annual Penn Relays this weekend, held at Franklin Field.
 
Fordham competed in six events, which began on Thursday with the women's 400 meter hurdles.  Senior Kristen Stuart just missed an ECAC qualifying time, as he finished 31^st overall in a time of 1:03.14.
 
Stuart came back later as a part of the women's 4x400 relay, joining Danielle Rowe, Merissa Wright, and Elise Tigani in the event.  The group posted a time of 4:04.14, placing 69^th overall.
 
Brianna Tevnan was the final competitor in the women's 3,000 meter run, but was unable to finish.

 
On Friday, the men's distance medley relay took to the track.  Fordham's group of Lester Taylor, Ian Williams, Ryan Polo, and Thomas Slattery finished 18^th overall in a time of 10:14.38.
 
Then in Saturday's competition, Fordham ran in both 4x800 relay events.  The women's team of Mara Lieberman, Stuart, Melissa Higgins, and Rowe qualified for the ECAC Championship, posting a time of 8:56.39, taking 11^th overall.
 
On the men's side, Fordham's group of Taylor, Daniel Green, Fritz Heinrich, and Slattery finished 14^th overall in 7:43.29.
 
The Rams will next be in action on May 2-3, as they compete at the 2015 Atlantic 10 Championship, hosted by George Mason in Fairfax, Virginia.