RESULTS
ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Fredonia State senior
Amanda Solly (West Seneca) won the first completed event of Friday's Orange & Brown Invitational at Rochester Institute of Technology.
Solly defeated a short field of runners entered in the 5,000 meters with a time of 20:09.02.
Anna Hourihan (Buffalo), a sophomore, was fourth in 20:34.40.
Another West Seneca native, junior
Kateri Walsh, was third in the 800 meters in a field of 32 women with a time of 2:24.96. She outkicked sophomore Kimberly Foltz (Elbridge) and freshman
Amanda Cocchiara (Hilton), who were seventh and ninth, respectively -- Foltz in 2:27.45, Cocchiara in 2:32.57.
In the triple jump, sophomore
Emily Cummiskey (Clarence) recorded an ECAC qualifying measurement of 11.14 meters (36.55 feet), which placed her fourth in a field of 19.
The Blue Devils had three other fourth-place finishers in field events:
Kelci Yousett (Lockport), a sophomore, finished fourth of 19 in the pole vault by clearing 2.90 meters (9.51 feet); sophomore
Erin Parker (Derby) wasa fourth of 34 in the long jump with an ECAC-qualifying score of 5.32 meters (17.45 feet); and sophomore
Loren Metzger (Fairport) was fourth in the 20-pound weight throw with a toss of 12.98 meters (42.59 feet).
The field of 33 women in the weight throw also included junior
Kathleen Goodberlet (Victor) and freshman
Jenna Fiacco (Verona). Goodberlet was 10th with a throw of 11.94 meters (39.17 feet), and Fiacco was 11th with 11.55 meters (37.89 feet).
Goodberlet was also sixth in a field of 35 shotputters, just ahead of frshman
Nicole Desens (Hopewell Junction). Goodberlet measured out at 10.71 meters (35.14 feet), Desens at 10.66 meters (34.97 feet).
In other running events:
Becca List (Hilton), a sophomore, was sixth of 15 runners in the 3,000 meters with a time of 11:17.03; freshman
Kelsey Travers (West Seneca) was ninth of 29 in the 400 meters with a time of 1:03.93; and Travers and two others finished below or just above the top third of 53 women in the 200 meters. Travers was 14th in 28.16 seconds, senior
Melissa Cummiskey (Clarence) was 16th in 28.37, and sophomore Lexi Perez (Hamburg) was 18th in 28.46.
