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April
14, 2007
Track & Field Women Finish 6th at SCIAC Multi-Duals
Shuree Gangloff '09 took the top spot in the discus with a mark of
132'10" as the Whittier College women's track and field team finished
sixth at the SCIAC Multi-Duals hosted by Pomona-Pitzer on April 14.
The women finished 2-5 at the meet, while the men finished 0-7.
Gangloff single-handedly accumulated 97 points for the Poets. She
also finished third in the shot put with a personal record throw of
36'9" and third in the hammer throw with another personal record mark of
135'0". Gangloff's performance moved her into third on Whittier's
all-time list in the hammer throw and fourth in the shot put. She
already holds the school record in the dicus. Dana Allen '07
set a personal record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 15.45
seconds, good for second place in the event and second place on
Whittier's all-time list. Allen also placed fourth in the high
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Other Poets performed well at
the meet on the women's side. Darlene Partida '10 finished
fourth in the 1500-meter run with a personal best time of 4:53.93.
Erin Patterson '10 also set a personal best, taking fourth place
in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:24.12. Molly Loesche '07
finished third in the javelin with a personal record mark of 114'4".
Monique Malgarejo '10 ran a personal best time in the 200-meter
dash, crossing the finish line in 28.78.
The men were led by Chris Gartrell
'08 with a sixth place finish in the 100-meter dash and a fifth
place time in the 200-meter dash (personal best, 22.19 seconds).
He accounted for 53 points on the day. Also running well was Ryan
Munoz '09 in the 100 (personal best, 11.89 seconds), Matt
Gocke '10 in the 200 (personal best 23.89 seconds) and
400-meter dash (53.00 seconds). Raphael Rodriquez(10) is now
tenth on the all-time list in the 3000-meter steeplechase (10:05.07)
and finished in sixth place in his first time ever running the event.
The Poets are in competition again on April 21 at the Tommy "Tiny"
Lister Classic at California State University-Los Angeles. The
meet begins at 12pm. |
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