2008 Woodie Awards
Track teams break JHU records at Conferences
Issue date: 3/6/08
This past weekend, the men's and women's track and field teams had their best finishes in school history in the Centennial Conference championships, hosted by Ursinus College. Both teams were able to break 100 points for the first time in school history over the two-day meet. The women matched last year's finish with a strong second place showing, scoring 108.5 points, while the men were able to finish with 108 points, good enough for third place, improving from last year's sixth-place finish.
Senior Becky Lossing got things started for the women as she leaped her way to 4.83 meters in the long jump, good enough for seventh place in the event. Senior co-captain Jessica Reeves also had a strong performance in the field, finishing second in the pole vault with a final vault of 2.89 meters. Junior Shannon Koh and freshman Logan Ashcraft were also able to tack on points, finishing tied for fifth and seventh, respectively.
On the track, junior Rachel Hogen led the Jays with a third-place finish in the mile, finishing with a time of 5:07.53, a new personal record. In the 5,000-meter run, junior Emma Hiza was able to top her old personal best by a whopping 15 seconds, dropping her new best down to 18:41.36 and qualifying her for ECACs.
In the relays, both the women's distance medley relay and 4x200 relay were able to pick up some points. The DMR team of freshmen Kit Harris and Martina Dodd, and juniors co-captain Jordan Ireton and Rachel Hogen finished fifth with a time of 12:54.38. The 4x200 relay team, which included Reeves, Ireton, freshman Anita Mikkilineni and junior Paula Osborn, were able to take home third place, finishing in 1:50.10.
On the men's side, the victories started early as senior Chris Cottrell and junior Adam Waddell took third and fourth place in the long jump, respectively. Their leaps of 6.41 meters and 6.38 meters were both new personal records. Waddell went on to break his own school record in the pole vault, where his final vault of 4.57 meters led him to a second place finish. "It felt great to finally get over 15 feet, which has been a goal of mine for a long time now," Waddell said. Junior Matt Trachtenberg finished right behind Waddell, setting a new personal best of 4.41 meters.
Senior Becky Lossing got things started for the women as she leaped her way to 4.83 meters in the long jump, good enough for seventh place in the event. Senior co-captain Jessica Reeves also had a strong performance in the field, finishing second in the pole vault with a final vault of 2.89 meters. Junior Shannon Koh and freshman Logan Ashcraft were also able to tack on points, finishing tied for fifth and seventh, respectively.
On the track, junior Rachel Hogen led the Jays with a third-place finish in the mile, finishing with a time of 5:07.53, a new personal record. In the 5,000-meter run, junior Emma Hiza was able to top her old personal best by a whopping 15 seconds, dropping her new best down to 18:41.36 and qualifying her for ECACs.
In the relays, both the women's distance medley relay and 4x200 relay were able to pick up some points. The DMR team of freshmen Kit Harris and Martina Dodd, and juniors co-captain Jordan Ireton and Rachel Hogen finished fifth with a time of 12:54.38. The 4x200 relay team, which included Reeves, Ireton, freshman Anita Mikkilineni and junior Paula Osborn, were able to take home third place, finishing in 1:50.10.
On the men's side, the victories started early as senior Chris Cottrell and junior Adam Waddell took third and fourth place in the long jump, respectively. Their leaps of 6.41 meters and 6.38 meters were both new personal records. Waddell went on to break his own school record in the pole vault, where his final vault of 4.57 meters led him to a second place finish. "It felt great to finally get over 15 feet, which has been a goal of mine for a long time now," Waddell said. Junior Matt Trachtenberg finished right behind Waddell, setting a new personal best of 4.41 meters.
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