Noell
Kevin R Morris

Terriers Take Fourth at PL Championships

February 18, 2018

RESULTS

LEWISBURG, PA - Highlighted by five gold-medal victories including two by senior Tehya Noell, the Boston University women's track & field team finished fourth at the 2018 Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championship, which concluded Sunday at Bucknell's Gerhard Fieldhouse.
 
Bucknell won its second-consecutive league title with 158 points, just edging out Army (154 points). Navy was third with 140 points while BU was fourth with 129.
 
THE RUNDOWN
Event: Patriot League Indoor Track & Field Championships
Location: Bucknell's Gerhard Fieldhouse – Lewisburg, Pa.
Women's Compiled Results: Leone Timing
 
TOP PERFORMANCES   
  • On Day 1 of the PL Championships, senior Tehya Noell won gold in the long jump with a 5.89m (19' 14") effort, outdistancing Alexa DiGregorio of Bucknell (5.76m 18' 10.75").
  • Noell later won gold in the 60m hurdles with at time of 8.53. The time tied the PL Championship meet record set last year by BU's Toria Levy.
  • Sophomore Gillian Morrison finished first in the pentathlon with a score of 3556 points to win gold, well ahead of second-place finisher Lynne Mooradian of Army (3420 points).
  • Sophonore Leah Fowlkes won gold in the 500m run with a time of 1:13.86. Later in the meet, Fowlkes won bronze in the 200m dash with a time of 25.01.
  • Junior Jordan Coverson won gold in the 400m dash with a time 57.39 while freshman Mikajah Hayes finished third with a time of 58.03 to earn bronze.
  • Freshman Cecelia Gerstenbacher took home two medals, winning silver in the 200m dash with a time of 24.83 and later taking third in the 60m dash with a time of 7.72.
  • In the field, junior Lovie Burleson took home silver in the triple jump with a jump of 12.03m (39' 6.6"), just missing gold by .02 meters.
  • In the final event of the meet, the 4x400m relay team of Cynthia Aroke, Ebony Brown, Jordan Coverson and Leah Fowlkes finished second with a time of 3:50.86, just behind winner Army (3:48.22).
Final Team Results
1. Bucknell - 158.5 points
2. Army – 154
3. Navy – 140
4. BU - 129
5. Lehigh – 77.5
6. Holy Cross – 67
7. Loyola – 28
8. American - 17
9. Lafayette – 7
10. Colgate - 2
 
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