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GROVE CITY COLLEGE WOLVERINES
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John Hake

Women's Track and Field

8 is enough for Grove City

GROVE CITY, Pa. -- The Grove City College women's track and field team won eight individual track events Wednesday at the Wolverines' own Mini-Invitational, held at Robert E. Thorn Field. 

Senior Lydia Bennett (Bethel, Maine/Gould Academy) broke her own school record in the 800 meters by recording a winning time Wednesday of 2 minutes, 14.40 seconds. That marked one of four distance wins for Grove City. 

Senior Kaylynn Johnson (Otisfield, Maine/Oxford Hills) captured the 1500 meters in 4:46.84 while classmate Julia Bauer (Pittsburgh, Pa./Woodland Hills) won the 5000 in a time of 18:37.71. Senior Virginia Williams (Copley, Ohio/Copley) prevailed in the 3000-meter steeplechase as she posted a time of 11:49.55.

Freshman Nadine Lauffer (New Castle, Pa.) won the 400 hurdles in 1:07.48. 

Grove City also swept the sprint events Wednesday. Freshman Kiara White (Perkiomenville, Pa./Perkiomen Valley) won the 100 meters in 12.54 seconds while senior Carolyn Colteryahn (Essex Junction, Vt./Essex) placed first in the 200 meters (27.41). Freshman Megan Marchand (Cumming, Ga./Forsyth Central) won the 400 in a time of 63.53 seconds. 

Additionally, the Wolverines won both relay events. Marchand, freshman Cristiana Terhune (Uniontown, Ohio/Lake), freshman Hannah Roegiers (Marion, N.Y./Marion Central) and sophomore Hannah Costa (Harrisburg, Pa./Harrisburg Christian) combined for a winning time of 52.71 second in the 400 relay. 

Lauffer, Marchand, Johnson and sophomore Annie Herrmann (Kenosha, Wis./Indian Trail) posted a winning time of 4:09.83 in the 1600-meter relay. 

Sophomore Amanda McGurk (Dallas, Pa./Lake Lehman) posted Grove City's top finish in the field. She took second in the pole vault by clearing 9 feet, 2 1/4 inches. 

Grove City returns to action May 1-2 at the Presidents' Athletic Conference Championships. The two-day event will be held at West Virginia University.
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Players Mentioned

Julia Bauer

Julia Bauer

Distance
Senior
Lydia Bennett

Lydia Bennett

Distance
Senior
Carolyn Colteryahn

Carolyn Colteryahn

Sprints
Senior
Hannah Costa

Hannah Costa

Hurdles
Sophomore
Annie Herrmann

Annie Herrmann

Mid.-Dist.
Sophomore
Kaylynn Johnson

Kaylynn Johnson

Distance
Senior
Amanda McGurk

Amanda McGurk

Vault
Sophomore
Virginia Williams

Virginia Williams

Distance
Senior
Kiara White

Kiara White

Sprints
Freshman
Cristiana Terhune

Cristiana Terhune

Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Julia Bauer

Julia Bauer

Senior
Distance
Lydia Bennett

Lydia Bennett

Senior
Distance
Carolyn Colteryahn

Carolyn Colteryahn

Senior
Sprints
Hannah Costa

Hannah Costa

Sophomore
Hurdles
Annie Herrmann

Annie Herrmann

Sophomore
Mid.-Dist.
Kaylynn Johnson

Kaylynn Johnson

Senior
Distance
Amanda McGurk

Amanda McGurk

Sophomore
Vault
Virginia Williams

Virginia Williams

Senior
Distance
Kiara White

Kiara White

Freshman
Sprints
Cristiana Terhune

Cristiana Terhune

Freshman
Sprints