April 7, 2012

Complete Results

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - The Loyola University Maryland women's track & field team concluded action at the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Va., on Saturday, with strong performances from both the relay teams and individuals.

With only a handful of individual events on Saturday, the Greyhounds had athletes competing in both the high jump and the 3,000-meter run.

Alyssa Harrison led Loyola in the high jump, finishing ninth with a mark of 1.50 meters. Amy Macchiaverna followed in 11th after clearing 1.45 meters.

On the track, Gabrielle Cocco followed her big day on Friday with another outstanding performance on Saturday. Cocco took home the highest finish for the Greyhounds in any event, placing third in the 3,000 with a time of 10:07.19 in her first time competing in the event.

Stephanie Gibney and Anna Bosse also took part in the 3,000, with Gibney taking 11th in 10:30.63 and Bosse placing 17th in 10:47.38.

Loyola had three relay teams also compete on Saturday, beginning with the 4x100-meter relay team of Samantha Westley, Eilis McGovern, Kristina Krupa and Courtney Willeford that took 11th in 50.98.

In the distance medley relay, Kelly Maguire, Marissa Buccellato, Lisa Potter and Emily Doucette took 12th in 12:39.57.

Loyola rounded out the meet by competing in the sprint medley relay for the first time in school history. The group of Willeford, Nicole Lopez, Krupa and Jackie D'Antonio, notched sixth with a time of 4:12.91.

Loyola next co-hosts the Loyola-Johns Hopkins on Saturday, April 14.

Loyola Finishers

High Jump
9. Alyssa Harrison, 1.50m
11. Amy Macchiaverna, 1.45m

3,000m
3. Gabrielle Cocco, 10:07.19
11. Stephanie Gibney, 10:30.63
17. Anna Bosse, 10:47.38

4x100
11. Westley, McGovern, Krupa, Willeford, 50.98

DMR
12. Maguire, Buccellato, Potter, Doucette, 12:39.57

Sprint Medley Relay
6. Willeford, Lopez, Krupa, D'Antonio, 4:12.91