From Brandeis University Athletics
The Brandeis University track & field teams finished in seventh place today at the University Athletic Association (UAA) Outdoor Championships. Both the men's and women's meets were won by Washington University in St. Louis.
The women's side totalled 30 points on four individual results on the second day, and a second-place finish by the 4x800 relay team yesterday. Sophomore Kelsey Whitaker (Kingston, Mass./Notre Dame Acad.) both earned All-UAA honors.
The top results on the women's team came in the 1500. Whitaker and senior Amelia Lundkvist (So. Portland, Maine/Cheverus) have traded top times in the event all season, and both finished in the top five in Chicago. Whitaker took second this time, finishing in 4:41.48, while Lundkvist was fifth with a time of 4:43.88.
Senior Victoria Sanford (LaGrangeville, N.Y./Andover) was 11th in the 1500. Junoir Kristi Pisarik (Chelmsford, Mass./Chelmsford) placed 14th.
The Judges also got two scoring performances in the women's javelin. Sophomore Ashley Klein (Manalapan, N.J./Manalapan) was fourth with a distance of 101 feet, six inches. Junior Alyssa Fenenbock (Upper Saddle River, N.J./Northern Highlands Regional) was right behind her, throwing the javelin 99 feet, three inches. That was good for sixth place. Rookie Selena Livas (Portland, Ore./Cleveland) finished 15th.
Rookie Maddie Dollins (Highland Park, Ill./Highland Park) ran the 5K in 18:26.54, good for 12th. Kate Farrell (Windham, N.H./Windham) was 15th.
The women's 4x400 finished in seventh, less than one second behind sixth-place Carnegie Mellon.