4X800 Meter Relay Team Shatters School Record to Lead F&M at ECAC Women's Indoor Track Championship

by Sports Information
3/7/04

BRUNSWICK, ME -- The Franklin & Marshall College 4X800 meter relay team of Jeannette Finster (Sr., LaCanada, CA/Flintridge Prep), Nikki Salentri (Fr., Crosswicks, NJ/Northern Burlington), Libby Haas (Fr., Wrightsville, PA/Eastern) and Bryn Benford (Jr., Malvern, PA/Great Valley) crossed the finish line in 9:58.48 to shatter the previous school record of 10:02.21 and lead F&M at the 2004 Eastern College Athletic Conference Indoor Track Championships hosted by Bowdoin College.

The squad's time marks the second time in less than a week that the 4X800 meter relay record has fallen as the previous record was established at last weekend's Centennial Conference Championships.

Individually, Haas placed eighth in the high jump with a height of 5-01.24 for one team point, while Benford finished seventh in the pentathlon with 2,582 points for two team points.

Overall, F&M concluded the championships tied for 35th place with Frostburg State and Westfield, while defeating Rhode Island College and Smith College.

Complete results of the ECAC Championships are available online at www.bowdoin.edu/athletics/winter/mitrack/ecacfull.html.