Lyons took home a top-10 mark in shot put
Lastra clocked in a time of 5:09.46 in the mile, also earning a top-10 finish for the Skyhawks |
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (January 11, 2020) – Stonehill women's track and field, who was the only Division II team at the Beantown Challenge, wrapped up the two-day meet on Saturday at the Gordon Indoor Track, hosted by Harvard University.
Highlights:
- Senior Shayla Lyons led the way for the Skyhawks as she finished 10th out of 27 competitors in the shot put. She threw a distance of 40 feet, 11.50 inches. Classmate Elizabeth Balzarini placed 15th with a mark of 38 feet, 2.25 inches, while sophomore Krista Straqualursi followed in 16th place with her throw of 37 feet, 8.75 inches.
- Senior Madison Ward and junior Kathleen Giusti both cleared a height of 5 feet, 3.25 inches, as Ward placed eighth and Giusti finished 11th.
- In the mile, senior Anna Lastra placed second in her heat with a time of 5:09.46, taking ninth out of 31 competitors. Classmate Alyssa Freeman also finished in the top-15, with her time of 5:12.60 for fourth in her heat and 13th overall.
- Sophomore Siobhan O'Keefe was the first from Division II to cross the finish line in the 3000-meter run, clocking in a time of 10:22.78 placing 10th out of 24 competitors.
Up Next:
Stonehill competes next weekend on Saturday, January 18 at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational, hosted by the University of Rhode Island at the Mackal Fieldhouse in Kingston, Rhode Island.
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