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Bethlehem, PA - The women's track & field team traveled to Lehigh University to compete in the MAC Championships this weekend. The women collected eight medals on the weekend, and placed third in the final standings. 

Final Standings
1. Misericordia - 163
2. Lebanon Valley - 132
3. Messiah - 126
4. Widener - 86
5. DeSales - 78.5
6. Alvernia - 56
7. Manhattanville - 27
8. King's (Pa.) - 21
9. Hood - 18.5
10. Stevenson - 15
11. Eastern - 14
12. Albright - 3

Saturday's Results
Coming off of great times in yesterday's preliminaries, Abby McMinn (9.31) and Kristen Frawley (9.43) took gold and silver in the 60 meter hurdles. Each also set new personal bests with those times. McMinn is the first Messiah hurdler to win the 60 meter hurdles since Liz Martin did so in 2011.

Marie Johnson came back on day two and placed second in the triple jump. Her 36'8.5" jump was her best this year. Christy White (34'6.75") and Abby McMinn (33'2.5") both jumped career bests in the event, placing fourth and seventh, respectively. Johnson also tied for fifth place with Elizabeth Cole in the high jump at 5'0.25". That height gave Cole a new PR, giving both of them Second Team All-MAC honors.

Emily Senning won another medal for the women, this one in the 800 meter run. Senning finished second with a season best time of 2:19.97, giving her Second-Team All-MAC honors.

Both of the women's relays on Saturday took sixth place. The 4x800 meter relay (Kate Shults, Emma Mason, Danielle Cardone, Emily Harpold) finished in 10:39.85, and the 4x400 (Kayla Miller, Holly Seipt, Emily Senning, Aja Cunningham) meter relay finished in 4:22.25. Both were season bests for the team.

The women's last medal came from Rebecca Querfeld's dominating performance (2,915 points) in the pentathlon. Brooke Maneval also had a solid performance in the multi-event, scoring 2,518 points, good for fourth place and Second-Team All-MAC honors.

Friday's Results
Rachel Robison was the highlight of day one, winning her third straight gold medal in the pole vault. Her height of 11'7.75" also broke her old school record of 11'5.75" set last season.To round out the pole vault, Grace Riedel took second, tying her personal best height of 10'11.75", and Megan Renes vaulted a season best 9'6.25", good for fourth place.

The other medal from tonight's action came from the womens' distance medley relay. Kate Shults, Kayla Miller, Emily Senning, and Natalie Ross finished in a time of 12:55.94, good for second place and First Team All-MAC honors.

Both Alissa Rogers (19:00.06) and Catherine Springer (19:29.12) ran personal bests in the 5000 meter run. Rogers' time was good for sixth place, earning Second Team All-MAC honors.

Kristen Frawley qualified for the finals in the 60 meter hurdles, setting a new career best with a time of 9.45 seconds. Teammate Abby McMinn tied her personal best 9.48 second time. Frawley and McMinn are seeded second and third, respectively, heading into tomorrow's finals.

Kaitlyn Hostetler (17'6.25") and Marie Johnson (17'1.25") both set new personal bests in the long jump. Hostetler's jump placed sixth, earning Second Team All-MAC honors.

See below the All-MAC Honors at the 2016 MAC Indoor Track & Field Championships!
Note: 1st - 3rd place is First Team All-MAC; 4th - 6th place is Second Team All-MAC; 7th - 8th is Honorable Mention All-MAC

Shaded times show MAC Champions.
Season Best (SB), Personal Record (PR), School Record (SR), MAC (MAC Record), # is National Ranking

Event No.	Event Name	Competitor(s)	Mark (Place)	First TM	Second TM	NOTE
1	Distance Medley Relay	Kate Shults, Kayla Miller,Emily Senning, Natalie Ross	12:55.94 (2nd)	X	-	-
3	60 Meter Hurdles	Abby McMinn Kristen Frawley	9.31 (1st) 9.43 (2nd)	X X	- -	PR PR
7	5000 Meter Run	Alissa Rogers Catherine Springer	19:00.06 (6th) 19:29.12 (8th)	- -	X -	PR PR
9	4x200 Meter Relay	Christy White, Kristen Frawley, Kaitlyn Hostetler, Natalie Booz	1:50.64 (5th)	-	X	SB for Team
11	1 Mile Run	Natalie Ross Kate Shults	5:24.49 (7th) 5:30.93 (8th)	- -	- -	PR -
15	800 Meter Run	Emily Senning	2:19.97 (2nd)	X	-	SB
19	3000 Meter Run	Alissa Rogers Natalie Ross	10:53.76 (6th) 10:57.97 (8th)	- -	X -	- -
21	4x800 Meter Relay	Kate Shults, Emma Mason, Danielle Cardone, Emily Harpold	10:39.85 (6th)	-	X	-
23	4x400 Meter Relay	Kayla Miller, Holly Seipt, Emily Senning, Aja Cunningham	4:22.25 (6th)	-	X	SB
29	Long Jump	Kaitlyn Hostetler Marie Johnson	17'6.25" (6th) 17'1.25" (8th)	- -	X -	PR PR
27	Pole Vault	Rachel Robison Grace Riedel Megan Renes	11'7.75" (1st) 10'11.75" (2nd) 9'6.25" (4th)	X X -	- - X	PR, SR t-PR SB
31	Shot Put	Rebecca Querfeld Alyssa McMinn	38'8.75" (4th) 36'5.75" (8th)	- -	X -	PR PR
33	Triple Jump	Marie Johnson Christy White Abby McMinn	36'8.5" (2nd) 34'6.75" (4th) 33'2.5" (7th)	X - -	- X X	SB PR PR
35	High Jump	Elizabeth Cole Marie Johnson	5'0.25" (t-5th) 5'0.25" (t-5th)	- -	X X	PR -
38	Pentathlon	Rebecca Querfeld Brooke Maneval	2915 (1st) 2518 (4th)	X -	- X	PR -

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