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Owls Finish 2nd at AMC Championships

(LEBANON, Ill., Mar. 3)--The William Woods University women’s outdoor track team finished second at the inaugural American Midwest Conference Championships on Saturday.  The Owls finished with a team score of 126.  McKendree University won the event with a team score of 256.

Whitney Gardner finished fourth in the 200 meter dash.  She finished the event with a time of 27.28.  Lanece Clarke (McKendree University) won the event with a time of 24.88.  Gardner also finished fourth in the women’s high jump.

Three Owls competed in the 400 meter dash.  Gardner finished third with a time of 1:01.38.  Kristi Palmer finished fourth behind Gardner with a time of 1:03.71.  Janelle Harrison finished ninth in the event with a time of 1:07.70.

William Woods entered four athletes in the 800 meter run.  Palmer won the event with her best time of the year with a 2:26.94.  Harrison finished third with a time of 2:32:28.  LeeAnn beard finished sixth in the 800 meter with a time of 2:43.86.  Christine Scott rounded out the event for the Owls finishing eighth with a time of 3:01.48.

The Owls placed two runners in the top two spots in the 1500 meter run.  Palmer won the event with a time of 5:06.88.  Harrison finished a few seconds behind Palmer with a time of 5:11.39.  Beard and Scott finished fourth and seventh respectively.  Beard finished with a time of 5:17.46.  Scott completed the event in 6:16.49.

Beard won the 3000 meter steeplechase for William Woods.  She won the event with a time of 12:48.49.

Two Owls competed in the 5000 meter run.  Bollinger finished second with a time of 19:30.12.  Rachelle Locke finished fourth with a time of 20:52.93.

Bollinger and Leah Hempelmann competed in the 10,000 meter run for William Woods.  Bollinger finished second with a time of 40:42.60. Her time broke the school record in the event. Hempelmann finished fourth with a time of 46:23.98.

Newcomer Emily Edins finished fifth in the 100 meter hurdles for the Owls.  She completed the event in 18.05.  Edins also competed in the 400 meter hurdles.  She finished fifth with a time of 1:16.91.  Emily finished second in the javelin throw.  Her longest throw was 80-06, and the second furthest throw in school history.  Scott finished in seventh place in the javelin.  She finished the event with a throw of 47-09.

Gardner and Lindsey Giampietri finished seventh and eighth in the women’s long jump.  This was the first time the Owls had competed in the long jump. Gardner had a top-jump of 14-07.75.  Giampietri had a top-jump of 14-05.00.

Amber Chambers and Giampietri finished second and third in the triple jump for WWU.  This was the first time the Owls had competed in the triple jump. Chambers landed a top-jump of 24-04.50 and established a new school record in the process.  Giampietri finished behind Chambers with a top-jump of 29-05.00.

The Owls will return to the track on May 10th at the Emporia State University Qualifier.  This will be the last opportunity to qualify for the NAIA Outdoor Nationals.