Sophomore Jessica Alessi (Nassau, N.Y./Ichabod Crane) posted the fourth-best mark in the weight throw in program history and senior Abigail Rec (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central) turned in a pair of top-10 performances to pace the Gettysburg College women’s track and field team at the Noke Elite Meet hosted by Roanoke College.
Gettysburg’s Top Performers
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Jessica Alessi ’22
- Weight Throw – 8th (42-3.25 – 4th in program history
- Shot Put – 10th (32-1)
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Abigail Rec ’20
- Long Jump – 3rd (16-3.75)
- 60-meter Hurdles – 7th (10.22)
- 200-meter Dash – 14th (29.26)
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Georgia Larzelere ’22 (Medford, N.J./Shawnee)
- 800-Meter Run – 5th (2:27.87)
Meet Highlights
- Alessi beat her personal best in the weight throw by nearly six feet. After fouling on her third attempt, the sophomore uncorked a toss of 42 feet, 3.25 inches to finish eighth overall. Her throw moved her past Kenzie Horst for fourth on Gettysburg’s all-time list. Alessi also added a PR in the shot put at 32 feet, one inch.
- Rec saved her best for last, clearing 16 feet, 3.75 inches on each of her last two leaps in the long jump. She finished third overall. After earning a spot in the finals with a time of 10.35 in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles, Rec dropped her time to 10.22 for a seventh-place showing. The senior also turned in a PR of 29.26 in the 200-meter dash.
- Larzelere produced another strong effort in the 800 this season. After running 2:31.91 at F&M two weeks ago, the sophomore dropped four seconds to 2:27.87 on the way to a fifth-place finish among 26 runners.
- Freshman Lillian Morrell (Frederick, Md./Urbana) just missed a spot in the finals of the 60-meter dash, finishing 0.04 seconds shy of the final spot with a time of 8.49.
Coming Up
Gettysburg competes at the Susquehanna Invitational next Saturday, Feb. 15, at 9:30 a.m.
This story was originally posted on the Gettysburg College Website.