GETTYSBURG, Pa. – Mackenzie Ward repeated as javelin champion to highlight nine scoring performances from the Franklin & Marshall women's track & field on Sunday at the Centennial Conference Outdoor Championships. The Diplomats finished the three-day meet in a fifth-place with host Gettysburg at 67 points.
Ward repeated her gold medal performance in the javelin with a measurement of 38.73 meters on Sunday. The Diplomats earned further all-conference recognition in the throwing events when Max McCoy posted the fifth-best shot put in school history at 12.27 meters. That throw earned McCoy a bronze medal and honorable mention All-CC recognition. Hayden Adams made it three straight days of scoring in the field events for her individually as she placed seventh in the triple jump with a mark of 10.20 meter for the 10th-best distance in program history.
Lauren Dunnigan scored in three event finals on the track Sunday. After tying the school record in the event on Saturday, Dunnigan took home bronze in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.04 seconds. Dunnigan was also fourth in the 100 meter dash (12.50) and sixth in the 200 meters (26.14). Defending Centennial Conference Champion Annalise Kauffman set another personal best in the 800 meters as she recorded the fifth-best time in program history (2:14.64) during a fourth-place showing.
The team added two scoring performances on Sunday in the relays. F&M closed the meet with a fifth-place finish in the 4x400 relay as Avery Canady, Lillian Williams, Jordyn Collie, and Kauffman got the baton around the track in 4:06.14. Earlier in the day, the 4x100 relay of Williams, Amanda Imhauser, Canady, and Collie finished seventh with a time of 52.20 seconds.
With individuals looking to improve their regional and national rankings, the Diplomats will return to action on Thursday, May 7 during Army's Twilight Meet.
Franklin & Marshall Sunday Scoring Performances
100 Meters
4. Lauren Dunnigan (12.50)
100 Hurdles
3. Lauren Dunnigan (15.04)
200 Meters
6. Lauren Dunnigan (26.14)
800 Meters
4. Annalise Kauffman (2:14.64) – fifth in school history
Javelin
1. Mackenzie Ward (38.73m)
Shot Put
3. Max McCoy (12.27m) – fifth in school history
Triple Jump
7. Hayden Adams (10.20m) – 10th in school history
4x100 Relay
7. Lillian Williams, Amanda Imhauser, Avery Canady, Jordyn Collie (52.20)
4x400 Relay
5. Avery Canady, Lillian Williams, Jordyn Collie, Annalise Kauffman (4:06.14)
