Speedy Price leads Women’s Track and Field to solid day at Snowflake Invitational
Posted: Mar 28, 2015

Speedy Price leads Women’s Track and Field to solid day at Snowflake Invitational

MEDFORD, Mass. (March 28, 2015) – Junior Jackie Price (Brick, N.J.) took home a sixth place finish in the 100-meter dash, and a third place finish in the 200-meter dash en route to a solid all around day from the Franklin Pierce University Women's Track and Field team at the Snowflake Invitational hosted by Tufts University.

Price collected a time of 13.13 seconds in the 100-meters, ranking her third in the Northeast-10 and the top Division II finisher in the event. She was also the top Division II finisher in the 200-meters, as her time of 27.26 seconds ranks seventh in the Northeast-10 Conference. 

Also tearing it up on the track was junior Monique Loney (Stamford, Conn.), as she finished second overall in the 400-meter dash. Her time of 1:02.11 gave her a new personal best time and ranks her third in the Northeast-10.

Other notable performances on the track came from junior Alyssa Lambert (Manchester, N.H.) and sophomore Holly Lindoe (Holbrook, N.Y.). Lambert took sixth in the 3000-meter run with a time of 10:46.50, while Lindoe finished seventh in the 800-meter run with a time of 2:35.55. Lindoe's mark set a new personal best for her, and ranks her fourth in the Northeast-10.

On the track, the Ravens saw plenty of notable performances, headlined by sophomore Samantha Toscano (Northwood, N.H.). Her fourth place finish in the triple jump with a jump of 10.14 meters set the bar for the Ravens competitors. 

Sophomore Nicole Galewski (Pembroke, Mass.) finished seventh in the high jump with a height of 1.48 meters, while freshman Emily Quinn (West Bridgewater, Mass.) finished eighth in the hammer throw with a toss of 37.32 meters. Quinn's mark set a season best for her.

Rounding out the Ravens top finishes for the day came from freshman Kelsey Lee-Donnelly (Manchester, N.H.) and junior Nadine Hyde (Maple Valley, Wash.). Lee-Donnelly mustered a ninth place finish in the pole vault with a height of 2.75 meters, matching a season-best finish. Hyde was able to finish 12th in the shot put, tossing a 9.81 meters. The throw currently ranks fourth in the Northeast-10 Conference. 

The Ravens return to action next Saturday, April 4 when they travel to Springfield, Mass. to compete in the AIC Invitational hosted by American International College.

For more information on Franklin Pierce Athletics, please visit the official website of Franklin Pierce Athletics (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu). Also be sure to follow the Ravens through the Department of Athletics' official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/FranklinPierceRavens), its YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/franklinpiercesports) and its Twitter feed (http://twitter.com/FPUathletics). Fans wishing to purchase Franklin Pierce track and field apparel can do so at the Department of Athletics' brand new online store (http://athletics.franklinpierce.edu/store).