Lambert fourth in 800 meters

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (January 15, 2016) – Junior Kendra Plant (Cumberland, R.I.) and sophomore Emily Quinn (West Bridgewater, Mass.) each posted season bests to score points in the weight throw on Friday for the Franklin Pierce University women's track & field team at the Spartan Regional Invite, hosted by St. Thomas Aquinas. In all, the Ravens collected 18 points to finish 17th out of 20 teams, as well as 10th out of 12 Division II teams at the meet.

The Ravens, who fielded only a partial squad at Friday's meet, got half of their points in the weight throw alone. Quinn finished fourth among Division II competitors to earn five points, with a heave of 14.02 meters, which is currently good for fifth in the Northeast-10 Conference. Meanwhile, Plant's toss of 13.94 meters allowed her to finish fifth among D-II athletes and earn four points. The mark is currently good for sixth in the Northeast-10.

Elsewhere in field events, freshman Lilian Baah (Danielson, Conn.) notched four points for Franklin Pierce. She finished fifth in the triple jump, with a mark of 10.73 meters.

Meanwhile, on the track, senior Alyssa Lambert (Manchester, N.H.), who had to pull out of her event last week, returned with a fourth-place finish among Division II competition in the 800 meters. Her time of 2:23.69 earned five points for the Ravens and currently ranks fifth in the Northeast-10.

At the team level, Rider collected 179 points to take home the team title, while District of Columbia finished first among Division II institutions with 67 points.

The Ravens return the full squad to action on Saturday, Jan. 16, when they travel to the Plymouth State Invitational in Plymouth, N.H.

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