Women's Track & Field 2/2/2004 12:00:00 AM

Joyce, Muncan and Smith Highlight Big Weekend for Wildcat Women's Track

Feb. 2, 2004

On Saturday, Jan. 31st, the Villanova women's track & field team was spread all across the east coast, competing at the Terrior Invitational in Boston, the Penn State National Invitational and the Widener Invitational. Several top Wildcat alumni including assistant Coach Carmen Douma also competed at the Adidas Boston Indoor Games.

In Boston at the Terrior Invitational, Marina Muncan finished fourth in the 3,000m run with a time of 9:18.02. Just down the road at the Adidas Boston Indoor Games on Saturday night, Villanova alums Douma and Carrie Tollefson ran in the women's 1,500 run. Douma won the event with a first place time of 4:11.71, while Tollefson took second place in 4:12.00.

At the Penn State Invitational in State College, Pa., the Wildcats posted a number of top finishes. In the women's one mile run, three Villanova runners placed in the top 10. Kirsty Smith (4:51.28) finished third in the event, while Rebecca Mitchell (4:53.33) and Colleen Taylor (5:00.37) placed sixth and ninth respectively.

Carre Joyce was the `Cats top finisher in "Happy Valley", placing second with a time of 9:45.97. In the women's 1,000m run at Penn State, Juliette Kenny placed sixth with a time of 2:53.59, while Claudine Evangelista was in ninth (2:54.85). In the women's pole vault, Michelle Ezzie placed seventh with a jump of 3.66m.

At the Widener Invitational, Abby Smagula placed sixth in the pole vault (2.59m), while Bette Hauser (8.82m) finished ninth in the weight throw.

Terrier Invitational - Boston, Mass.
Women 3000 Meter Run
1 Kate O'Neill                  Nike                        9:10.712 Sarah Dupre-Healy         Boston A.A.             9:14.093 Mary Cullen                   Providence              9:14.584 Marina Muncan              Villanova               9:18.025 Laura O'Neill         Nike                9:21.34

Adidas Boston Indoor Games
Women's 1500m1. Carmen Douma (CAN) 4:11.712. Carrie Tollefson (USA) 4:12.00

Penn State National Invitational
Women 200 Meter Dash
28  Tiera, Fletcher  FR Villanova   25.33   1057  Byam, Sherian  JR Villanova   26.19   15
Women 1 Mile Run3   Smith, Kirsty  JR Villanova   4:51.286   Mitchell, Rebecca  SR Villanova   4:53.339   Taylor, Colleen  JR Villanova   5:00.37
WOmen 800m Run22  Rhoden, Melanie  SR Villanova   2:16.092424      Mezei, Zita  FR Villanova   2:16.6936  Cosnett, Holly    JR Villanova   2:19.24
WOmen 1000m Run6   Kenny, Juliette  JR Villanova   2:53.599   Evangelista, Claudine  SR Villanova   2:54.85
Women 3000m Run2   Joyce, Carre    SR Villanova   9:45.97 F
Women 5000m Run12  Akard, Bridget    SO Villanova   17:50.05
Women 4x400m Relay15  Villanova   3:55.63 4
1) Malcolm, Yolanda SO  2) Bridgewood, Nicole JR  3) Rhoden, Melanie SR  4) Cosnett, Holly JR
Women Pole Vault7   Ezzie, Michelle  JR Villanova   3.66m   12-00.00--- Marquis, Kourtney  FR Villanova   NH
Women Triple Jump--- Cooper, Nia  FR Villanova   FOUL
Widener Invitational
Pole Vault      6.  Abby Smagula  2.59m
Weight Throw      9.  Bette Hauser  8.82m