Women's Track

Team Awards for 2009 Announced

For Immediate Release:
May 12, 2009

RICHMOND, Ind. — The team awards for the Earlham College women’s track squad were announced on Tuesday by Head Coach Nick Johnson.

Sophomore Starr Gary (Indianapolis, IN/Northwest) was named the Most Outstanding Performer.

Sophomore Ramona Hemmings (Cleveland Heights, OH/Shaw) was named the Most Improved Performer, while Elizabeth Ross (Davie, FL/Pine Crest) was the Most Outstanding First-year. Senior Jessica Kane (Milladore, WI/Auburndale) was honored with the Coach’s Award.

Gary won the 100-meter dash at the North Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships earlier this month with a time of 12.78 seconds. She followed that performance with a time of 26.33 seconds to take second place in the 200-meter dash, while anchoring the 1,600-meter relay squad that finished fourth with a time of 4:11.86.

Ross claimed the NCAC title in the high jump by clearing 5’1¾”. Hemmings had a distance of 33’5¾” to take second in the conference in the triple jump. She was also fifth in the long jump at 15’10½”.

Kane finished second in the long jump with a distance of 16’0½.” The top three in each event are considered all-conference.

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