Thursday, April 25, 2013

NOVA WOMEN SEIZE DMR CHAMPIONSHIP OF AMERICA





Emily Lipari anchored in a crisp 4:37.7

Today at the Penn Relays the Villanova women successfully defended their 2012 title by winning their 12th Distance Medley Relay Championship of America.  The quartet of Angel Piccirillo (3:21.8), Michaela Wilkins (54.6), Nicky Akande (2:04.7), and Emily Lipari (4:37.7) dominated the field, winning by almost 6 seconds.  The much anticipated showdown with the Michigan DMR squad that beat Villanova into second place at NCAA Indoors did not materialize, as the Wolverines scratched from the event.  True freshman Angel Piccirillo (3:21.8) got the team off smartly, delivering the baton in first place to another true freshman Michaela Wilkins.  Wilkins was able to hand off a close second (at 4:16.4) to Kentucky's 4:15.3.  Junior Nicky Akande practically duplicated her stellar 800 leg from the 2012 Penn Relays, this time running 2:04.7 to give junior Emily Lipari a 2.7 second lead at the last exchange.  Lipari then delivered a powerful 1600 leg in 4:37.7 to seal the deal.

Results

PL School/Affiliation Mark Athletes ID
1 Villanova 10:58.84 Angel Piccirillo (3:21.8), Michaela Wilkins (54.6), Nicky Akande (2:04.7), Emily Lipari (4:37.7) AA
2 Kentucky 11:04.45 Chelsea Oswald (3:22.0), Morganne Phillips (53.3), Allison Peare (2:09.1), Cally Macumber (4:40.0) AC
3 Columbia 11:07.68 Erin Gillingham (3:22.9), Sharay Hale (54.1), Trina Bills (2:06.8), Waverly Neer (4:43.9) AH
4 Princeton 11:10.13 Alexis Mikaelian (3:24.8), Cecilia Barowski (54.3), Kacie O'Neil (2:08.8), Greta Feldman (4:42.2) AJ
5 UNC 11:12.92 Annie LeHardy (3:25.6), Cori Floyd (57.0), Elizabeth Whelan (2:12.9), Lianne Farber (4:37.4) AM
6 Penn State 11:17.53 Marta Klebe (3:24.4), Marlene Ricketts (56.3), Sarah Jane Underwood (2:09.5), Caitlin Lane (4:47.3) AL
7 Georgetown 11:22.08 Andrea Keklak (3:30.6), Deseree King (57.3), Chelsea Cox (2:11.6), Katrina Coogan (4:42.6) AD
8 LSU 11:22.71 Laura Carleton (3:27.2), Latoya McDermott (55.6), (2:12.9), Charlene Lipsey (4:47.0) AI
9 Indiana 11:29.07 Kelsey Duerksen (3:28.4), Elise Hunter (57.9), Jordan Gray (2:10.2), Samantha Gwin (4:52.6) AQ
10 Monmouth 12:01.96 Amanda Eller (3:37.1), Morgan Spann (58.4), Emily MacEwen (2:17.3), Kelsey Maher (5:09.2)


Emily Lipari was alone at the finish


The Villanova women celebrate after winning the Penn Relays DMR

Lipari's in there somewhere -- 4 sets of legs


Wilkins, Akande, Piccirillo, Lipari

Villanova legends Vicki Huber , Michelle Bennett, and Marty Stern join DMR Champions

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