RELEASED: April 26, 2001

DANVILLE, KY ­ The Centre College men¹s track team won the Cumberland Invitational Track Meet on April 21. The Colonels placed first in three events competing against thirteen teams. The women¹s team finished second and broke two school records in the pole vault and the 3,200 meter relay. Record breakers were Sarah Moore in the pole vault with a mark of 8 feet and the 3,200 meter relay team of Jackie Walesa, Natalie Postel, Aubrey Durbin, and Cary Kemp posted a time of 10:18. This time broke the record that has stood since 1994.

In the men¹s competition Joe Guthrie, Andrew Smith, and Sam Allen were winners. Guthrie won the 110 meter high hurdles, Allen the 400 meter hurdles, and Smith captured the disc with a personal best throw of 138 feet, 6 inches.

Both the men¹s and women¹s track team will compete this weekend at the SCAC Spring Sports Festival at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

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