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Gettysburg, Pa. – Sophomore Akua Nyame-Mensah qualified provisionally for the 2008 NCAA Division III National Championships in the 400 with a time of 57.48.
In addition to qualifying for nationals, Nyame-Mensah earned All-Conference honors in the 400 and 200. In the 400, she set a new school record but was unable to hold off Megan Hunter of Franklin and Marshall to finish second. In the 200, she took first place with a time of 25.92.
The 4x400 team of Marge Cheng, Ashley Dawkins, Nyame-Mensah, and Virginia Tseng took fourth place with a time of 4:10.11. Dan Talbot, head coach, stated “I was really impressed that they were able to run their fastest time of the year, it's a real tribute to the four of them that they could muster that kind of effort at the end of a long meet.”
The 4x100 team comprised of Cheng, Nyame-Mensah, April Stewart, and Tseng exceeded all expectation as they finished 5 th and missed a school record by 1/100 th of a second.
In the shot put, Grace Kung set a new personal best (8.82m, 28'11.25 ft.) while Cheng finshed 8th in the 100 meters, scoring a crucial team point. The Owls took eighth place at the conference meet topping Swarthmore by two points and McDaniel by 28. Haverford took home first place with 215 points.
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FINAL STANDINGS |
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| 1 |
Haverford |
215 |
| 2 |
Gettysburg |
169 |
| 3 |
Johns Hopkins |
132.5 |
| 4 |
Dickinson |
72.5 |
| 5 |
Muhlenberg |
70 |
| 6 |
Franklin & Marshall |
45 |
| 7 |
Ursinus |
40 |
| 8 |
Bryn Mawr |
34 |
| 9 |
Swarthmore |
32 |
| 10 |
McDaniel |
6 |
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