Armstrong wins 800m, Tigers finish fourth at Mountain Laurel

SEWANEE, Tenn. – Abigail Armstrong won the 800-meters leading the Sewanee women's track and field team to a fourth-place finish at the Mountain Laurel Invitational on Saturday.

The Tigers were highlighted by two event victories, as Armstrong won the 800-meters in 2:29.31 and Gracie Schmidt claimed first in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:11.43. Sewanee also saw success in the relays, as the 4x100-meter relay team of Grace Potter, Schmidt, Erin Graffeo, and Page Wells finished second.

In the distance events, Eleanor Graham led Sewanee in the 1500-meters with a fifth-place finish in 5:01.57, followed by Elizabeth Cook in eighth and Sam Ude in ninth to give the Tigers three top-10 finishers.

On the track, Graffeo added a second-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles (18.08), while Wells placed fourth in the 400 meters (1:05.96) and Mary Helen Munger followed in fifth.

In the field events, Grace Potter paced the Tigers with a fifth-place finish in the high jump (1.43m) and added a fourth-place mark in the javelin (16.98m).

The Tigers head to Rome, Ga., for the SAA Conference Championships, hosted by Berry College on April 24-25.

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Players Mentioned

Abigail Armstrong: 5' 9"; Junior

Elizabeth Cook: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Erin Graffeo: 5' 10"; Senior

Eleanor Graham: Junior

Grace Potter: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Page Wells: 5' 5"; Junior

Mary Helen Munger: Freshman

Gracie Schmidt: Freshman

Sam Ude: Senior

Players Mentioned

Abigail Armstrong
: 5' 9"; Junior

Elizabeth Cook
: 5' 5"; Sophomore

Erin Graffeo
: 5' 10"; Senior

Eleanor Graham
: Junior

Grace Potter
: 5' 8"; Sophomore

Page Wells
: 5' 5"; Junior

Mary Helen Munger
: Freshman

Gracie Schmidt
: Freshman

Sam Ude
: Senior