The University of the Cumberlands (UC) Women's Track and Field program competed this past weekend at the Mid-South Conference (MSC) Tournament being held at Shorter University in Rome, GA.  The Patriots finished in 2^nd place just behind MSC Champion Shorter University.   

For the track competitors, sophomore Ioni Christian finished in 8^th place in the 100 Meter dash with a time of 13.36.  Quanisha McFadden (Lima, OH) also came away with an 8^th place finish in the 200 Meter dash with a time of 26.50.  In the 800 Meter run, UC was represented well with two finishing in the top 5.  Darcy Mascotti (Bellbrook, OH) finished 2^nd with a time of 2:17.61 while freshman Danielle Hoop (Owenton, KY) finished in 5^th place with a time of 2:20.47.  In the 1,500 Meter run, three Cumberlands competitors finished in the top 10 with Darcy Mascotti leading the way with a 2^nd place finish with a time of 4:49.12.  Hoop followed Mascotti with a 3^rd place finish at a time of 4:52.83.  Audrey Springer (Pataskala, OH) finished in 9^th place with a time of 5:27.73. 

In the long distance events, the Patriots were well represented with two finishing in the top 5 in the 5,000 Meter run.  Darcy Mascotti finished in 2^nd place with a time of 18:55.06 while Lauren Kachel (Pickerington, OH) followed in 3^rd place with a time of 19:16.30.  In the 10,000 Meter run, Kachel earned another 3^rd place finish with a time of 38:41.53.  In the 3,000 Meter Steeplechase event, Kachel had another impressive finish in 2^nd place with a time of 11:59.97.  Christine Moon (Sardinia, OH) also had a good showing with a 5^th place finish with a time of 12:32.61.  In the 5,000 meter race walk event, Ashley Campos (Houston, TX) finished 4^th with a time of 35:24.48. 

In the 4x100 Meter Relay, the Patriots team consisting of McFadden, Christian, Natasha Sydnor (Elizabethtown, KY), and Jennifer Marcum (Springsboro, OH) finished in 7^th place with a time of 52.04.  The Patriots did a little better in the 4x400 Meter Relay finishing in 5^th place with a time of 4:10.43.  That relay team consisted of Sydnor, Janada Acree (Cadiz, KY), Hoop, and McFadden.  UC improved their finishes in the relay events as they finished in 3^rd place in the 4x800 Meter Relay event with a time of 9:40.64.  That team consisted of Sydnor, Hoop, Springer, and Mascotti. 

In the field events, Janada Acree finished tied for 3^rd place in the high jump event with a height of 1.52 meters.  A conference win came for UC in the pole vault event.  Rachelle Spurlock (Dayton, OH) took first place with a height of 2.90 meters.  In the long jump event, Acree finished in 4^th place with a jump of 5.25 meters.  Lawna Meade-Rivera (Sevierville, TN) earned a 2^nd place finish in the shot put event with a throw of 10.00 meters.  Taylor Mayes (Knoxville, TN) followed Meade-Rivera in 5^th place with a throw of 11.18 meters. 

Senior Rebecca Holcomb (Blanchester, OH) also finished in the top 10 in 8^th place with a throw of 10.96 meters.  Meade-Rivera followed her shot put with a 3^rd place finish in the discus throw with a distance of 35.93 meters.  Holcomb also earned another top 10 finish in 8^th place with a discus throw of 33.17 meters.  Meade-Rivera and Holcomb earned a 5^th and 6^th place finish respectively in the hammer throw event.  Meade-Rivera finished with a throw of 35.92 meters while Holcomb threw 34.74 meters.  Acree also earned 3^rd place in the Heptathlon event earning 3,817 points.  Spurlock finished 10^th in the Heptathlon event earning 2,218 points. 

Select Patriots will be back in action on May 24^th-26^th to compete at the NAIA Outdoor National Championships in Marion, Indiana. 

For more information on the Patriot women's track and field team and all other UC Athletics, please visit www.cumberlandspatriots.com.