Schaffer Ties for 6th at Penn Relays
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. --- Senior Abby Schaffer of the Moravian College women's outdoor track & field team finished in a tie for sixth in the College Women's Pole Vault Championship at the Penn Relays Thursday at historic Franklin Field.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. --- Senior Abby Schaffer (Easton, Pa./Easton HS) of the Moravian College women's outdoor track & field team finished in a tie for sixth in the College Women's Pole Vault Championship at the Penn Relays Thursday at historic Franklin Field.
Schaffer was one of three competitors in the event to clear 3.90 meters (12 feet, 9 1/2 inches), and she was the only non-NCAA Division I student-athlete in the competition. Schaffer passed on the opening height of 3.70 meters before clearing her first attempt at both 3.80 and 3.90 meters. She missed on all three attempts at 4.00 meters. Tina Sutej from the University of Arkansas won the event at 4.35 meters (14 feet, 3 1/4 inches).
Schaffer is scheduled to return to action on Saturday and Sunday, April 28 and 29 as Moravian hosts the 2012 Landmark Conference Championships at Timothy Breidegam Track and Rocco Calvo Field. Schaffer is the defending conference champion in the women's pole vault.
