MEDFORD - On Friday night, first year Jana Hieber (Goffstown, NH) won the pentathlon with an NCAA provisional qualifying score of 3,015 points, and on Saturday afternoon sophomore Kelly Allen (Norton, MA) recorded a schol-record weight throw of 49'4 1/4" (15.04m) to highlight two days of home women's indoor track & field action at the Gantcher Center over the weekend.
Hieber dominated the 800 meters of the pentathlon, winning the race by over 17 seconds and earning 833 points for her 2:19.27 time. She had tallied 787 points with a 60-meter hurdles time of 9.61 seconds. Her 3,015 total surpassed the NCAA provisional mark of 3,000.
Last week, Allen's 48-foot weight throw at Bowdoin established a new Tufts indoor record. On Saturday, she went 16 inches further to set a new mark. She was second in the event behind Amy Thayer from the Shore Athletic Club. Allen also won the shot put at Gantcher, tossing the ball 41'6" (12.65m). Junior teammate Ronke Oyekunle (Harvard, MA) was second in the shot with 40'9" (12.42m) distance.
Tufts earned three other victories in the field events. Junior Dayorsha Collins (Boston, MA) high jumped 5'4 1/4" (1.63m) for first place. Junior Heather Theiss (North Woodmere, NY) topped 11 feet in the pole vault, winning with an 11'1" (3.38m) best. Senior tri-captain Kanku Kabongo (Abington, MA) won the long jump with a 16'10 1/2" (5.14m) leap.
Coach Kristen Morwick's team was also first in the 4x400 meter relay during the non-scoring meet with a 4:06.64 time.
The Jumbos host their third invitational of the season at Gantcher next Saturday after a Friday date at Boston University's annual Valentine Invitational.
Meet Results
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