Track teams perform admirably at Pennsylvania Invite

Anzelone leads Women The Penn women's track team continued to roll in many events in yesterday's Pennsylvania Women's Invitational. Led by Jenee Anzelone's two victories, the Quakers racked up a total of five first-place and five second-place finishes. Penn assistant coach Tony Tenisci called Anzelone's performance "incredible." She was victorious in the 1,500 meters by 4.5 seconds. Second through fifth place were separated by 2 seconds. Anzelone also won the 800 meters, finishing ahead of teammate Jane Kim. Co-captain Maggie Morrow, after winning the 3,000 meters in two consecutive competitions, dominated the field again with a victory in the 5,000 by almost 40 seconds. The 5,000 proved to be one of the most successful events for the Quakers -- Bridget Ward finished right behind Morrow in second place, and Kristen Duyck and Lorie Roth finished in fourth and sixth place with their best times of the season. Daria Smith, after finishing second in the 100-meter hurdles in the first meet of the season, won in her second consecutive meet yesterday. Nicole Maloy was victorious in the high jump with a leap of 5 feet, 3.75 inches. Ward was very happy with the progress of the team throughout the season. "I think everybody is improving, and we're doing really well," she said. "The ones that are doing well are continuing to do well," Tenisci said. "The leaders are there." However, Tenisci added that he needs more people to contribute. "The rest have yet to put their best foot forward," he said. "It's time for them to stop these marginal, generic type performances. They have to get involved." He added that although Anzelone and others did very well, it may not be enough. "They are not the people that consist this team. They are having a superb outdoor season, but you don't win with just a few individuals. You win with a collective team. The individual stuff is over now. We're a patch-quilt, and we need to be a full piece of work." Sprinter Jamila Northington began her comeback yesterday by participating in the 4x400 relay. Tenisci expects her to be fully recovered by next week. He is uncertain when co-captain Monica McCullough will return. Tenisci expects most of the team will improve. That, along with the many outstanding performances makes him optimistic for the upcoming meet against Princeton and Yale. "If we're going to turn the corner, it's going to be at this meet," he said. "It sets the tone for the championships. Also, we certainly want to compete well against Princeton."