Harlow wins Eastern college high jump competition during Penn Relays

April 28, 2006

PHILADELPHIA, PA- Junior Jennifer Harlow (East Bridgewater, MA/East Bridgewater) became the first Wheaton College track and field athlete since the 2002 season to win a high jump competition at the prestigious Penn Relays, as she cleared 5' 7 1/4" during the 112th running of the relays at the University of Pennsylvania's historic Franklin Field.

Dan Olson '05 captured the men's title in 2002 with a leap of 7' 1 3/4". Harlow edged out her closest Eastern college competitors from Syracuse University and Bowie State University. Harlow's height not only automatically qualified her for the NCAA Division III Championship but it was also the third-best jump of Thursday's two flights, falling just short of Division I athletes from Morgan State University and the University of Arkansas.

Wheaton's women's 4x400-meter relay team also competed at the event, as the freshman quartet of Lily Calderwood (Harvard, MA/Bromfield School), Chizoba Ezeigwe (Brockton, MA/Thayer Academy), Natana Jules (Brooklyn, NY/Boys and Girls) and Christine Moreau (Lincoln, RI/Lincoln) finished third overall in their heat.

The Wheaton teams return to action tomorrow for the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Championships at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The women are aiming for their ninth straight conference title.

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