
Garber, a freshman from Canby, Ore., won the triple jump Saturday at the DuCharme Invitational and also took over the top spot in the ODAC in process. Her distance of 10.92m (35-10.0) won the triple jump over W&L’s Marissa Thompson (10.63m). It was a personal best for Garber as she has improved her distance in each of her four collegiate meets.
Women's Indoor Track Honor Roll
Courtney Mebane, Virginia Wesleyan, Freshman
Mebane had a strong showing at the Mason-Dixon
Conference championships hosted by Christopher Newport
University. Her highlight performance was in the 55 meter
hurdles where she set a VWC record with a time of 8.92, topping the
former record of 9.12 set by Brooke Bogart in 2009. Mebane
went on to break her own record in the finals with a time of 8.89
to place third overall. She also finished sixth in the high
jump (4-11.5)
Marissa Thompson, Washington and Lee, Sophomore
Thompson earned a pair of second-place finishes at the
Dickinson DuCharme Invitational … placed second in the 55m
hurdles with a time of 9.16 and took second in the triple jump it a
school-record distance 10.63 meters.