Déjà Vu: Villanova And Emily Lipari Kick Past Cuffe And Stanford For 4 X 1,500 Crown
by LetsRun.com
April 25, 2014
Déjà vu.
The end of the women’s 4 x 1,500 today at Penn Relays was almost an exact replay of yesterday’s women’s DMR. On the anchor leg, Stanford’s Aisling Cuffe, the 2014 NCAA 5,000 runner-up, had the baton and was in the lead, setting an honest pace. But right behind her was 2014 NCAA indoor mile champ Emily Lipari of Villanova.
When a 5k runner and a miler are matched up in a 1,500, you know how it’s going to end. Once again, Cuffe did her best to try to break Lipari. Once again, Lipari let her get a tiny bit of daylight with 200 remaining before storming back in the last 100 to take victory for Villanova in 17:16.52 after a 4:16.4 split. Cuffe, who split 4:16.6, and Stanford were second in 17:16.74.
Dartmouth’s six-time NCAA champion Abbey D’Agostino ran a great 4:08.0 anchor leg, the second-fastest split in Penn history, to get third for Dartmouth in 17:20.87.
Quick Take #1: A record 9th win for Villanova in this event but their first since 2000. The women’s 4 x 1,500 only started in 1989 and ‘Nova won 8 of the first 12, but zero since.
Quick Take #2: A good run by D’Agostino. Given her lofty standards, we found her 15:30 third place showing at Mt. SAC last week to be a little disappointing. This split will likely quiet those wondering if her collegiate career might end with an upset loss to Texas’ NCAA 5,000 leader Marielle Hall.
Deja vu: @NovaTrackXC out kicks @StanfordXCTF for the second day in a row, wins college women’s 4 x 1,500 championship pic.twitter.com/Hoawv9lMXw
– Penn Relays (@thepennrelays) April 25, 2014
Yesterday: LRC Villanova And Emily Lipari Repeat As Women’s DMR Champions At Penn Relays
RESULTS
| PL | SCHOOL/AFFILIATION | MARK | ATHLETES | ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Villanova |
17:16.52 | Stephanie Schappert (4:22.3), Angel Piccirillo (4:17.4), Nicky Akande (4:20.4), Emily Lipari (4:16.4) | AB | |
| 2 |  Stanford |
17:16.74 | Claudia Saunders (4:22.6), Amy Weissenbach (4:17.4), Jessica Tonn (4:20.1), Aisling Cuffe (4:16.6) | AC | |
| 3 |  Dartmouth |
17:20.87 | Abby Markowitz (4:27.4), Dana Giordano (4:16.4), Margaret Donovan (4:29.1), Abbey D’Agostino (4:08.0) | AE | |
| 4 |  New Mexico |
17:35.25 | AI | ||
| 5 |  Columbia |
17:56.59 | Olivia Sadler (4:24.4), Waverly Neer (4:22.0), Anna Williams (4:33.5), Trina Bills (4:36.7) | AH | |
| 6 |  Georgetown |
18:02.84 | Hannah Neczypor (4:26.6), Haley Pierce (4:31.3), Annamarie Maag (4:27.5), Kirsten Kasper (4:37.4) | AD | |
| 7 |  Mississippi State |
18:08.45 | Rhianwedd Price (4:22.8), Katie Huston (4:32.9), Cornelia Griesche (4:28.9), Emma Neigel (4:43.9) | AM | |
| 8 |  Tennessee |
18:13.47 | Amirah Johnson (4:24.0), Chelsea Blaase (4:38.8), Kelsey Kane (4:38.3), Alexis Panisse (4:32.4) | AF | |
 Texas A&M |
DNF | Hillary Montgomery, Grace Fletcher, Ashley Chamberlain, Katie Willard | AN | ||
 Indiana |
DNF | AP | |||
 UConn |
DNF | Emily Durgin (4:27.4), Abby Mace (4:53.9), Lauren Sara (4:36.1), Lisa Zimmer |
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