Stanford Women Win Women’s 4 x 1500 Title at 2015 Penn Relays after Elise Cranny Breaks Things Open On Leg #3
by LetsRun.com
April 24, 2015
A day after coming up short in the women’s DMR, Stanford got the job done in the women’s DMR today at the 2015 Penn Relays. The key to the Cardinal’s victory was superstar frosh Elise Cranny, who broke things open on the third leg.
Stanford put their star Cranny (who was beaten on the anchor leg last night) on the third leg instead of the anchor hoping to open up the race. Cranny started with roughly a three-second lead over UNC’s Lianne Farber, who came into Penn after running a quick 4:13.76 pb last week. Farber proved to be no match for Cranny. Running in very windy conditions, Cranny split 4:17.2 – the fastest split of the afternoon (Georgetown anchor Katrina Coogan also split 4:17.2)- to give Stanford a more than seven second lead heading into the anchor leg as Farber managed a 4:22.0. On the anchor leg, UNC’s Annie LeHardy, who also ran 4:13 last week, got to within about two seconds with 200 to go but Stanford’s Claudia Saunders had a little something in reserve as she won comfortably in 17:27.54 to UNC’s 17:30.22. Saunders anchor was 4:25.1 to LeHardy’s 4:20.1. The wind slowed times all around.
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Results for the 4 x 1500 and the other Championship of America events held already today appear below.
College Women’s 4×1500 Championship of America Invitational
| Records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR | Tennessee | 17:08.34 | 2009 | Chanelle Price (4:19.5), Phoebe Wright (4:19.0), Rolanda Bell (4:19.6), Sarah Bowman (4:10.2) |
| AR | Team USA | 16:55.33 | 2014 | Heather Kampf (4:09.2), Kate Mackey (4:19.4), Kate Grace (4:16.6), Brenda Martinez (4:10.2) |
| PR | Tennessee | 17:08.34 | 2009 | Chanelle Price (4:19.5), Phoebe Wright (4:19.0), Rolanda Bell (4:19.6), Sarah Bowman (4:10.2) |
| FF | Tennessee | 17:08.34 | 2009 | Chanelle Price (4:19.5), Phoebe Wright (4:19.0), Rolanda Bell (4:19.6), Sarah Bowman (4:10.2) |
RESULTS
| PL | SCHOOL/AFFILIATION | MARK | ATHLETES | ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Stanford |
17:27.54 | Rebecca Mehra (4:23.0), Jessica Tonn (4:22.2), Elise Cranny (4:17.2), Claudia Saunders (4:25.1) | B | |
| 2 |  North Carolina |
17:30.22 | Elizabeth Whelan (4:24.0), Karley Rempel (4:24.1), Lianne Farber (4:22.0), Annie LeHardy (4:20.1) | F | |
| 3 |  Georgetown |
17:36.83 | Hannah Neczypor (4:25.4), Haley Pierce (4:27.2), Madeline Chambers (4:27.0), Katrina Coogan (4:17.2) | C | |
| 4 |  Dartmouth |
18:00.22 | Elizabeth Markowitz, Helen Schlachtenhaufen, Reid Watson, Dana Giordano | E | |
| 5 |  Indiana |
18:00.43 | Brenna Calder (4:28.1), Brianna Johnson (4:25.7), Madison Stenger (4:32.6), Corinne Cominator (4:34.0) | J | |
| 6 |  Texas |
18:08.40 | Katie Burford, Mary Beth Hamilton, Connor Ward, Sandie Raines | H | |
| 7 |  Princeton |
18:13.98 | Megan Curham, Elizabeth Bird, Kaitlin Hanss, Zoe Sims | Q | |
| 8 |  Clemson |
18:20.73 | Grace Barnett, Brianna Feerst, Katie Moses, Molly Sullivan | O | |
| 9 |  Pittsburgh |
18:39.84 | Melanie Vlasic, Hana Casalnova, Dana Dellefemine, Ellen Crook | P | |
| 10 |  Buffalo |
18:48.55 | Meghan Manley, Melinda Wheeler, Corinne Birchard, Amy Shaw | N |
Elise Cranny , Rebecca Mehra, Claudia Saunders and Jessic Tonn after the race
College Women’s 4×100 Championship of America Invitational
| Records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR | Texas A&M | 42.36 | 2009 | Khrystal Carter, Porscha Lucas, Dominique Duncan, Gabby Mayo |
| AR | National Team | 40.82 | 2012 | Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter |
| PR | LSU | 42.59 | 2008 | Brooklynn Morris, Samantha Henry, Juanita Broaddus, Kelly-Ann Baptiste |
| FF | LSU | 42.59 | 2008 | Brooklynn Morris, Samantha Henry, Juanita Broaddus, Kelly-Ann Baptiste |
REVISED FOLLOWING HEAT 12 RUN ON FRIDAY MORNING
RESULTS
| PL | SCHOOL/AFFILIATION | MARK | ATHLETES | ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas A&M |
43.76 | Jennifer Madu, Ashton Purvis, Kamaria Brown, Aaliyah Brown | AG | |
| 2 | Texas |
44.36 | Morgan Snow, Kendall Baisden, Courtney Okolo, Morolake Akinosun | AA | |
| 3 |  Oklahoma |
45.49 | Ama Pipi, Daunicia Demerson, Daye Shon Roberson, Leya Buchanan | AD | |
| 4 |  G.C. Foster |
45.54 | Gayon Evans, Kedisha Dallas, Audra Segree, Yanique Thompson | AH | |
| 5 |  South Carolina |
45.74 | Gabby Gray, Alexis Murphy, Ahty Johnson, Briana Haith | AC | |
| 6 |  Houston |
45.83 | Bria Carter, Kiersten Brewer, Sade Mariah Greenidge, Brittany Kinney | AF | |
| 7 |  Hampton |
46.79 | Kristian Young, Tanisha Greene, Meshala Morton, Le’Quisha Parker | AE | |
| 8 |  Boston U |
46.93 | Maya Marshall, Christina Wood, Djenne Parris, Gemma Acheampong | AI | |
| 9 |  UTech |
DNS | AB |
High School Girls’ 4×800 Championship of America
| Records | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NR | Roosevelt (Greenbelt, Md.) | 8:43.12 | 2008 | Dominique Lockhart (2:13.0), Amirah Johnson (2:08.6), Brittany Ogunomokun (2:11.9), Tasha Stanley (2:09.6) |
| PR | Vere Tech (Jamaica) | 8:37.71 | 1991 | Charmane Howell (2:11.3), Claudine Williams (2:11.1), Janice Turner (2:12.1), Inez Turner (2:03.2) |
RESULTS
| PL | SCHOOL/AFFILIATION | MARK | ATHLETES | ID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holmwood Tech (Christiana, JAM) | 9:01.31 | Shaniekie Watson (2:17.56), Chrissiani May (2:12.95), Britney Campbell (2:19.95), Lisa Buchanan (2:10.87) | F | |
| 2 | Western Branch (Chesapeake, VA) | 9:07.71 | Ces’shay Joyner (2:25.70), Faith Ross (2:11.20), Jewel Smith (2:22.99), Amanda Thomas (2:07.83) | A | |
| 3 | Vere Technical (Clarendon, JAM) | 9:13.06 | Britnie Dixon (2:15.30), Sanique Walker (2:15.59), Alithia Fearon (2:24.17), Sasha-Gaye Whyte (2:18.01) | B | |
| 4 | Great Valley (Malvern, PA) | 9:14.81 | Elise Claffey (2:19.23), Anna Willig (2:17.57), Tabitha Wismer (2:22.99), Crosby Spiess (2:15.04) | E | |
| 5 | Cornwall (New Windsor, NY) | 9:17.87 | Jillian Decker (2:20.06), Beatrice Boylan (2:18.91), Ashley Wallace (2:22.18), Dara Cuffe (2:16.73) | C | |
| 6 | Unionville (Kennett Square, PA) | 9:19.39 | Cami Rickenback (2:22.32), Kacie Breeeding (2:21.25), Anna Juul (2:15.33), Gretchen Mills (2:20.51) | D | |
| 7 | Ridge (Basking Ridge, NJ) | 9:19.82 | Liz Newman (2:20.80), Kelly Van Baalen (2:21.26), Emily Hirsch (2:20.02), Abigail Regner (2:17.76) | J | |
| 8 | North Penn (Lansdale, PA) | 9:21.55 | Ali Valenti (2:21.43), Stephanie Bresadola (2:20.39), Mikaela Vlasic (2:20.74), Phoebe Clowser (2:19.01) | G | |
| 9 | McDonogh School (Owings Mills, MD) | 9:26.05 | Maggie Seybold (2:19.29), Jordan Burgess (2:25.07), Noemie Noullet (2:24.62), Allison Glossinger (2:17.09) | H | |
| 10 | Pennsbury (Fairless Hills, PA) | 9:28.88 | Erin OConnell (2:24.53), Maddie Sauer (2:22.33), Olivia Sargent (2:18.48), Hannah Molloy (2:23.56) | L | |
| 11 | Glass (Lynchburg, VA) | 9:29.44 | Holly Carrington (2:25.67), Kami DeCarmo (2:20.10), Libby Davidson (2:18.40), Maddie Rennyson (2:25.28) | I | |
| 12 | Wilson (West Lawn, PA) | 9:30.00 | Gabriella Audi (2:27.57), Anne denOtter (2:18.89), Nijah Ukpong (2:23.78), Amina Chtourou (2:19.77) | K |