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(Lock Haven, Pa.) - Lock
Haven University of Pennsylvania’s Jennifer Farrow (Canton/Athens)
earned Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Women’s Indoor Track
Athlete of the Year honors, and Head Coach Mark Elliston was selected as
the Women’s Coach of the Year as released today by the conference
office.
Jennifer Farrow
defended her PSAC Indoor 400 meter title at this year’s PSAC Indoor Track and
Field Championships, setting a new conference record with a 56.88 in the
finals. She also placed second in the 200 meters at the conference
championships. Farrow was one of
four PSAC and two Lock Haven women’s track and field student-athletes to
qualify for the national championships, entering into competition with the 10th
fastest time in the 400 meters. She
proceeded to set even faster school and conference standards in both the trials
and the finals, blazing through the finish in 56.27 in the finals to capture
fourth place and her first indoor All-America honor.
Head Coach Mark Elliston, now in his 14th season at
the helm of the Lock Haven men’s and women’s track and field teams, earns
his second straight nod as the PSAC Women’s Indoor Track and Field Coach of
the Year. The veteran coach led the Lady Eagles to their
second-straight indoor team title by over 31 points, scoring a total of 110.33
team tallies. LHU crowned four
individual champions and had eight athletes combine for 13 All-PSAC accolades.
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(left) PSAC Women's Coach of the Year,
LHU's Mark Elliston;
(right) PSAC Women's Track Athlete
of the Year Jennifer Farrow
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