McQuillen helps Penn State to fourth at nationals

For The Tribune-Democrat

DES MOINES, Iowa June 14, 2008 11:55 pm

— Behind NCAA titles from Shana Cox and the 4x400-meter relay, the Penn State women’s track and field team posted a fourth-place finish Saturday at the NCAA Track and Field Championships at Drake University.
Cox can now add two-time NCAA Champion to her resume, as the 11-time NCAA All-American claimed her first-career national title in the 400-meters, before anchoring the 4x400 to its historic victory.
Also earning All-America honors was freshman Karlee McQuillen, a Westmont Hilltop graduate. McQuillen took ninth place in the javelin with a toss of 165 feet, 11 inches, finishing as the top freshman in the country.
The NCAA season comes to close, but many of the Lions will continue their seasons at the US Olympic Trials, set for June 27-July 6 in Eugene, Ore.