Austin Lawrence destroys old javelin mark; sets new Griffin record

Hanover, Ind. - Fontbonne track and field competed at the Hanover Invitational Saturday and finished 15th, scoring 11 points on the women's side. Raven Venegas scored 10 points with a runner-up finish in the shot put and a record-breaking seventh place finish in the women's discus with a throw of 35.48 meters. The women's 4x400 relay of Kayla Sheldon, Jennie Stare, Katie Gosser, and Emily Bay finished eighth and picked up 1 point.  

On the men's side, the highlight was a school-record javelin throw of 36.40 meters by freshman Austin Lawrence. The previous freshman record was held by Daniel Valentine (2009) and the school record by Chris Graham, set last year.  

Records: (4)
Raven Venegas - Freshman and School Women's Discus Record
Austin Lawrence - Freshman and School Men's Javelin Record

Established: (2)
Austin Lawrence -Freshman Men's Discus Record
Women's Freshman 4x400 (Blechle, Rhoads, C. Gosser, Walker)

PRs: (8)
Jennie Stare - Women's Discus
Women's 4x100 - (Sheldon, Bay, K. Gosser, Venegas)
Katie Gosser - Women's Long Jump
Mackenzie Daniel - Women's Shot Put
Raven Venegas - Women's Discus
Emily Bay - Women's Discus, Women's Javelin
Colleen Gosser - Women's Javelin
Austin Lawrence - Men's Javelin