'KEENE, N.H. 1/24/04 - Keene State College's women's indoor track team set two school records at the Dartmouth Invitational held in Hanover, N.H. on Saturday. 

Shannon O'Brien (Tilton, N.H.) set a new Owl mark (1:20.91) with her first place finish in the 500-meter race.  Ellen Banning (Hillsborough, N.H.) also put her name in the record book in the shot put (11.10-meters).  She placed fourth in the event. 

Nicole Geyselaers (Cornwall Bridge, Conn.) ran away from the competition with her first place finish in the 60-m dash (8.09) and also set high marks in the pit placing second in the triple jump (10.93 m) and third in the long jump (5.07 m).

The KSC men's team placed well in distance events.  Dave Bridgewater (Unionville, Conn.) topped the field in the 3,000-meter run (8:39.87), while teammates Ryan Gough (Billerica, Mass.) (8:51.39) and Josh Ferenc (Westmoreland, N.H.) (8:56.14) placed third and fourth respectively.  Ferenc also came away with a first place win in the mile (4.24.55).  Sophomore David Raymond (Princeton, Mass.) took third in the mile (4:26.62) and the 800-meters (2:00.70).  

The Owls will be at the Wesleyan University on Saturday.