SHIPPENSBURG, Pa.--The Hood College women's track and field team wrapped up its 2008 spring season at the Paul Kaiser Classic hosted by Shippensburg University Saturday.

A partial squad journeyed to Shippensburg to compete against 18 schools, several of them prominent Pennsylvania NCAA Division II programs.

Danielle Sgro carved 11 seconds off her school-record 5,000 meters, dropping it to 19:25.37. So far this year, she has taken over 40 seconds off her 5,000 meters bests and nearly two minutes off her 10,000 best. Her effort earned her sixth in a tough field.

Sara Stiles also ran a personal best in the 800 meters in the final meet of her collegiate career. "I owe Sara a debt of gratitude for sticking with what was a very thin program three years back. Sara began as a 32-minute 5K runner, lopped 10 minutes off her time and proved that consistant effort could make you competitive," said head coach Brent Ayer.