Earning her first Higher Images RMU Female Student-Athlete of the Week honor of the 2013-14 season is junior Tara Van Schie of the track & field team. A native of Haarlem, Netherlands, Van Schie established a new school record in the pentathlon last weekend at the Penn State National Invitational in University Park, Pa. Taking part in the pentathlon for the first time this season, Van Schie established a new school record in the event with 3,498 points and in the process qualified for the ECAC Championships. As part of the pentathlon, Van Schie won one event, set career bests in two others and tied a career best in a fourth event. She won the shot put with a toss of 11.80 meters, established personal bests in both the high jump (1.61 meters) and 800 meters (2:36.97) and tied a career-best time in the 60-meter hurdles (9.25 seconds).
