NEW YORK - Plainfield High School Seniors' K'Shauna Tyler and Tashana Hill won scholarship money at the 38th Colgate Women's Games Saturday. Tyler placed second in the 55 m hurdles and earned a $500 award. Hill finished third in the shot put for a $250 award.
The Colgate Women's Games is the nation's largest amateur track series open to all girls from elementary school through college. Held at Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute, competitors participate in preliminary meets and semi-finals over five weekends throughout January. Finalists compete for trophies and educational grants-in-aid from Colgate-Palmolive Company at New York's Madison Square Garden.