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Monday, 30 January 2012 22:52 |
The women’s track and field team had an exceptional meet in Johnson City this weekend, putting 17 athletes in top six finishes.
“Yesterday went pretty well, although there is always room for improvement,” sophomore Breanna Alston said. “I feel as a team we set the standards pretty high for our conference competitors.”
In the field events, sophomore Shaquiela Robinson took the high jump title, clearing 5-6 on Friday night.
Another first place came from freshman Chelsea Farr in the pole vault, while sophomore Cassie Crawford finished in third place.
In the triple jump, junior Erika Ivey took second place, while sophomore Ana DeLeon earned a third-place finish in the weight throw.
Freshman Tatyana Bryant made her college debut in the long jump, and finished in sixth place.
The Mountaineers took over the 200-meter dash finishes. Junior D’Shawrna McLucas finished in fourth place, Morrison in fifth and Kristen Campbell in sixth.
Campbell also took fifth place in the 60m dash, with a season best of 7.90.
On the distance side, junior Amanda Hamilton took fourth place in the 5000-meter run, with senior teammate Hannah Orders taking sixth place.
In the seeded mile run, sophomore Justin Stocks finished in fifth place and in the 800m run, freshman Taryn Stern took sixth place.
In an exciting 4x400-meter dash, Asia Dunlap, Breahna Morrison, Shenita Martin, and Alston finished in first place and nearly caught the school record, falling short by six tenths of a second.
“The team performed really well this past weekend and I’m really excited for the remainder of the season,” Alston said.
Coach Weaver agreed.
“We’re starting to get some good meets under our belt,” Weaver said. “Overall I’m very optimistic and I feel really good that we are starting off well.”
The women’s team will be back in action Feb. 4, heading to Penn State for the Sykes-Sabock Challenge Cup.
Story: LEIGH ROBERTS, Senior Sports Reporter |
