Women's Track and Field posts six NCAA Regional qualifying marks at Black and Gold Challenge
March 21, 2009 ORLANDO, Fla. -- The University of Texas Women's Track and Field team earned six NCAA regional qualifying marks at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge, Saturday afternoon. Junior Jordyn Brown placed first and earned her first regional qualifier of the season with a 54-2 (16.51m) mark in the shot put. The All-American finished fifth in the discus (41.60m). Freshman Amanda Van Dyke tossed a personal-best 128-07 (39.19m) in the shot put to regionally qualify. In the 200-meter, freshman Stacey-Ann Smith posted her first regional qualifier after running a personal-best 23.70 for first place. Sophomore Chantel Malone ran a 24.01 for fourth while freshmen Judy Nwosu and Kennetra Jones crossed the line in 24.47 and 24.73 for sixth and eighth, respectively. Nwosu also earned a regional mark with a first-place finish in the 400-meter. The freshman clocked a personal-best 54.43 for her first first-place finish of the outdoor season. Freshman Destiny Lumas qualified for regionals after finishing second in the 100-meter hurdles in 13.67. Lumas also posted a third-place effort in the 400-meter hurdles, clocking a 1:01.34. The Longhorns 4x100-meter relay team of Angele Cooper, Alexandria Anderson, Stacey-Ann Smith and LaKeidra Stewart crossed the line in 44.90 for first place and another regional qualifying mark.
In other field events, senior Kelly Heinbaugh finished first in the javelin (116-06, 35.51m), freshman Victoria Lucas cleared 5-7 (1.70m) for second in the high jump, freshman Beverly Owoyele reached 16-1.25 (4.90m) in the long jump for fourth while freshman Jessica Doyle cleared 11-6.25 (3.51m) for fourth. In the distance events, freshman Julie Amthor and junior Betzy Jimenez posted a 2-3 finish in the 800- meter run after crossing the line in 2:14.58 and 2:15.04, respectively. Freshman Mia Behm ran a 4:39.09 in the 1,500-meter for second followed by newcomer Laleh Mojtabaeezamani in third with a 4:46.40. Texas returns to the track next weekend for the Rice Bayou Classic in Houston, Friday-Saturday, March 27-28. TEXAS RESULTS (#-NCAA Regional Mark, !-personal best) High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Discus Javelin Shot Put 200-Meter Dash 400-Meter Dash 100-Meter Hurdles 400-Meter Hurdles 4x100-Meter Relay 800-Meter Run 1,500-Meter Run |
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