Lady Tigers Finish Second At 2004 Clemson Invitational Track And Field Meet

Clemson tallies 217.5 points and post four regional qualifying marks on Saturday.

Freshman Christina Smith recorded two of the Lady Tigers' four regional qualifying marks at the Clemson Invitational. She qualified for the East Region Championships in the 400m hurdles and as a member of the 4x400m relay team.

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April 3, 2004

Results

CLEMSON, SC - The Clemson women's track and field team tallied 217.5 points behind four regional qualifiers to finish second at the 2004 Clemson Invitational held Saturday at the Rock Norman Track and Field Complex. The University of Pittsburgh won the meet with 273.5 points, and Appalachian State tallied 72 points for third place. Howard University took fourth place with 70.5 points, Arkansas State was fifth with 46.5 points and East Tennessee State rounded out the field with 24 points.

On the track for the Lady Tigers, Silja Ulfarsdottir led Clemson in the 100m dash with a fourth-place finish and time of 11.91. Jessica Cousins also scored for Clemson in the 100m with a fifth-place finish in 11.94. Ulfarsdottir also led the Lady Tigers in the 200m, posting a time of 24.16 to finish second. Cousins placed third in the 200m with a time of 24.26 and Randi Hinton also scored with a fifth-place finish and time of 24.31. Randi Hinton was the runner-up in the 400m with a time of 55.98 and Sudati Masasu won the 800m with a time of 2:12.84. Patrice McMillan ran a 2:14.97 in the 800m to finish second, and Casey Phillips recorded a time of 4:37.54 to finish second in the 1500m. Phillips posted another runner-up finish in the 5000m run with a time of 18:09.49. In the 100m hurdles, Jelyn Quick crossed the finish line in 14.01 to place third, and Christina Smith was a scorer with a time of 14.32 to finish sixth. Smith was a regional qualifier in the 400m hurdles with a second-place finish and time of 59.79. Jelyn Quick finished fifth in 1:05.41 and Shakirah Rutherford placed sixth with her time of 1:05.48. Jennifer Barton was the runner-up in the 3000m steeplechase, finishing in 11:58.95 to become the Lady Tigers' all-time leader in the event. The Lady Tigers' 4x100m relay team of Silja Ulfarsdottir, Shakirah Rutherford, Randi Hinton and Jessica Cousins qualified for the region championships with a first-place finish and time of 45.45. In the 4x400m relay, Clemson's Silja Ulfarsdottir, Christina Smith, Randi Hinton and Shakirah Rutherford captured the event with another regional qualifying time of 3:41.89.

In the high jump, Katie Pickett cleared 5'7" to win the event, and Felicia Hawthorne was fourth with her mark of 5'3". Sara Young cleared 11'11.75" in the pole vault, Beth Jordan was fifth (10'11.75") and Kristin Thompson scored with a seventh-place finish and mark of 10'6". Katrina Moultrie was the runner-up with a mark of 18'5.75" and then finished second in the triple jump with a leap of 37'8.5". Della Clark led the Lady Tigers in the shot put with a second-place finish and mark of 41'8" and Krystal Woods was eighth with a throw of 35'7.25". In the discus throw, Krystal Woods was third with her mark of 131'4" and Della Clark placed fifth with a mark of 121'4". Krystal Woods was the runner-up in the hammer throw with a mark of 163'7" and Della Clark took third with a throw of 159'10" and moved into third on Clemson's all-time list in the event. Allison Bradshaw scored for the Lady Tigers with a sixth-place finish and mark of 144'3". In the javelin, Krystal Woods was second (122'6") and Silja Ulfarsdottir was fourth with a mark of 115'0". Katie Pickett placed sixth in the javelin with a mark of 111'6" and Christina Moore was a scorer with a seventh-place finish and mark of 99'2".

The Lady Tigers return to action on Saturday, Apr. 10 as Clemson travels to Athens, GA, for the Spec Towns Invitational.

Team Results
1. Pittsburgh - 273.5 points
2. Clemson - 217.5 points
3. Appalachian State - 72 points
4. Howard - 70.5 points
5. Arkansas State - 46.5 points
6. East Tennessee State - 24 points

Complete Clemson Results
100m - Silja Ulfarsdottir (4) - 11.91; Jessica Cousins (5) - 11.94; Danielle Whaley (9) - 12.25
200m - Silja Ulfarsdottir (2) - 24.16; Jessica Cousins (3) - 24.26; Randi Hinton (5) - 24.31; Danielle Whaley (10) - 25.02; Ope Sobanjo (21) - 26.07
400m - Randi Hinton (2) - 55.98; Ope Sobanjo (12) - 1:01.12
800m - Sudati Masasu (1) - 2:12.84; Patrice McMillan (2) - 2:14.97; LaToya Woodberry (15) - 2:31.08; Lauren Brewer (23) - 2:45. 95
1500m - Casey Phillips (2) - 4:37.54; Lauren Brewer (19) - 5:40.0
5000m - Casey Phillips (2) - 18:09.49
100m hurdles - Jelyn Quick (3) - 14.01; Christina Smith (6) - 14.32; Charlynda Nyenke (20) - 16.04; Christina Moore (22) - 18.78
400m hurdles - Christina Smith (2) - 59.79; Jelyn Quick (5) - 1:05.41; Shakirah Rutherford (6) - 1:05.48
3000m steeplechase - Jennifer Barton (2) - 11:58.95
4x100m relay - Ulfarsdottir, Rutherford, Hinton, Cousins (1) - 45.45
4x400m relay - Ulfarsdottir, Smith, Hinton, Rutherford (1) - 3:41.89; Dortch, Quick, Whaley, McMillan (5) - 3:54.96
High jump - Katie Pickett (1) - 1.70m/5'7"; Felicia Hawthorne (4) - 1.60m/5'3"
Long jump - Katrina Moultrie (2) - 5.63m/18'5.75"; Charlynda Nyenke (13) - 4.81m/15'9.25"; Christina Moore (16) - 4.34m/14'2.75"
Triple jump - Katrina Moultrie (2) - 11.49m/37'8.5"
Shot put - Della Clark (2) - 12.70m/41'8"; Krystal Woods (8) - 10.85m/35'7.25"
Discus throw - Krystal Woods (3) - 40.03m/131'4"; Della Clark (5) - 36.99m/121'4"
Hammer throw - Krystal Woods (2) - 49.86m/163'7"; Della Clark (3) - 48.72m/159'10"; Allison Bradshaw (6) - 43.97m/144'3"
Javelin throw - Krystal Woods (2) - 37.34m/122'6"; Silja Ulfarsdottir (4) - 35.05m/115'0"; Katie Pickett (6) - 33.98m/111'6"; Christina Moore (7) - 30.22m/99'2"

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