Southern Miss Track and Field Teams Finish Second At Coach "O" Invitational
Krista Miller set a record in the high jump with a jump of 5'10" |
TROY, Ala. Krista Miller and Jeb Meschke recorded regional qualifying marks, helping Southern Miss to second place finishes at the Coach O Invitational on Saturday.
Miller took first-place with a school record jump of 510 in the high jump, while Jeb Meschke had a season-best throw of 2045 in the javelin.
The Lady Eagles recorded several first-place finishes on the day. Raquel Washington finished first in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.70. Dasha Wakefield was first in the pole vault with a height of 110 and Tanika Liburd was first in the long jump with a jump of 194.50.
Lydiah Chepkwony finished third in the one-mile run with a time of 5:11.11. Alisha Edwards was fourth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:19.28. Becca Wiseman finished third in the 3,000 meter run with a time of 10:12.06. Washington finished second in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:03.50, while Jocelyn Young was fourth with a time of 1:04.59. The 4x400-meter relay team finished fifth with a time of 3:55.38.
In the field events, Sabrina Norwood finished second in the high jump with a jump of 56: and Kate Juedes was fourth with the same height. Shannon Weaver finished fourth in the long jump with jump of 1810.25. Lexi Washington finished fourth in the triple jump with a jump of 3610.75 and Sharlynn Monroe was sixth with a jump of 369.75. Regina Ballinger finished fourth in the pole vault with a height of 86.
Troy State womens team scored 128 points to claim the meet title and Southern Miss scored 95 points for second-place.
On the mens side, Shane Brandford finished second and sixth in the 100 and 200 meters with times of 10.81 and 21.94, respectively. The 4x100-meter relay team finished fourth with a time of 44.95 and took third-place in the 4x400-meter relay race with a time of 3:17.31.
Steve Griffin finished third in the high jump with a jump of 64, but finished first in the long jump with a jump of 235.50. Robert Johnson was second in the long jump with a jump of 227.25 and fifth in the triple jump with a jump of 434.50. Jeff Danso finished second in the triple jump with a jump pf 460.50. Maulies Pettaway finished fourth in the shot with a throw of 474, but he finished first in the hammer with a throw of 1488. Logan Stogner finished fifth in the discus with a throw of 1377. Eric Lyon was fifth in the hammer with a throw of 1405. Rounding out the field events, Marvin Lucas placed second in the javelin with a throw of 1940 and Conrad Chanove was third with a throw of 1870.
Southern Miss will host the Southern Miss Invitational on April 9.
