ROCK HILL, S.C. – Keri Light took first place in the
women’s 1500 meter run, Ashley Mayhew set a new Tech record
in the hammer throw, and a total of four Tech athletes had top five
finishes at the Asics Winthrop Invitational in Rock Hill, South
Carolina on Friday and Saturday.
Light won the 1500 with a time of 4.43:36, Mayhew earned second in
the shot put with a distance of 41-feet 3.25 inches, Katherine Lynn
placed fifth in the high jump, jumping 5-feet 1 inch, and Rachel
Forbes finished fifth in the javelin throw, with a distance of 102
feet 6 inches.
Mayhew’s hammer throw of 131-feet 7.5 inches broke the former
Tech record of 129-feet 2 inches held by Casey Stinson since 2003.
The toss was good for sixth place in the event. Mayhew also
finished second in shot put with a throw of 12.25 feet and took in
eighth place in the discus throw, with a distance of 112.5
feet.
Light also took seventh place in the 800 meter run, finishing in
2:21.04. Emily Weintzetl came two seconds shy of the school record
58.91 in the 400 meter dash with a time of 1:00.91, earning 21st
place.
Leayn Carter took sixth place in the triple jump, with a distance
of 35-feet 9.5 inches, flirting with Lauren Addie’s Tech
record of 36-feet 8.25 inches.
Also placing in the top ten for the Golden Eagles was Tiffany
Palmer, whose time of 19:05.27 in the 5000 meter run earned her
eighth place. Ashley Evans finished 11th in the event with a time
of 19:21.70
In preliminary heats Ifeyinwa Eguzo ran the 100 meter dash in a
time of 13.36, and finished the 200 meter dash in 27.27. Danielle
Catlett finished just behind her at 27.88.
Team results were not tallied in the meet.
The action was Tech’s first meet of the outdoor track season.
The Golden Eagles will compete again on April 4 at the Austin Peay
Invitational in Clarksville, Tenn. Tech will also compete in the
TSU invitational in Nashville on April 11 and at the Murray State
Invitational on April 18 before the OVC championships on May 1-2 in
Richmond, Ky.
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Golden Eagles compete this weekend at OVC Indoor Championships
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