April 15, 2011

4x400m Relay Team Sets School Record At CCU Chanticleer Classic

CONWAY, S.C. – The 4x400m relay team of Livia Mahaffie, Jessica McDowell, Janay Moore and Kyera Tennyson set a new school record to highlight action for the UNCP women's track & field squad at the Coastal Carolina Chanticleer Classic on Saturday.

The 4x400m relay team captured a first-place finish with a time of 3:55.72 to shatter a 10-year old record by nearly six seconds. The 4x100m relay team (Chantalle Williams, Tennyson, Olivia Mack, McDowell) set a new season record along with grabbing a first-place finish with a time of 49.25 seconds. 

McDowell grabbed first place finishes in the 400m hurdles with a season-best time of 1:07.31 and in the long jump with a personal-best mark of 5.60m. Tennyson placed third in the high jump with a mark of 1.60m. 

Katherine Davis placed first in the hammer throw with a toss of 51.25m, second in the shot put with a throw of 12.45m, and third in the discus throw with a sling of 40.79m. Diricka Mitchell placed fourth and set a new personal record in the shot put with a throw of 11.26m, fifth in the hammer throw with a throw of 40.41m and sixth in the discus throw with a toss of 30.80m. 

Livia Mahaffie placed first in the 1500m run with a time of 5:00.52, while Ashlee Doughty finished second with a new personal-best time of 5:01.93 and Blair Long finished third with a time of 5:45.96 for a new personal record as well. Janay Moore set a new personal best in the 800m run with a time of 2:23.01 for a third place finish and Doughty finished seventh with a time of 2:33.70.

Catherine Shoemaker competed in the 3000m run with a personal-best time of 11:49.51 for a third place-finish. Mack and Williams competed in the 100m and 200m dash with time of 12.99 seconds and 26.59 seconds, and 13.40 seconds and 27.84 seconds, respectively.

The women's track and field team will continue competition next weekend when the Lady Braves compete at the Lenoir-Rhyne-hosted NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championships in Hickory on Friday and Saturday.

BRAVES' RESULTS
Women's 100 Meter Dash
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7  Olivia Mack  12.99 seconds
10  Chantalle Williams  13.40 seconds

Women's 200 Meter Dash
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6  Olivia Mack  26.59 seconds
15  Chantalle Williams  27.84 seconds
18  Jessica Tulud  28.96 seconds

Women's 800 Meter Run
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3  Janay Moore  2:23.01
6  Ashlee Doughty  2:33.70

Women's 1500 Meter Run
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1  Livia Mahaffie  5:00.52
2  Ashlee Doughty  5:01.93
3  Blair Long  5:45.96

Women's 3000 Meter Run
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3  Catherine Shoemaker  11:49.51
7  Elizabeth Metzger  12:30.70

Women's 400 Meter Hurdles
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1  Jessica, McDowell  1:07.31

Women's 4x100 Meter Relay
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1  UNC Pembroke  49.25
    Chantalle Williams, Kyera Tennyson, Olivia Mack, Jessica McDowell

Women's 4x400 Meter Relay
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1  UNC Pembroke  3:55.72
    Livia Mahaffie, Jessica McDowell, Janay Moore, Kyera Tennyson

Women's High Jump
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3  Kyera Tennyson  1.60m

Women's Long Jump
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1  Jessica McDowell  5.60m
6  Jessica Tulud  4.82m

Women's Discus Throw
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3  Katherine Davis  40.79m
6  Diricka Mitchell  30.80m
7  Nicole Hill  27.81m
8  Jamaisha Ward  23.93m

Women's Hammer Throw
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1  Katherine Davis  51.25m
5  Diricka Mitchell  40.41m
7  Nicole Hill  36.80m

Women's Shot Put
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2  Katherine Davis  12.45m
4  Diricka Mitchell  11.26m
8  Nicole Hill  9.80m
9  Jamaisha Ward  9.73m
15  Woodi Jones  6.68m
16  Blair Long  6.60m

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