UNCP Grabs Top-15 Finishes At Wofford College Terrier Relays
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The UNCP women's track and field team captured all top-15 finishes in the only day of competition at the Wofford College Terrier Relays as the distance medley team registered a first place finish to highlight competition for the Lady Braves.
The distance medley team competed for the first time this season with a time of 13:09.19, while the 4x800m relay team finished second overall with a time of 9:47.32 for the first time this season.
Freshman Hana Metzinger collected three personal bests alongside two second place finishes with one in the discus throw with a mark of 39.21m and in the javelin throw with a throw of 34.18m. Metzinger finished 10th overall in the shot put with a mark of 9.14m behind junior Diricka Mitchell with a fourth place finish with a throw of 11.00m.
Freshman Jazmiene Brown registered a personal best in the 200m dash with a time of 25.89 seconds for a first place finish, while Icess Booker and Damita Ford finished second and third, respectively. Micheal Rhaney grabbed a seventh place finish in the race with a time of 27.61 seconds.
Booker notched a second place finish in the 100m dash with a time of 12.59 seconds, while Ford posted a personal best with a time of 12.76 seconds for a fourth place finish.
Taliqua Medley, Shirley Ariwodo and Detria Smith each competed in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles for the first time in their careers. Medley grabbed a seventh place finish in the 100m hurdles with a time of 16.40 seconds along with a time of 1:14.63 seconds in the 400m hurdles for an eighth place finish.
In the 1500m run, Annette Sem finished second in with a season best time of 5:01.77, while freshman Kendra Dorn finished fourth with a time of 5:06.78. Julie Sem and Blair Long took home seventh and 10th place finishes, respectively, in the 5000m run.
The 4x100m relay team competed for the first time this season and posted a time of 49.05 seconds for a third place finish, while the 4x400m relay team registered a season best time of 4:09.25 for a fourth place finish.
The women's track and field team will continue competition on Friday when the Lady Braves travel to Charlotte to compete in the Johnson C. Smith Invitational.
LADY BRAVES RESULTS
Women's 100m Dash
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2 Icess Booker 12.59 seconds
4 Damita Ford 12.76 seconds
Women's 100m Hurdles
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7 Taliqua Medley 16.40 seconds
11 Shirley Ariwodo 18.13 seconds
13 Detria Smith 18.71 seconds
Women's 200m Dash
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1 Jazmiene Brown 25.89 seconds
2 Icess Booker 25.99 seconds
3 Damita Ford 26.45 seconds
7 Mickeal Rhaney 27.61 seconds
Women's 400m Hurdles
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8 Taliqua Medley 1:14.63
9 Detria Smith 1:17.37
10 Shirley Ariwodo 1:17.63
Women's 1500m Run
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2 Annette Sem 5:01.77
4 Kendra Dorn 5:06.78
Women's 5000m Run
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7 Juile Sem 20:34.96
10 Blair Long 21:23.69
Women's 4x100m Relay
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3 UNC Pembroke 49.05 seconds
Damita Ford, Icess Booker, Taliqua Medley, Jazmiene Brown
Women's 4x400m Relay
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4 UNC Pembroke-A 4:09.25
Jazmiene Brown, Janay Moore, Damita Ford, Livia Mahaffie
6 UNC Pembroke-B 4:25.62
Mickeal Rhaney, Shirley Ariwodo, Detria Smith, Taliqua Medley
Women's 4x800m Relay
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2 UNC Pembroke 9:47.32
Janay Moore, Ashlee Doughty, Carrie Blankenship, Livia Mahaffie
Women's Distance Medley
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1 UNC Pembroke 13:09.19
Ashlee Doughty, Carrie Blankenship, Janay Moore, Livia Mahaffie
Women's Shot Put
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4 Diricka Mitchell 11.00m
10 Hana Metzinger 9.14m
Women's Discus Throw
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2 Hana Metzinger 39.21m
- Diricka Mitchell FOUL
Women's Javelin Throw
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2 Hana Metzinger 34.18m
