Marshall University Athletics
Marshall University
Akron Invitational
Herd Track and Field Finishes Up Akron Invitational
2/4/2017 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
Friday Results | Saturday Results
AKRON, Ohio-The Marshall University track and field team completed its final indoor regular season road meet Saturday at the Akron Invitational. The team compiled several finals appearances, several division victories, and numerous top-10 finishes.
The team registered two first-place finishes. Senior Andrea Porter won the blue division 3000 meter run with a time of 10:14.85. Junior Barkley Castro held off her competition to win the blue division one mile run with a time of 5:07.42.
The 4x400m relay team consisting of Christianna Dougan, Safiyyah Mitchell, Breanna Hargrove, and Danere'a White finished second in the gold division with a time of 3:47.74. The time just missed breaking the school record of 3:46.57 set in 2015, and the time is currently the new fourth best in Conference USA.
Seniors Hope Julmiste and Kametra Byrd each qualified for the gold division 60m finals. Julmiste finished fourth (7.64 seconds) and Byrd finished sixth (7.67 seconds). Julmiste's time puts her currently tied for eighth in C-USA.
Freshmen Hannah Carreon and Safiyyah Mitchell both qualified for the gold division 60m hurdles finals. Carreon finished sixth with a time of 8.77 sec., and Mitchell finished seventh with a time of 8.87 sec. Carreon's time puts her at fifth currently in C-USA.
The distance medley relay team of Andrea Porter, Barkley Castro, Adriana Cook, and Madeline Armstrong finished fourth with a time of 12:18.48.
Freshman Danere'a White finished fifth in the 200m blue division race with a time of 25.60 seconds.
Senior Danielle Wright finished sixth in the triple jump gold division with a longest jump of 11.12 meters (36 feet, 5.75 inches).
In the gold division shot put, sophomore Elena Marchand finished eighth with a toss of 14.04m (46 feet, 0.75 inches). Freshman Ericka Budd finished eighth in the blue division shot put with a mark of 12.50m (41 feet).
In the 3000m blue division run, junior Samantha Graffius finished in eighth with a time of 11:12.69. Freshman Abigail Short finished just behind her with a time of 11:18.63 in ninth place.
Junior Madeline Armstrong finished 10th in the 800m blue division with a time of 2:21.32.
"I can't think of an athlete for us who didn't perform above expectations," head coach Jeff Small said. "Hannah Carreon had a tremendous PR in the 60 meter hurdles. Barkley Castro just missed the school record in the mile. Andrea Porter won her race in the 3000 meter run. The 4x400 meter team ran probably the second fastest time in school history. This was a great meet all around for us and we're really excited."
UP NEXT
The Marshall University track and field team hosts the Chipotle Marshall Invitational next Friday and Saturday, Feb. 10-11 at the Jeff Small Track at the Chris Cline Indoor Complex. Follow the team on Twitter preparing for the home meet on Twitter @HerdTFXC, and for more all season long.
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