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Herd Track and Field Completes First Events of Akron Invitational and Carolina Challenge
2/2/2019 10:23:00 AM | Track and Field
Events to continue on Saturday
Akron Invitational
Meet Schedule | Day 1 Results | Day Two Results | Performance List | Live Stream
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Carolina Challenge
Meet Schedule | Day 1 Results | Performance List
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AKRON, Ohio – After a light schedule on Thursday and a handful of events on Friday, Marshall track and field wrapped up the first two days of the Akron Invitational.
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In what was the only event with a Herd athlete on Thursday, senior Elena Marchand tied for third in discus throw. Competing in the event for the first time all season, she finished with a mark of 46.14 meters.
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On Friday, junior Alex Minor of the Marshall cross country team finished a team-high ninth in the men's 5000-meter--with a time of 15:00.89. He was joined in the event by sophomore Joel Krznaric and senior Daniel Green.
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Competing in long jump for the first time this season, sophomore Torie Derrow finished with a mark of 4.92 meters.
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Day three kicks off at 10 a.m., Saturday, with the men's 3000-meter, and the Herd's Coy Smith is set to compete in the event.
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COLUMBIA, S.C.- Shifting gears to the Carolina Challenge, the Thundering Herd got off to a hot start on Friday due to a pair of key track performances. First, senior Kayla Haywood finished with the fifth best time (out of 71 others) in the 60-meter qualifier. As per competition rules (top-8 times advance), she qualified to race in the semi-final with 24 other "invite" athletes.
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Taylor Robinson finished with the fourth best time (out of 51 other athletes) in the 60-meter hurdles qualifier. She also qualified for a semi-final with 24 other invite athletes. Meeting her there was Safiyyah Mitchell, who happened to be an invite athlete.
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Moving over to some field events, freshman Takira Williams' mark of 11.28 meters was good for eighth in triple jump. Senior Sarah Bever also finished 14th in long jump.
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Marshall will begin day two on Saturday with pole vault at 10 a.m., where Lauren Zaglifa and Macie Majoy, owners of the C-USA top-2 marks in pole vault, look to keep rolling.
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AKRON INVITATIONAL MEET SCHEDULE/SCHEDULED COMPETING ATHLETES
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Thursday, January 31
6:00 p.m. Discus Throw (Gold Division): Elena Marchand (Tied 3rd – 46.14m/151 ft. 4 in.)
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Friday, February 1
6:30 p.m. Women Long Jump (Blue Division): Torie Derrow (18th - 4.92m/16 ft. 1.75 in.)
8:45 p.m. Men 5000m (Gold Division): Alex Minor (9th – 15:00.89), Joel Krznaric (29th - 15:44.83), Daniel Green (36th – 16:40.83),
8:45 p.m. Women 5000m (Gold Division): Abigail Short (21st – 19:30.46), Mary Kerby (Did not start)
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Saturday, February 2
10:00 a.m. Men 3000m (Blue Division): Coy Smith
10:00 a.m. Men 1-Mile (Blue Division): Alex Minor
10:00 a.m. Women 3000m (Blue Division): Alexandria Evans, Madelyn Garrison, Mary Kerby
11:00 a.m. Women Weight Throw (Blue Division): MaryAnn Adebayo
11:00 a.m. Women Shot Put (Blue Division): MaryAnn Adebayo
11:00 a.m. Women High Jump (Blue Division): Torrie Derrow
11:15 a.m. Women 60mH Prelims (Blue Division): Hannah Carreon, Torrie Derrow, Ashonti Warner
11:15 a.m. Women 400m (Blue Division): Ashonti Warner, Talor Wilkerson
11:15 a.m. Women 800m (Blue Division): Madelyn Garrison, Alyssa Long, Isabella Tremble
11:15 a.m. Women 200m (Blue Division): Torie Derrow
3:00 p.m. Women Long Jump (Gold Division): Lauren George
3:00 p.m. Women Shot Put (Gold Division): Elena Marchand
3:00 p.m. Women Weight Throw (Gold Division): Reneese Batson, Hasana Clark
4:50 p.m. Women 200m (Gold Division): Talor Wilkerson
5:10 p.m. Men 3000m (Gold Division): Nickolas Schmidt
5:10 p.m. Women 3000m (Gold Division): Adriana Cook
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CAROLINA CHALLENGE MEET SCHEDULE/SCHEDULED COMPETING ATHLETES
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Friday, February 1
11:00 a.m. Women 60m Qualifier: Kayla Haywood (7.74, qualified)
11:00 a.m. Women Long Jump Qualifier: Sarah Bever (14th - 5.26m/17 ft. 3.25 in.)
12:10 p.m. Women 60mH Qualifier: Taylor Robinson (8.79, qualified), Christianna Dogan (9.20), Sarah Bever (9.26)
2:15 p.m. Women 400m: Brandy Elysee (41st – 58.48), Danere'a White (51st – 59.36)
4:00 p.m. Women Triple Jump Qualifier: Takira Williams (8th- 11.28m/37 ft. 0.25 in.)
6:40 p.m. Women 60m Semi: Kayla Haywood (23rd - 7.82)
7:15 p.m. Women 60mH Semi: Safiyyah Mitchell (21st – 8.87), Taylor Robinson (25th – 8.92)
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Saturday, February 2
10:00 a.m. Women Pole Vault: Macie Majoy, Lauren Zaglifa
11:00 a.m. Women 200m: Brandy Elysee, Kayla Haywood
11:00 a.m. Women Long Jump: Josie Raines
1:00 p.m. Women High Jump: Sarah Bever
1:30 p.m. Women Triple Jump: Denisha West
4:30 p.m. Women 4x400 Relay: Christianna Dogan, Brandy Elysee, Safiyyah Mitchell, Danere'a White
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For the latest updates on Marshall track and field, follow @HerdTFXC on Twitter and Instagram.
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Meet Schedule | Day 1 Results | Day Two Results | Performance List | Live Stream
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Carolina Challenge
Meet Schedule | Day 1 Results | Performance List
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AKRON, Ohio – After a light schedule on Thursday and a handful of events on Friday, Marshall track and field wrapped up the first two days of the Akron Invitational.
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In what was the only event with a Herd athlete on Thursday, senior Elena Marchand tied for third in discus throw. Competing in the event for the first time all season, she finished with a mark of 46.14 meters.
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On Friday, junior Alex Minor of the Marshall cross country team finished a team-high ninth in the men's 5000-meter--with a time of 15:00.89. He was joined in the event by sophomore Joel Krznaric and senior Daniel Green.
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Competing in long jump for the first time this season, sophomore Torie Derrow finished with a mark of 4.92 meters.
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Day three kicks off at 10 a.m., Saturday, with the men's 3000-meter, and the Herd's Coy Smith is set to compete in the event.
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COLUMBIA, S.C.- Shifting gears to the Carolina Challenge, the Thundering Herd got off to a hot start on Friday due to a pair of key track performances. First, senior Kayla Haywood finished with the fifth best time (out of 71 others) in the 60-meter qualifier. As per competition rules (top-8 times advance), she qualified to race in the semi-final with 24 other "invite" athletes.
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Taylor Robinson finished with the fourth best time (out of 51 other athletes) in the 60-meter hurdles qualifier. She also qualified for a semi-final with 24 other invite athletes. Meeting her there was Safiyyah Mitchell, who happened to be an invite athlete.
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Moving over to some field events, freshman Takira Williams' mark of 11.28 meters was good for eighth in triple jump. Senior Sarah Bever also finished 14th in long jump.
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Marshall will begin day two on Saturday with pole vault at 10 a.m., where Lauren Zaglifa and Macie Majoy, owners of the C-USA top-2 marks in pole vault, look to keep rolling.
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AKRON INVITATIONAL MEET SCHEDULE/SCHEDULED COMPETING ATHLETES
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Thursday, January 31
6:00 p.m. Discus Throw (Gold Division): Elena Marchand (Tied 3rd – 46.14m/151 ft. 4 in.)
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Friday, February 1
6:30 p.m. Women Long Jump (Blue Division): Torie Derrow (18th - 4.92m/16 ft. 1.75 in.)
8:45 p.m. Men 5000m (Gold Division): Alex Minor (9th – 15:00.89), Joel Krznaric (29th - 15:44.83), Daniel Green (36th – 16:40.83),
8:45 p.m. Women 5000m (Gold Division): Abigail Short (21st – 19:30.46), Mary Kerby (Did not start)
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Saturday, February 2
10:00 a.m. Men 3000m (Blue Division): Coy Smith
10:00 a.m. Men 1-Mile (Blue Division): Alex Minor
10:00 a.m. Women 3000m (Blue Division): Alexandria Evans, Madelyn Garrison, Mary Kerby
11:00 a.m. Women Weight Throw (Blue Division): MaryAnn Adebayo
11:00 a.m. Women Shot Put (Blue Division): MaryAnn Adebayo
11:00 a.m. Women High Jump (Blue Division): Torrie Derrow
11:15 a.m. Women 60mH Prelims (Blue Division): Hannah Carreon, Torrie Derrow, Ashonti Warner
11:15 a.m. Women 400m (Blue Division): Ashonti Warner, Talor Wilkerson
11:15 a.m. Women 800m (Blue Division): Madelyn Garrison, Alyssa Long, Isabella Tremble
11:15 a.m. Women 200m (Blue Division): Torie Derrow
3:00 p.m. Women Long Jump (Gold Division): Lauren George
3:00 p.m. Women Shot Put (Gold Division): Elena Marchand
3:00 p.m. Women Weight Throw (Gold Division): Reneese Batson, Hasana Clark
4:50 p.m. Women 200m (Gold Division): Talor Wilkerson
5:10 p.m. Men 3000m (Gold Division): Nickolas Schmidt
5:10 p.m. Women 3000m (Gold Division): Adriana Cook
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CAROLINA CHALLENGE MEET SCHEDULE/SCHEDULED COMPETING ATHLETES
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Friday, February 1
11:00 a.m. Women 60m Qualifier: Kayla Haywood (7.74, qualified)
11:00 a.m. Women Long Jump Qualifier: Sarah Bever (14th - 5.26m/17 ft. 3.25 in.)
12:10 p.m. Women 60mH Qualifier: Taylor Robinson (8.79, qualified), Christianna Dogan (9.20), Sarah Bever (9.26)
2:15 p.m. Women 400m: Brandy Elysee (41st – 58.48), Danere'a White (51st – 59.36)
4:00 p.m. Women Triple Jump Qualifier: Takira Williams (8th- 11.28m/37 ft. 0.25 in.)
6:40 p.m. Women 60m Semi: Kayla Haywood (23rd - 7.82)
7:15 p.m. Women 60mH Semi: Safiyyah Mitchell (21st – 8.87), Taylor Robinson (25th – 8.92)
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Saturday, February 2
10:00 a.m. Women Pole Vault: Macie Majoy, Lauren Zaglifa
11:00 a.m. Women 200m: Brandy Elysee, Kayla Haywood
11:00 a.m. Women Long Jump: Josie Raines
1:00 p.m. Women High Jump: Sarah Bever
1:30 p.m. Women Triple Jump: Denisha West
4:30 p.m. Women 4x400 Relay: Christianna Dogan, Brandy Elysee, Safiyyah Mitchell, Danere'a White
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For the latest updates on Marshall track and field, follow @HerdTFXC on Twitter and Instagram.
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