Mitchell, 4x100 Relay Take First at Winthrop

ROCK HILL, S.C.- Yesterday, Marshall concluded its final day at the 2019 Winthrop Invitational—a three-day affair hosted by Big South Conference's Winthrop University.

Following a successful Friday, one that saw Reneese Batson set an outdoor school record in hammer, three Herd runners qualify for the 100-meter hurdles final and a handful of other top-3 finishes, Marshall registered two more wins and ten top-five finishes.

Junior Safiyyah Mitchell won her first 100-meter hurdles final of the outdoor season, recording a time of 13.55. Just a day before, Mitchell had set an outdoor personal best with her preliminary 13.45 time—one that ranks tenth in the nation and first in Conference USA, per TFRSS. Sophomore Taylor Robinson came in second with a time of 14.10. The time ranks currently ranks as the third-fastest among Conference USA athletes. Junior Christianna Dogan also finished seventh.

The other first-place finish for the Herd came by way of the 4x100 relay. A team of Brandy Elysee, Kayla Haywood, Mitchell and Talor Wilkerson clocked in at 46.74 seconds on its way to winning the event.

Kayla Haywood also managed fourth place in the 100-meter final (12.01) and Christianna Dogan took fourth in the 400 meter hurdles (1:01.67).

In javelin throw, Sylvia Terente's mark of 40.28 meters helped her take third place—only a week after finishing in ninth at the Yellow Jacket Invitational. Heidi Heiniger came in eighth place in the event (37.74).

Madelyn Garrison and Ian Domenick both garnered fifth-place finishes in their events, with Garrison running a 5:04.20 in the women's 1500-meter developmental and Domenick running a 2:01.70 in the men's 800-meter developmental.

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Marshall will head southeast for the third week in a row. Part of the team will travel to Savannah, Georgia for the Savannah State Invitational, while the rest heads to Gainesville, Florida for the Pepsi Florida Relays.

MEET SCHEDULE/COMPETING ATHLETES

Friday, March 22
Hammer Throw: Reneese Batson (1^st - 58.84m/193 ft.), Hasana Clark (4^th - 54.50m/178 ft. 10 in.), MaryAnn Adebayo (11^th - 46.97m/154 ft. 1 in.), Kylie Miles (NM)
100mH Prelims: Safiyyah Mitchell (1^st – 13.45q), Christianna Dogan (3^rd – 14.24q), Taylor Robinson (8^th – 14.63q), Hannah Carreon (15^th – 14.95), Ashonti Warner (20^th – 15.09), Takira Williams (24^th – 15.52)
Pole Vault: Macie Majoy (2^nd – 3.60m/11 ft. 9.75 in.), Lauren Zaglifa (8^th – 3.45m/11 ft. 3.75 in.)
Men's 5000m: Nickolas Schmidt (2^nd – 15:00.97), Alex Minor (7^th – 15:14.70), Coy Smith (11^th – 15:29.92), Hunter Deem (27^th – 16:00.03), Joel Krznaric (30^th – 16:05.29), Josh Endress (32^nd – 16:17.85), Daniel Green (34^th – 16:21.12)
Heptathlon: Sarah Bever (3^rd - 4561 points), Torie Derrow (6^th - 4056 points)
100m Prelims: Kayla Haywood (4^th – 11.89q)
Shot Put: MaryAnn Adebayo (7^th – 12.50m/41 ft. 0.25 in.), Kylie Miles (29^th – 10.71m/35 ft. 1.75 in.), Hasana Clark (NM)
Long Jump: Josie Raines (8^th – 5.28m/17 ft. 4 in.), Lauren George (22^nd - 5.15m/16 ft. 10.75)
400m Prelims: Brandy Elysee (10^th – 58.04), Danere'a White (19^th – 59.20), Erica Murphy (28^th – 1:00.20), Talor Wilkerson (35^th – 1:01.07), Isabella Tremble (52^nd – 1:03.04), Alyssa Long (58^th – 1:04.00)
5000m: Alexandra Evans (18^th – 19:12.14), Abigail Short (32^nd – 19:49.81), Mary Kerby (43^rd – 20:42.02), Adriana Cook (DNS)

Saturday, March 23
100mH Final: Safiyyah Mitchell (1^st – 13.55), Taylor Robinson (2^nd – 14.10), Christianna Dogan (7^th – 14.84)
4x100m Relay: Team of Elysee, Haywood, Mitchell, Wilkerson (1^st – 46.74)
Team of Carreon, George, Raines, Robinson, West (15^th – 50.02)
Javelin: Sylvia Terente (3^rd – 40.28m/132 ft. 2 in.), Heidi Heiniger (8^th – 37.74m/123 ft. 10 in.)
100m Final: Kayla Haywood (4^th – 12.01)
Triple Jump: Denisha West (4^th – 11.79m/38 ft. 8.25 in.), Takira Williams (14^th – 11.05m/36 ft. 3 in.), Lauren George (NM)
400mH Final: Christianna Dogan (4^th – 1:01.67), Ashonti Warner (43^rd – 1:16.43)
4x400m Relay: Team of Murphy, Taylor, Warner, Williams (4^th – 3:49.94)
1500m Developmental: Madelyn Garrison (5^th – 5:04.20), Myah McAlister (22^nd – 5:26.26)
Men's 800m Developmental: Ian Domenick (5^th – 2:01.70), Nathaniel Abbott (17^th – 2:08.29), Milan Seiber (NT)
Men's 1500m Developmental: Nathaniel Abbott (10^th – 4:22.13)
800m: Madelyn Garrison (12^th – 2:20.27), Alyssa Long (17^th – 2:23.85)
800m Developmental: Isabella Tremble (DNS)

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Players Mentioned

Reneese Batson

Talor Bennett

Sarah Bever

Hannah Carreon

Hasana Clark

Adriana Cook

Torie Derrow

Christianna Dogan

Brandy Elysee

Alexandra Evans

Madelyn Garrison

Lauren George

Kayla Haywood

Heidi Heiniger

Mary Kerby

Alyssa Long

Macie Majoy

Myah McAlister

Kylie Miles

Safiyyah Mitchell

Erica Murphy

Josie Raines

Taylor Robinson

Abigail Short

Isabella Tremble

Ashonti Warner

Denisha West

Danere'a White

Takira Williams

Lauren Zaglifa

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