Marshall Dominates Top Five in Charlotte on Saturday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On the second and final day of the Charlotte Invitational, the Thundering Herd took home seventeen top-five finishes—adding to the three it earned on Friday.

Junior Denisha West won the triple jump event with a 11.97-meter mark, just two weeks after jumping the same mark at the Pepsi Florida Relays. Takira Williams came through with the third-best mark (11.84 meters).

In long jump, sophomore Josie Raines and senior Lauren George placed second and fifth, respectively. Raines jumped a mark of 5.43 meters, while George posted a mark of 5.12 meters.

For the second competition in a row, Hasana Clark placed second in shot put with a mark of 13.70 meters. It was her second put of the outdoor season.

Christianna Dogan came in second place in the 400-meter hurdles, and her time of 1:01.07 happened to be her best of the outdoor season. Per TRFFS, it's the second best 400mH time in Conference USA. Ashonti Warner also placed third the event, with a time of 1:03.55.

Both of Marshall's relay teams, one running the 4x100m (47.02 seconds) and another running the 4x400m (3:51.05), took home second place.

A couple other highlights:

-Kayla Haywood finished third in the 100-meter dash (12.23 seconds).
-Safiyyah Mitchell placed third in the 100-meter hurdles (14.25), while her teammates Taylor Robinson and Christianna Dogan tied for fourth (14.58).
-Both Macie Majoy and Reneese Batson placed fourth in their respective events. Majoy vaulted a height of 11 feet and 8.5 inches and Batson logged a discus throw distance of 143 feet and 5 inches.
-Alex Minor of Marshall's men's cross country team finished fourth (15:36.08) in the 5000 meters, while Hunter Deem finished sixth (16:02.74).

UP NEXT:
The team heads to Charlottesville, Virginia for the University of Virginia Challenge.

DAY ONE RESULTS

Friday, April 12^th
Javelin: Sylvia Terente (2^nd – 40.53m/133 ft.), Heidi Heiniger (3^rd – 38.89m/127 ft. 7 in.), Torie Derrow (12^th – 25.84m/84 ft. 9 in.), Sarah Bever (19^th – 18.49m/60 ft. 8 in.)
Hammer: Reneese Batson (3^rd - 55.54m/182 ft. 3 in.), Hasana Clark (7^th - 52.82m/173 ft. 3 in.), Kylie Miles (16^th - 40.13m/131 ft. 8 in.)
3000m Steeplechase Women's: Madelyn Garrison (10^th – 11:41.48)
3000m Steeplechase Men's: Ian Domenick (13^th – 10:50.07)

DAY TWO RESULTS

Saturday, April 13^th
Triple Jump: Denisha West (1^st - 11.97m/39 ft. 0.25 in.), Takira Williams (3^rd – 11.84m/38 ft. 10.25 in.)
Long Jump: Josie Raines (2^nd – 5.43m/17 ft. 9.75 in.), Lauren George (Tied 5^th – 5.12m/16 ft. 9.75 in.), Sarah Bever (Tied 9^th - 5.02m/16 ft. 5.75 in.), Torie Derrow (13^th – 4.80m/15 ft. 9 in.)
Shot Put: Hasana Clark (2^nd – 13.70m/44 ft. 11.5 in.), Kylie Miles (9^th – 12.25m/40 ft. 2.25 in.)
400m Hurdles: Christianna Dogan (2^nd– 1:01.07), Ashonti Warner (3^rd – 1:03.55)
4x100m Relay: Team of Elysee, Haywood, Mitchell, Wilkerson (2^nd – 47.02)
4x400 Relay: Team of Elysee, Murphy, Taylor, Warner (2^nd – 3:51.05)
100m: Kayla Haywood (3^rd – 12.23)
100m Hurdles: Safiyyah Mitchell (3^rd – 14.25), Christianna Dogan (Tied 4^TH – 14.58), Taylor Robinson (Tied 4^TH – 14.58), Hannah Carreon (9^th – 15.42), Sarah Bever (10^th – 15.48)
Pole Vault: Macie Majoy (4^th – 3.57m/11 ft. 8.5 in.), Lauren Zaglifa (NH)
Discus: Reneese Batson (4^th – 43.71m/143 ft. 5 in.), Kylie Miles (14^th – 34.39m/112 ft. 10 in.)
5000m Men's: Alex Minor (4^th – 15:36.08), Hunter Deem (6^th – 16:02.74), Daniel Green (9^th – 16:09.64), Joel Krznaric (7^th – 16:02.82)
200m: Brandy Elysee (5^th – 24.85), Kayla Haywood (11^th – 25.37), Danere'a White (16^th – 26.03), Sarah Bever (26^th - 26.69), Torie Derrow (38^th – 29.06)
400m: Talor Wilkerson (7^th – 58.08), Sydnei Taylor (9^th – 58.43), Erica Murphy (15^th – 59.58)
5000m Women's: Alexandra Evans (9^th – 19:33.78), Mary Kerby (12^th – 20:02.97), Abigail Short (13^th – 20:05.54)
1500m Men's: Milan Seiber (10^th – 4:16.81), Josh Endress (13^th – 4:20.16), Christian Bradford (15^th – 4:26.03)
1500m Women's: Myah McAlister (22^nd – 5:19.52)
800m: Alyssa Long (24^th – 2:36.54)

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Marshall Dominates Top Five in Charlotte on Saturday

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Players Mentioned

Reneese Batson

Talor Bennett

Sarah Bever

Hannah Carreon

Hasana Clark

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

Sydnei Taylor

Ashonti Warner

Denisha West

Danere'a White

Takira Williams

Lauren Zaglifa

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