Marshall in Charlotte for C-USA Championships

HUNTINGTON, W. Va. – In the final stretch of their season, Marshall track and field heads to Charlotte, North Carolina for the 2019 Air Force Reserve Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. The competition will be a four-day event, spanning from Thursday to Sunday. Events will be held at the Irwin Belk Track & Field center—the same track the Herd visited during last month's Charlotte Invitational.

All but one Conference USA school will be competing this week. From Friday onwards, fans will be able to view certain events via the CUSA TV live stream (linked at right). Live results from the competition will also be available online.

Twenty-five (25) Herd athletes, all from the women's side, are set to compete.

Last season, Marshall finished tenth overall with 40 team points. The team also set new school records in pole vault (accomplished by current sophomore Lauren Zaglifa) and the 5000-meter run.

Senior Sarah Bever and sophomore Torie Derrow kick off the four-day competition tomorrow afternoon (2:45 p.m.), when they compete in the heptathlon. The heptathlon will wrap up on Friday—a day that will also see four Marshall athletes compete in hammer throw. The bulk of the championships take place on Saturday and Sunday.

A couple of competitors to keep an eye on:

Charlotte's Kyra Atkins holds the fastest outdoor 100-meter hurdles time in CUSA. Her time is also ranked 27^th nationally. Marshall's Safiyyah Mitchell has the second best time in the conference and Taylor Robinson has the fifth fastest time.
Michelle Fokam of Rice jumped a conference high mark of 6.35-meters in long jump. Her teammate Camille Little holds the fifth best mark in Conference USA.
UTEP's Roosa Yloenen has the best javelin mark in CUSA and the 28th best mark in the country.

EVENT SCHEDULE/SCHEDULED COMPETING ATHLETES

Thursday, May 9
2:45 p.m. Heptathlon: Sarah Bever, Torie Derrow

Friday, May 10
2:00 p.m. Hammer: MaryAnn Adebayo, Reneese Batson, Hasana Clark, Kylie Miles
4:30 p.m. Heptathlon: Sarah Bever, Torie Derrow
7:15 p.m. 800m Heptathlon: Sarah Bever, Torie Derrow

Saturday, May 11
1:00 p.m. Discus: Reneese Batson, Kylie Miles
1:30 p.m. Pole Vault: Macie Majoy, Lauren Zaglifa
3:30 p.m. Long Jump: Lauren George, Josie Raines
4:00 p.m. 100mH Prelim: Sarah Bever, Christianna Dogan, Safiyyah Mitchell, Taylor Robinson, Ashonti Warner
4:30 p.m. 400m Prelim: Brandy Elysee, Sydnei Taylor, Danere'a White, Talor Wilkerson
5:05 p.m. 100m Prelim: Kayla Haywood
6:00 p.m. 400mH Prelim: Christianna Dogan, Ashonti Warner
6:25 p.m. 200m Prelim: Brandy Elysee, Kayla Haywood
7:00 p.m. 3000 Steeple Women's: Madelyn Garrison

Sunday, May 12
1:00 p.m. Shot Put: MaryAnn Adebayo, Hasana Clark, Kylie Miles
2:30 p.m. Javelin: Torie Derrow, Heidi Heiniger, Sylvia Terente
3:30 p.m. Triple Jump: Denisha West, Takira Williams
4:00 p.m. 4x100m Relay: Team of Christianna Dogan, Brandy Elysee, Kayla Haywood, Safiyyah Mitchell, Talor Wilkerson
4:30 p.m. High Jump: Sarah Bever, Torie Derrow
4:35 p.m. 100mH Final
4:50 p.m. 400m Final
5:05 p.m. 100m Final
5:20 p.m. 800m Final
5:35 p.m. 400mH Final
5:50 p.m. 200m Final
6:05 p.m. 5000m Women's Final: Alexandra Evans, Madelyn Garrison
6:50 p.m. 4x400m Relay: Team of Christianna Dogan, Brandy Elysee, Safiyyah Mitchell, Sydnei Taylor, Danere'a White, Talor Wilkerson

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Players Mentioned

Reneese Batson

Talor Bennett

Sarah Bever

Hasana Clark

Torie Derrow

Christianna Dogan

Brandy Elysee

Alexandra Evans

Madelyn Garrison

Lauren George

Kayla Haywood

Heidi Heiniger

Macie Majoy

Kylie Miles

Safiyyah Mitchell

Josie Raines

Taylor Robinson

Sydnei Taylor

Sylvia Terente

Ashonti Warner

Denisha West

Danere'a White

Takira Williams

Lauren Zaglifa

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