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Herd Sets School Record For Points At C-USA Indoor Championships
2/23/2020 7:10:00 PM | Track and Field
Mitchell, Majoy, and 4x400 Relay Earn All-Conference
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Marshall track and field set a new school record for points at the Conference USA Indoor Track and Field Championships with 45 team points in an 8th place finish at the CrossPlex in Birmingham.
"Our kids fought very hard across the board to earn the highest point total ever at the Indoor Championships," head coach Jeff Small said. "Leading the way as always was Safiyyah Mitchell who placed second in the 60 meter hurdles for the fourth year in a row and ran a leg on our second place 4x400 meter relay. With the 10 points she scored today she became the highest point scorer in Marshall history at the Conference USA Indoor Championships.
Additional shout-out to Macie Majoy for earning All-Conference USA honors in the pole vault. All across the board we fought hard."
Mitchell scored 35.75 points over her career at the meet, which surpasses the previous best in school history of 28.25 by All-American Vanessa Jules.
The Herd had three different performances earn All-C-USA honors. The aforementioned Mitchell who finished 2nd in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.53. She finished 2nd in the event all four years at Marshall. Her combined with Hannah Carreon and Taylor Robinson earned a total of 15.50 points in the event.
The 4x400 meter relay team of Mitchell, Christianna Dogan, Ashonti Warner and Mikah Alleyne finished 2nd with the third-best time in school history at 3:46.44.
Sophomore Macie Majoy tied for 3rd with a personal record clearance of 3.86 meters (12 feet, 8 inches) to tie the 2018 school record and earn All-C-USA honors.
Also earning points for Marshall in team standings was freshman Mikah Alleyne who matched her personal record time in the 400 meter dash, set yesterday in preliminaries, of 55.61. Additionally, senior Denisha West finished 6th in the triple jump (12.02m/41 ft. 10 in.).
Marshall finished 8th out of 13 teams for the third consecutive year.
A full list of results for the Thundering Herd is listed below.
SUNDAY
High Jump: Torie Derrow (12th-1.60m/5 ft. 3 in.)
60m Hurdles Finals: Safiyyah Mitchell (2nd-8.53: 8 points for Marshall), Hannah Carreon (T-4th-8.70: 4.50 team points for Marshall), Taylor Robinson (6th-8.73: 3 team points for Marshall)
400m Finals: Mikah Alleyne (5th-55.61: 4 team points for Marshall)
Pole Vault: Macie Majoy (T-3rd-Macie Majoy-3.86m/12 ft. 8 in.-5.50 team points for Marshall), Lauren Zaglifa (11th-3.71m/12 ft. 2 in.)
Triple Jump: Denisha West (6th-12.02m/39 ft. 5.25 in.-3 team points for Marshall)
Shot Put: Lily Grimes (9th-12.75m/41 ft. 10 in.), MaryAnn Adebayo (11th-12.63m/41 ft. 10 in.), Brooke Burns (19th-10.66m/34 ft. 11.75 in.)
3000m Finals: Abby Herring (20th-10:27.05), Sydney Smith (30th-10:56.37), Julia Muller (32nd-11:00.11)
4x400m Finals: Team of Christianna Dogan, Safiyyah Mitchell, Ashonti Warner, Mikah Alleyne (2nd-3:46.44, 8 team points for Marshall)
SATURDAY RESULTS
Pentathlon: Torie Derrow (7th-3331 pts: 2 team points for Marshall)
Mile Prelims: Abby Herring (12th-5:04.76), Julia Muller (20th-5:27.19)
60m Hurdles Prelims: Safiyyah Mitchell (8.55q), Taylor Robinson (8.76q), Hannah Carreon (8.76q), Christianna Dogan (12th-8.89), Ashonti Warner (14th-8.95)
400m Prelims: Mikah Alleyne (55.61q), Christianna Dogan (13th-57.08), Danere'a White (26th-59.70)
60m Prelims: Hannah Carreon (19th-7.89)
800m Prelims: Alyssa Long (18th-2:19.91)
Weight Throw: MaryAnn Adebayo (4th-18.67m/61 ft. 3 in.: 5 team points for Marshall), Brooke Burns (25th-13.47m/44 ft. 2.50 in.), Katie Hill (26th-12.94m/42 ft. 5.50 in.)
200m Prelims: Jamaicia James (20th-25.41)
DMR Final: Team of Sydney Smith, Jamaicia James, Astoria Beckett, Abby Herring (7th-12:13.00: 2 team points for Marshall)
UP NEXT
The indoor season concludes with outdoor season set to begin March 20 at the Bulls Invitational hosted by the University of South Florida.
Follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @HerdTFXC! To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
"Our kids fought very hard across the board to earn the highest point total ever at the Indoor Championships," head coach Jeff Small said. "Leading the way as always was Safiyyah Mitchell who placed second in the 60 meter hurdles for the fourth year in a row and ran a leg on our second place 4x400 meter relay. With the 10 points she scored today she became the highest point scorer in Marshall history at the Conference USA Indoor Championships.
Additional shout-out to Macie Majoy for earning All-Conference USA honors in the pole vault. All across the board we fought hard."
Mitchell scored 35.75 points over her career at the meet, which surpasses the previous best in school history of 28.25 by All-American Vanessa Jules.
The Herd had three different performances earn All-C-USA honors. The aforementioned Mitchell who finished 2nd in the 60 meter hurdles with a time of 8.53. She finished 2nd in the event all four years at Marshall. Her combined with Hannah Carreon and Taylor Robinson earned a total of 15.50 points in the event.
The 4x400 meter relay team of Mitchell, Christianna Dogan, Ashonti Warner and Mikah Alleyne finished 2nd with the third-best time in school history at 3:46.44.
Sophomore Macie Majoy tied for 3rd with a personal record clearance of 3.86 meters (12 feet, 8 inches) to tie the 2018 school record and earn All-C-USA honors.
Also earning points for Marshall in team standings was freshman Mikah Alleyne who matched her personal record time in the 400 meter dash, set yesterday in preliminaries, of 55.61. Additionally, senior Denisha West finished 6th in the triple jump (12.02m/41 ft. 10 in.).
Marshall finished 8th out of 13 teams for the third consecutive year.
A full list of results for the Thundering Herd is listed below.
SUNDAY
High Jump: Torie Derrow (12th-1.60m/5 ft. 3 in.)
60m Hurdles Finals: Safiyyah Mitchell (2nd-8.53: 8 points for Marshall), Hannah Carreon (T-4th-8.70: 4.50 team points for Marshall), Taylor Robinson (6th-8.73: 3 team points for Marshall)
400m Finals: Mikah Alleyne (5th-55.61: 4 team points for Marshall)
Pole Vault: Macie Majoy (T-3rd-Macie Majoy-3.86m/12 ft. 8 in.-5.50 team points for Marshall), Lauren Zaglifa (11th-3.71m/12 ft. 2 in.)
Triple Jump: Denisha West (6th-12.02m/39 ft. 5.25 in.-3 team points for Marshall)
Shot Put: Lily Grimes (9th-12.75m/41 ft. 10 in.), MaryAnn Adebayo (11th-12.63m/41 ft. 10 in.), Brooke Burns (19th-10.66m/34 ft. 11.75 in.)
3000m Finals: Abby Herring (20th-10:27.05), Sydney Smith (30th-10:56.37), Julia Muller (32nd-11:00.11)
4x400m Finals: Team of Christianna Dogan, Safiyyah Mitchell, Ashonti Warner, Mikah Alleyne (2nd-3:46.44, 8 team points for Marshall)
SATURDAY RESULTS
Pentathlon: Torie Derrow (7th-3331 pts: 2 team points for Marshall)
Mile Prelims: Abby Herring (12th-5:04.76), Julia Muller (20th-5:27.19)
60m Hurdles Prelims: Safiyyah Mitchell (8.55q), Taylor Robinson (8.76q), Hannah Carreon (8.76q), Christianna Dogan (12th-8.89), Ashonti Warner (14th-8.95)
400m Prelims: Mikah Alleyne (55.61q), Christianna Dogan (13th-57.08), Danere'a White (26th-59.70)
60m Prelims: Hannah Carreon (19th-7.89)
800m Prelims: Alyssa Long (18th-2:19.91)
Weight Throw: MaryAnn Adebayo (4th-18.67m/61 ft. 3 in.: 5 team points for Marshall), Brooke Burns (25th-13.47m/44 ft. 2.50 in.), Katie Hill (26th-12.94m/42 ft. 5.50 in.)
200m Prelims: Jamaicia James (20th-25.41)
DMR Final: Team of Sydney Smith, Jamaicia James, Astoria Beckett, Abby Herring (7th-12:13.00: 2 team points for Marshall)
UP NEXT
The indoor season concludes with outdoor season set to begin March 20 at the Bulls Invitational hosted by the University of South Florida.
Follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @HerdTFXC! To follow all Thundering Herd sports and get live stats, schedules and free live audio, download the Marshall Athletics App for iOS or Android!
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