Marshall University Athletics
Four Herd All-Conference Performances Headline First Day Of C-USA Indoor Championships
2/20/2021 10:49:00 PM | Track and Field
Herd tied for second in team standings with 34 points
Saturday Results
CUSA.tv Live Stream | Live Results | Schedule | Sunday Heat Sheets
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Marshall track and field had a school record four All-Conference USA performances on Saturday alone at the C-USA Indoor Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex.
After the first day of competition, the Thundering Herd is tied for second place with Southern Miss in team standings with 34 points. Charlotte leads all programs with 50 points.
Five times in school history, Marshall has had three All-Conference USA performances in the Indoor Championships (2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) over the two-day event. By the end of the night Saturday, Marshall had four All-C-USA performances (placing top-3 in an event).
The day began strong when junior Mariah Harmon finished third in the pentathlon with a point total of 3511, the fifth-highest personal record in school history.
Harmon earned six team points in the process, and Torie Derrow finished seventh in the event for the third time in her career at the conference meet to earn two team points.
Junior Macie Majoy broke the school record in the indoor pole vault for the second straight week. She finished second in the event with a new personal and school record clearance of 3.96 meters (12 ft. 11.75 in.) to earn eight team points.
Senior Lauren Zaglifa finished fifth in the pole vault to earn team points for the fifth time in her career at a Conference USA meet.
The distance medley relay team of Tori Dotson, Jillian King, Astoria Beckett and Abby Herring broke the school record time and earned All-Conference USA honors for the first time in school history in the event. The team's third place time of 12:04.15 broke the previous school record of 12:05.97 set in 2017 (Armstrong, Hargrove, Castro, Porter).
To close the night, junior MaryAnn Adebayo in the weight throw earned All-C-USA honors for the first time in her career, setting a personal record of 19.01 meters (62 feet, 4.50 inches). She finished second in the event to earn eight team points.
Marshall had four athletes qualify for Sunday finals based on their performances in preliminary events Saturday. Sophomore Mikah Alleyne qualified for the 400m finals with the second-best prelim time of 56.24.
Senior Taylor Robinson qualified for the 60 meter hurdles finals with a time of 8.78.
Prior to their performances in the DMR, freshman Tori Dotson won her heat to qualify automatically in the 800m with a time of 2:15.36 and sophomore Abby Herring qualified for the mile finals with a time of 5:06.47.
A full list of how Marshall athletes fared Saturday is listed below as well as scheduled athletes for Sunday at the C-USA Indoor Championships.
FULL RESULTS
Saturday
Pentathlon: Mariah Harmon (3rd-3511 points, 6 team points), Torie Derrow (7th-3166 points, 2 team points)
Mile Prelims: Abby Herring (5:06.47q), Mackenzie Stanley (21st-5:21.20)
60mH Prelims: Taylor Robinson (8.78q), Ashonti Warner (10th-8.99), Mikah Alleyne (11th-9.07), Mariah Harmon (13th-9.48)
400m Prelims: Mikah Alleyne (56.24q), Erica Murphy (13th-58.85)
Pole Vault: Macie Majoy (2nd-3.96m/12 ft. 11.75 in., 8 team points), Lauren Zaglifa (5th-3.71m/12 ft. 2 in., 4 team points)
60m Prelims: Janea Gardner (18th-7.93)
800m Prelims: Tori Dotson (2:15.36q)
Weight Throw: MaryAnn Adebayo (2nd-19.01m/62 ft. 4.50 in., 8 team points), Rebecca Merritt (17th-14.46m/47 ft. 5.25 in.), Brooke Burns (19th-14.03m/46 ft. 0.50 in.), Madyia McCullough (20th-13.90m/45 ft. 7.25 in.)
200m: Janea Gardner (17th-25.64), Talor Bennett (20th-27.16)
Distance Medley Relay Final: Team of Tori Dotson, Jillian King, Astoria Beckett, Abby Herring (12:04.15, 6 team points)
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE/SCHEDULED HERD COMPETING ATHLETES (All times EST)
Sunday
11 a.m. High Jump: Torie Derrow, Jillian King
1:10 p.m. Mile Final: Abby Herring
1:35 p.m. 60mH Finals: Taylor Robinson
1:55 p.m. 400m: Mikah Alleyne
2 p.m. Shot Put: MaryAnn Adebayo, Rebecca Merritt
Triple Jump: Takira Williams
2:30 p.m. 800m: Tori Dotson
3:15 p.m. 3000m Final: Kyleigh Edwards, Abby Herring, Sydney Smith, Mackenzie Stanley
4 p.m. 4x400m Relay: Team of Erica Murphy, Ashonti Warner, Talor Bennett, Mikah Alleyne
#RiseAsOne
For the latest information on Marshall track and field and coverage of the Conference USA Indoor Championships, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @HerdTFXC.
CUSA.tv Live Stream | Live Results | Schedule | Sunday Heat Sheets
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Marshall track and field had a school record four All-Conference USA performances on Saturday alone at the C-USA Indoor Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex.
After the first day of competition, the Thundering Herd is tied for second place with Southern Miss in team standings with 34 points. Charlotte leads all programs with 50 points.
Five times in school history, Marshall has had three All-Conference USA performances in the Indoor Championships (2011, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020) over the two-day event. By the end of the night Saturday, Marshall had four All-C-USA performances (placing top-3 in an event).
The day began strong when junior Mariah Harmon finished third in the pentathlon with a point total of 3511, the fifth-highest personal record in school history.
Harmon earned six team points in the process, and Torie Derrow finished seventh in the event for the third time in her career at the conference meet to earn two team points.
Junior Macie Majoy broke the school record in the indoor pole vault for the second straight week. She finished second in the event with a new personal and school record clearance of 3.96 meters (12 ft. 11.75 in.) to earn eight team points.
Senior Lauren Zaglifa finished fifth in the pole vault to earn team points for the fifth time in her career at a Conference USA meet.
The distance medley relay team of Tori Dotson, Jillian King, Astoria Beckett and Abby Herring broke the school record time and earned All-Conference USA honors for the first time in school history in the event. The team's third place time of 12:04.15 broke the previous school record of 12:05.97 set in 2017 (Armstrong, Hargrove, Castro, Porter).
To close the night, junior MaryAnn Adebayo in the weight throw earned All-C-USA honors for the first time in her career, setting a personal record of 19.01 meters (62 feet, 4.50 inches). She finished second in the event to earn eight team points.
Marshall had four athletes qualify for Sunday finals based on their performances in preliminary events Saturday. Sophomore Mikah Alleyne qualified for the 400m finals with the second-best prelim time of 56.24.
Senior Taylor Robinson qualified for the 60 meter hurdles finals with a time of 8.78.
Prior to their performances in the DMR, freshman Tori Dotson won her heat to qualify automatically in the 800m with a time of 2:15.36 and sophomore Abby Herring qualified for the mile finals with a time of 5:06.47.
A full list of how Marshall athletes fared Saturday is listed below as well as scheduled athletes for Sunday at the C-USA Indoor Championships.
FULL RESULTS
Saturday
Pentathlon: Mariah Harmon (3rd-3511 points, 6 team points), Torie Derrow (7th-3166 points, 2 team points)
Mile Prelims: Abby Herring (5:06.47q), Mackenzie Stanley (21st-5:21.20)
60mH Prelims: Taylor Robinson (8.78q), Ashonti Warner (10th-8.99), Mikah Alleyne (11th-9.07), Mariah Harmon (13th-9.48)
400m Prelims: Mikah Alleyne (56.24q), Erica Murphy (13th-58.85)
Pole Vault: Macie Majoy (2nd-3.96m/12 ft. 11.75 in., 8 team points), Lauren Zaglifa (5th-3.71m/12 ft. 2 in., 4 team points)
60m Prelims: Janea Gardner (18th-7.93)
800m Prelims: Tori Dotson (2:15.36q)
Weight Throw: MaryAnn Adebayo (2nd-19.01m/62 ft. 4.50 in., 8 team points), Rebecca Merritt (17th-14.46m/47 ft. 5.25 in.), Brooke Burns (19th-14.03m/46 ft. 0.50 in.), Madyia McCullough (20th-13.90m/45 ft. 7.25 in.)
200m: Janea Gardner (17th-25.64), Talor Bennett (20th-27.16)
Distance Medley Relay Final: Team of Tori Dotson, Jillian King, Astoria Beckett, Abby Herring (12:04.15, 6 team points)
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE/SCHEDULED HERD COMPETING ATHLETES (All times EST)
Sunday
11 a.m. High Jump: Torie Derrow, Jillian King
1:10 p.m. Mile Final: Abby Herring
1:35 p.m. 60mH Finals: Taylor Robinson
1:55 p.m. 400m: Mikah Alleyne
2 p.m. Shot Put: MaryAnn Adebayo, Rebecca Merritt
Triple Jump: Takira Williams
2:30 p.m. 800m: Tori Dotson
3:15 p.m. 3000m Final: Kyleigh Edwards, Abby Herring, Sydney Smith, Mackenzie Stanley
4 p.m. 4x400m Relay: Team of Erica Murphy, Ashonti Warner, Talor Bennett, Mikah Alleyne
#RiseAsOne
For the latest information on Marshall track and field and coverage of the Conference USA Indoor Championships, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @HerdTFXC.
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