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Thursday, May 13
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Track and Field Concludes C-USA Championships With Historic Sunday
5/16/2021 10:02:00 PM | Track and Field
Team finishes sixth with 58 points
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Marshall track and field athletes broke three school records and earned one event victory to conclude the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sunday hosted by Middle Tennessee.
The Thundering Herd finished the meet in sixth out of 13 schools with 58 points. It is the program's best team finish since the conference moved to 13 schools, and the 58 team points is tied with 2019 for the second-most points scored at a C-USA Outdoor Championships (2013, 63).
"I am really proud of the entire team's efforts," head coach Jeff Small said. "From every thrower setting a lifetime best to our hurdlers, sprinters and distance runners making finals and crushing school records, it was just so much fun to be part of."
In her final meet, Huntington native Safiyyah Mitchell earned a long-awaited Conference USA title. The graduate senior won the 100 meter hurdles with a winning time of 13.51. Entering Sunday, she had finished runner-up in five Conference USA indoor or outdoor meets in either the 60 meter hurdles or 100 meter hurdles.
She is the first school C-USA Champion in a running event and she earned the sixth Herd event victory at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
"The highlight of the meet, if not my career, was watching Safiyyah Mitchell become the first Marshall athlete to win a Conference USA title in a running event," Small said. "She had placed second in the hurdles at both the indoor and outdoor championships five times during her career. Despite being a full-time student in Marshall's Pharmacy School this year, she used her last remaining season of eligibility and won a championship!"
Senior Taylor Robinson also joined Mitchell on the podium, earning All-C-USA honors for the first time in her career. She finished third in the event with a personal record time of 13.85.
Mikah Alleyne, in her first outdoor season, broke the school record in the 400m for the fourth time this season, and second consecutive day. She finished fourth with a time of 53.45.
Ashonti Warner hit a personal record and set the school record in the 400 meter hurdles finals. She finished fourth with a time of 59.06.
Abby Herring broke the school record in the 1500m which had stood since 2004, held by Varinka Barbini (4:37.99). Her time impressively broke it by over five seconds, as she ran in 4:32.84. She finished eighth in the event.
Tori Dotson earned three team points for her performance in the 800m finals. She finished sixth with a time of 2:16.25.
MaryAnn Adebayo earned one point for Marshall in team standings in the shot put. She finished eighth with a top throw of 13.70 meters (44 feet, 11.50 inches). Rebecca Merritt finished behind her in ninth (13.46m/44 ft. 2 in.).
The meet concluded with the 4x400m relay team of Erica Murphy, Mikah Alleyne, Ashonti Warner, Danere'a White finishing in 3:45.87, which earned four team points for their fifth-place performance.
A full list of Marshall results is listed below.
RESULTS
Sunday
Shot Put: MaryAnn Adebayo (8th-13.70m/44 ft. 11.50 in., 1 team point), Rebecca Merritt (9th-13.46m/44 ft. 2 in.)
Javelin: Chloe Cahill (10th-35.56m/116 ft. 8 in.), Torie Derrow (11th-33.99m/111 ft. 6 in.)
4x100m Relay: Team of Safiyyah Mitchell, Brandy Elysee, Taylor Robinson, Talor Bennett (9th-46.72)
1500m Final: Abby Herring (8th-4:32.84, 1 team point)
100mH Final: Safiyyah Mitchell (1st-13.51, 10 team points), Taylor Robinson (3rd-13.85, 6 team points)
400m Final: Mikah Alleyne (4th-53.45, 5 team points)
800m Final: Tori Dotson (6th-2:16.25, 3 team points)
400mH Final: Ashonti Warner (4th-59.06, 5 team points)
5000m: Sydney Smith (18th-18:14.76), Abby Herring (24th-18:23.59), Julia Muller (39th-19:23.80)
4x400m Relay: Team of Erica Murphy, Mikah Alleyne, Ashonti Warner, Danere'a White (5th-3:45.87, 4 team points)
Saturday
Discus: Brooke Burns (8th-44.74m/146 ft. 9 in., 1 team point), Rebecca Merritt (11th-43.01m/141 ft. 1 in.), Madyia McCullough (12th-41.25m/135 ft. 4 in.)
Long Jump: Maria Parra-Vargas (16th-5.58m/18 ft. 3.75 in.)
Pole Vault: Lauren Zaglifa (2nd-4.03m/13 ft. 2.50 in., 8 team points), Macie Majoy (3rd-3.93m/12 ft. 10.75 in., 6 team points)
1500m Prelims: Abby Herring (4:38.17q)
100mH Prelims: Safiyyah Mitchell (13.64q), Taylor Robinson (14.13q)
400m Prelims: Mikah Alleyne (54.06q), Erica Murphy (16th-57.63), Danere'a White (18th-58.50)
800m Prelims: Tori Dotson (2:13.59q), Astoria Beckett (17th-2:19.30)
400mH Prelims: Ashonti Warner (59.89q), Jillian King (12th-1:04.79)
200m Prelims: Brandy Elysee (16th-25.23), Janea Gardner (20th-25.95)
3000m Steeple: Sydney Smith (8th-11:17.52, 1 team point)
Friday
Hammer: MaryAnn Adebayo (4th-55.38m/181 ft. 8 in., 5 team points), Brooke Burns (8th-52.50m/172 ft. 3 in., 1 team point), Josie Moore (9th-50.75m/166 ft. 6 in.)
Heptathlon: Torie Derrow (8th-4,440 points, 1 team point), Mariah Harmon (DNF)
10,000m: Kyleigh Edwards (14th-38:03.43)
UP NEXT
The Herd waits to see if any athlete will qualify for the NCAA East Regional Meet, the preliminary round qualifier for the NCAA Championships. Stay tuned to HerdZone.com for more information.
#RiseAsOne
For the latest information on Marshall track and field, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @HerdTFXC.
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – Marshall track and field athletes broke three school records and earned one event victory to conclude the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Sunday hosted by Middle Tennessee.
The Thundering Herd finished the meet in sixth out of 13 schools with 58 points. It is the program's best team finish since the conference moved to 13 schools, and the 58 team points is tied with 2019 for the second-most points scored at a C-USA Outdoor Championships (2013, 63).
"I am really proud of the entire team's efforts," head coach Jeff Small said. "From every thrower setting a lifetime best to our hurdlers, sprinters and distance runners making finals and crushing school records, it was just so much fun to be part of."
In her final meet, Huntington native Safiyyah Mitchell earned a long-awaited Conference USA title. The graduate senior won the 100 meter hurdles with a winning time of 13.51. Entering Sunday, she had finished runner-up in five Conference USA indoor or outdoor meets in either the 60 meter hurdles or 100 meter hurdles.
She is the first school C-USA Champion in a running event and she earned the sixth Herd event victory at the C-USA Outdoor Championships.
"The highlight of the meet, if not my career, was watching Safiyyah Mitchell become the first Marshall athlete to win a Conference USA title in a running event," Small said. "She had placed second in the hurdles at both the indoor and outdoor championships five times during her career. Despite being a full-time student in Marshall's Pharmacy School this year, she used her last remaining season of eligibility and won a championship!"
Senior Taylor Robinson also joined Mitchell on the podium, earning All-C-USA honors for the first time in her career. She finished third in the event with a personal record time of 13.85.
Mikah Alleyne, in her first outdoor season, broke the school record in the 400m for the fourth time this season, and second consecutive day. She finished fourth with a time of 53.45.
Ashonti Warner hit a personal record and set the school record in the 400 meter hurdles finals. She finished fourth with a time of 59.06.
Abby Herring broke the school record in the 1500m which had stood since 2004, held by Varinka Barbini (4:37.99). Her time impressively broke it by over five seconds, as she ran in 4:32.84. She finished eighth in the event.
Tori Dotson earned three team points for her performance in the 800m finals. She finished sixth with a time of 2:16.25.
MaryAnn Adebayo earned one point for Marshall in team standings in the shot put. She finished eighth with a top throw of 13.70 meters (44 feet, 11.50 inches). Rebecca Merritt finished behind her in ninth (13.46m/44 ft. 2 in.).
The meet concluded with the 4x400m relay team of Erica Murphy, Mikah Alleyne, Ashonti Warner, Danere'a White finishing in 3:45.87, which earned four team points for their fifth-place performance.
A full list of Marshall results is listed below.
RESULTS
Sunday
Shot Put: MaryAnn Adebayo (8th-13.70m/44 ft. 11.50 in., 1 team point), Rebecca Merritt (9th-13.46m/44 ft. 2 in.)
Javelin: Chloe Cahill (10th-35.56m/116 ft. 8 in.), Torie Derrow (11th-33.99m/111 ft. 6 in.)
4x100m Relay: Team of Safiyyah Mitchell, Brandy Elysee, Taylor Robinson, Talor Bennett (9th-46.72)
1500m Final: Abby Herring (8th-4:32.84, 1 team point)
100mH Final: Safiyyah Mitchell (1st-13.51, 10 team points), Taylor Robinson (3rd-13.85, 6 team points)
400m Final: Mikah Alleyne (4th-53.45, 5 team points)
800m Final: Tori Dotson (6th-2:16.25, 3 team points)
400mH Final: Ashonti Warner (4th-59.06, 5 team points)
5000m: Sydney Smith (18th-18:14.76), Abby Herring (24th-18:23.59), Julia Muller (39th-19:23.80)
4x400m Relay: Team of Erica Murphy, Mikah Alleyne, Ashonti Warner, Danere'a White (5th-3:45.87, 4 team points)
Saturday
Discus: Brooke Burns (8th-44.74m/146 ft. 9 in., 1 team point), Rebecca Merritt (11th-43.01m/141 ft. 1 in.), Madyia McCullough (12th-41.25m/135 ft. 4 in.)
Long Jump: Maria Parra-Vargas (16th-5.58m/18 ft. 3.75 in.)
Pole Vault: Lauren Zaglifa (2nd-4.03m/13 ft. 2.50 in., 8 team points), Macie Majoy (3rd-3.93m/12 ft. 10.75 in., 6 team points)
1500m Prelims: Abby Herring (4:38.17q)
100mH Prelims: Safiyyah Mitchell (13.64q), Taylor Robinson (14.13q)
400m Prelims: Mikah Alleyne (54.06q), Erica Murphy (16th-57.63), Danere'a White (18th-58.50)
800m Prelims: Tori Dotson (2:13.59q), Astoria Beckett (17th-2:19.30)
400mH Prelims: Ashonti Warner (59.89q), Jillian King (12th-1:04.79)
200m Prelims: Brandy Elysee (16th-25.23), Janea Gardner (20th-25.95)
3000m Steeple: Sydney Smith (8th-11:17.52, 1 team point)
Friday
Hammer: MaryAnn Adebayo (4th-55.38m/181 ft. 8 in., 5 team points), Brooke Burns (8th-52.50m/172 ft. 3 in., 1 team point), Josie Moore (9th-50.75m/166 ft. 6 in.)
Heptathlon: Torie Derrow (8th-4,440 points, 1 team point), Mariah Harmon (DNF)
10,000m: Kyleigh Edwards (14th-38:03.43)
UP NEXT
The Herd waits to see if any athlete will qualify for the NCAA East Regional Meet, the preliminary round qualifier for the NCAA Championships. Stay tuned to HerdZone.com for more information.
#RiseAsOne
For the latest information on Marshall track and field, follow the team on Twitter and Instagram @HerdTFXC.
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