Marshall University Athletics

Marshall Quintet Earns Conference USA Track and Field Honors
5/19/2022 2:57:00 PM | Track and Field
Thundering Herd see podium efforts pay off
DALLAS – Marshall's MaryAnn Adebayo, Mikah Alleyne, Jillian King, Erica Murphy and Ashonti Warner all garnered All-Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field honors Thursday afternoon from the league office.
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Adebayo made the third team based off her bronze medal performance (56.39 meters) in last week's hammer throw at the C-USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in San Antonio.
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Alleyne was selected to the second team following her runner-up finishes in the 400 Meters (school-record 53.23 seconds) and 4 x 400 Meter Relay (3:42.12). She was joined on that relay by King, Murphy and Warner.
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Warner also recorded a silver medal finish in the 400 Hurdles in another school record time of 58.04 seconds to make that second team and picked up a third team honor in the 100 Hurdles (13.68 seconds).
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As a team, Marshall tied its Conference USA-best mark of 63 team points at the league meet, originally set in 2013.
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Adebayo made the third team based off her bronze medal performance (56.39 meters) in last week's hammer throw at the C-USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in San Antonio.
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Alleyne was selected to the second team following her runner-up finishes in the 400 Meters (school-record 53.23 seconds) and 4 x 400 Meter Relay (3:42.12). She was joined on that relay by King, Murphy and Warner.
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Warner also recorded a silver medal finish in the 400 Hurdles in another school record time of 58.04 seconds to make that second team and picked up a third team honor in the 100 Hurdles (13.68 seconds).
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As a team, Marshall tied its Conference USA-best mark of 63 team points at the league meet, originally set in 2013.
Players Mentioned
Marshall Cross Country: Coach Caleb Bowen (Post-Thundering Herd Invitational)
Friday, August 29
Marshall T&F: Addison Painter/Lara Check (Pre-NCAA 1st Rd.)
Tuesday, May 27
Marshall T&F: Emma Henry, Gradian Graham, Azure Travis, Garrett Ferguson (Pre-Louisville)
Thursday, April 24
Marshall T&F (Pre-JMU Invite)
Friday, April 11