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South Florida Invitational
Marshall Women Close Out South Florida Invitational With Four Event Victories
4/8/2023 9:04:00 PM | Track and Field
Herd track and field travels to JMU next week
TAMPA, Fla. — The Marshall women took the stage on Saturday at the South Florida Invitational, winning four events, and placing in 22 additional events.
Rebecca Merritt earned two wins in the hammer throw and the discus throw.
Other wins included Tyra Thomas in the 100 meter hurdles and Mikah Alleyne in the 400 meter hurdles.
Kylee Mastin's second placed finish in the 800 nearly matched the school record the New Carlisle, Ohio native set in Jacksonville last month.
MARSHALL SATURDAY RESULTS (All female events)
FIELD
Hammer Throw: Rebecca Merritt (1st-53.80m), MaryAnn Adebayo (2nd-52.66m), Josie Moore (4th-50.19m) Lillian Ross (6th-47.05m), Chloe Cahill (40.36m)
Long Jump: Lara Check (7th-5.64m)
Pole Vault: Dianna Goodman (2nd-3.80m), Macie Majoy (3rd-3.80m)
Shot Put: MaryAnn Adebayo (6th-13.39m), Rebecca Merritt (8th-12.65m), Krista Perry (10.99m)
Javelin: Chloe Cahill (5th-35.41m), Lara Check (6th-33.59m)
High Jump: Krista Perry (3rd-1.57m)
Discus: Rebecca Merritt (1st- 48.39m), MaryAnn Adebayo (32.52m)
TRACK
3000m Steeplechase: Sydney Smith (3rd-11:04.05), Hannah Wyler (4th-11:41.40)
4x100m: Team of Cadet, Gandy, Porter, Thomas (5th-46.95)
100m Hurdles: Tyra Thomas (1st-13.64), Krista Perry (2nd-14.21), Lara Check (7th-15.19)
100m: Faith Gandy (12.18)
800m: Kylee Mastin (2nd-2:11.08), Astoria Beckett (5th-2:13.50), Sophia Newsome (2:18.03), Tori Dotson (2:23.64)
400m Hurdles: Mikah Alleyne (1st-58.95), Niyah Mitchell (5th-1:03.36)
200m: Marlee Porter (24.81), Tyra Thomas (24.89), Myrka Cadet (25.77), Krista Perry (26.11)
5000m: Asha Bora (3rd-18:24.90), Jalynn Browning (5th-18:46.48), Cari Hively (19:06.16)
4x400m: Team of Alleyne, Beckett, Mitchell, Porter (2nd-3:45.53)
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