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Trio of Victories Highlight Herd T&F’s Saturday on the Road
1/20/2024 7:12:00 PM | Track and Field
Marshall men and women score in 24 events Saturday
LEXINGTON, Va.- With the Thundering Herd track and field program spread across two locations Saturday, it was a pair of victories from the Women's DMR team and Dianna Goodman at the VMI Team Challenge, and Tyra Thomas at the Indiana Invitational which highlighted the strong afternoon.
Goodman - a junior from Winfield, West Virginia - won the Women's Pole Vault with a 3.81 meter vault. Thomas, the junior from Auburndale, Florida, won the 60 meter hurdles with a season-best 8.53. The 2023 NCAA Prelim Qualifier is the Marshall school-record holder in the event. Both individuals have now won the event in all three appearances this season.
"This weekend was our first time on the road and we had some high energy and great performances," Director of Track and Field Keith Roberts said. "Tyra Thomas and Dianna Goodman are undefeated in their respective events which is huge for our team. One of our highlights of the weekend was breaking a school record in the DMR with Abby Herring, Marlee Porter, Sophia Newsome, and Kylee Mastin. We have people clicking in every event area and are proving to be well-rounded. We'll get back to work this week before traveling to Louisville."
Over the two meets at Indiana and VMI, Herd athletes scored in 23 events.
Marshall's full scoring results are listed below. For full results from Indiana, view HERE. For full results from VMI, view HERE.
Marshall Scoring Results Saturday (Indiana)
Field Events
Shot Put: Men's: John Purvis (8th-15.43m) Women's: Rebecca Merritt (7th-12.90m)
Track Events
60m Hurdles: Men's: Carson Casto (8th-8.59) Women's:Tyra Thomas (1st-8.53), Infinity Thomas (7th-8.93)
400m: Men's: Isaiah Harper (7th-50.52) Women's: Nyah Harrison (6th-58.38)
800m: Women's: Kylee Mastin (2nd-2:13.25)
4x400m: Men's: Team of Ethan Bowens, Kazuma Bowring, Isaiah Harper, Isaiah Valentine (4th-3:22.52) Women's: Team of Mikah Alleyne, Kennedy Pedro, Marlee Porter, Nyah Harrison (5th-3:57.80)
Marshall Scoring Results Saturday (VMI)
Field Events
Pole Vault: Women's: Dianna Goodman (1st-3.81m)
High Jump: Women's: Elicia Wood (2nd-1.66m), Alycia Rivera (6th-1.56m)
Long Jump: Women's: Lara Check (2nd-5.70m) Men's: Grant Swider (8th-6.44m)
Track Events
5K: Women's: Jalynn Browning (2nd-18:27.50), Hannah Toth (3rd-18:43.89), Asha Bora (3rd-18:59.40)
60m Hurdles Prelims: Women's:Lara Check (9:15 QUALIFIED)
1 Mile: Women's: Taylor Spencer (3rd-5:15.60), Kalei Jordan (8th-5:28.48)
60m Hurdles Finals: Lara Check (2nd-9:17)
600m: Women's: Erykah Christopher (7th-1:42.32)
DMR: Men's: Brady Dawkins, Zach Cannon, Ben Parker, Paul Sepulveda (4th-11:02.46) Women's: Erykah Christopher, Tori Dotson, Kalei Jordan, Taylor Spencer (1st-12:46.93)
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