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Herring Breaks 5K School Record on Day One of Marshall Invitational
2/9/2024 10:32:00 PM | Track and Field
HUNTINGTON, W.Va.- School records falling have become a nearly-weekly occurrence for Marshall track and field. For Abby Herring, Friday's mark fell in the form of the school's Indoor 5K record.Â
The Parkersburg graduate senior raced a 16:21.09 to also break the Marshall Invitational meet record and the Jeff Small Track record. The previous meet and track record was broken by over 20 seconds, the school record was displaced by over a full minute (17:22.38).Â
Other victories included Dianna Goodman in the Women's Pole Vault, and Rebecca Merritt in the Women's Weight Throw. The Marshall women swept the podium of the Women's Weight Throw with Madyia McCullough and Josie Moore finishing second and third.Â
Marshall's full scoring results are listed below.
Marshall Scoring ResultsÂ
Field Events
Weight Throw: Trevor Hayes (4th-13.62m), William McGahey (7th-11.65m) Women's: Rebecca Merritt (1st-18.70m), Madyia McCullough (2nd-17.25m), Josie Moore (3rd-16.91m), Markayla Moore (5th-16.65m)
Pole Vault: Women's: Dianna Goodman (1st-3.85m)
High Jump: Men's: Quay Harrison (2nd-1.90m), Peter Oliveira (3rd-1.85m) Women's: Alycia Rivera (2md-1.60m), Lara Check (2nd-1.60m), Krista Perry (6th-1.50m)
Long Jump: Men's: Eddie Leon (4th-6.08m) (Women's on Saturday)
Track Events
DMR: Women's:Team of Tori Dotson, Sophia Newsome, Taylor Spencer, Hannah Toth (2nd-12:22.90)
5K: Women's:Abby Herring (1st-16:21.09 NEW MEET, SCHOOL, and TRACK Record), Asha Bora (2nd-18:12.23), Jalynn Browning (4th-18:26.02)Â
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The majority of the Marshall Invitational will take place Saturday with field events at 10 a.m. and running events on the track at 11.Â
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