Syracuse University
Cornell Relays
Orangewomen Dominate Field Events at Cornell Relays
12/7/2003 10:47:17 AM | Track and Field
Junior Johvonne Hernandez won both the weight throw and the shot put, hitting BIG EAST and ECAC qualifying marks in both events. Her throw of 18.30m (60-0.50) in the weight throw was just 0.2m off of the NCAA provisional qualifying mark. Hernandez won the shot put with a distance of 13.36m (43-10.0). Sophomore Kristen Michalski also qualified for the BIG EAST meet with her second-place mark of 17.04m (55-11.0).
Junior Tatiana Warren won the long jump with a mark of 5.79m (19-00), which qualifiers her for the BIG EAST and ECAC championships. She finished third in the triple jump with BIG EAST-qualifying mark of 11.56m (37-11.25). Freshman Sheron Mark won the triple jump and earned her first BIG EAST and ECAC qualifications with a mark of 12.41m (40-8.75).
Junior Jenna Grimaldi won the high jump with a mark of 1.75m (5-8.75), qualifying her for the BIG EAST and ECAC championships, and leaving her just 0.02m shy of the NCAA provisional mark. Sophomore Jennifer Kooken tied for seventh with a BIG EAST-qualifying jump of 1.60m (5-3.0).
In the 60-meter dash, junior Valerie Boling won her heat with a time of 7.90, then finished fourth in the final with a time of 7.82. Sophomore Christen Tucker placed eighth in the final with a time of 8.02. Senior LaNae Walker placed second in the 500-meter dash with a time of 1:18.06. Freshman Candace Ince finished eighth in the race with a time of 1:23.76. In the 300-meter dash, Boling finished third with a time of 40.49. Sophomore Heather Stevens was right behind her in fourth with a time of 40.65.
Allison Culley, who owns five Syracuse records and now serves as an assistant coach, competed in the 60-meter dash as an individual. She won the event with a time of 7.67 after posting a time of 7.66 in the first heat. She set the school record in the 60 last season with a time of 7.53 at the ECAC Championship.
AGATE
No team score
60m: 4. Valerie Boling, 7:82 (7.90 Heat); 8. Christen Tucker, 8.02 (8.03 Heat). 300m: 3. Valerie Boling, 40.49; 4. Heather Stevens, 40.65. 500m: 2. LaNae Walker, 1:18.06; 8. Candace Ince, 1:23.76. 3,000m: 23. Mary Ferguson, 12:16.66. 1,600m Relay: 2. 4:00.01. 3,200m Relay: 3. 10:26.41. DMR: 5. 13:25.07. Weight Throw: 1. Johvonne Hernandez, 18.30m (60-0.50); 2. Kristen Michalski, 17.04m (55-11.0); 8. Kyra James, 13.45m (44-1.50); 14. Brienne Karow, 11.60m (38-0.75); 17. Laura Canali, 11.12m (36-5.75). Shot Put: 1. Johvonne Hernandez, 13.36m (43-1.0); 4. Brittany McCombs, 12.13m (39-9.75); 5. Kyra James, 11.36m (37-3.25); 10. Laura Canali, 10.34m (33-11.25); 12. Brienne Karow, 10.05m (32-11.75). Pole Vault: T-3. Sarah Bentley, 3.05m (10-0); T-14. Jessyca Jackson, 2.75m (9-0.25). Long Jump: 1. Tatiana Warren, 5.79m (19-0.0). Triple Jump: 1. Sheron Mark, 12.41m (40-8.75); 3. Tatiana Warren, 11.56m (37-11.25); 8. Jennifer Kooken, 10.28m (33-8.75). High Jump: 1. Jenna Grimaldi, 1.75m (5-8.75); T-7. Jennifer Kooken, 1.60m (5-3.0); T-9. Sheron Mark, 1.55m (5-1.0); T-12. Tiana Cherry, 1.50m (4-11.0); T-17. Caitlin Williams, 1.43m (4-8.25).
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