Syracuse University
ECAC/IC4A Championships
Syracuse Women Place Second at ECAC Championship
5/16/2004 10:25:19 PM | Track and Field
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The top three in the women's triple jump was Orange on the final day of the ECAC Championship as three individual victories led Syracuse to a second-place finish out of 47 teams.
Graduate student Aprelle Watkins won the triple jump with a season-best leap of 12.84 meters. Junior Tatiana Warren came in second and qualified for the NCAA Regional with a jump of 12.47 meters. Freshman Sheron Mark placed third with a leap of 12.26 meters, which meets the NCAA Regional qualifying standard. All three received All-East recognition.
Junior Johvonne Hernandez won her second event of the meet with a first-place finish in the shot put. She recorded a season-best throw of 16.55 meters, which exceeds the NCAA Regional-qualifying standard by more than two meters. On the second day of the meet, Hernandez won the discus.
Junior Jenna Grimaldi earned All-East honors with a second-place finish in the high jump. Grimaldi's season-best leap of 1.78 meters exceeds the NCAA qualifying standard.
SU's qualifiers will compete at the NCAA Regional, May 28-29, in Gainesville, Fla.
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Men's Individual Results:
Shot Put: 9. Steve Bedard, 15.95m; 22. Dan Pribula, 14.48m.
Women's Individual Results:
High Jump: 2. Jenna Grimaldi, 1.78m. Triple Jump: 1. Aprelle Watkins, 12.84m; 2. Tatiana Warren, 12.47m; 3. Sheron Mark, 12.26m. Shot Put: 1. Johvonne Hernandez, 16.55m.
