Syracuse University
Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational
Orange Runs Rampant at Princeton Invite
4/18/2009 8:42:00 PM | Track and Field
Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational Results (Day One) | (Day Two)
PRINCETON, N.J. – After a great showing from the Orange distance team on Friday night, the sprinters and hurdlers followed suit with nine top-three performances in day two of the Princeton Larry Ellis Invitational. Included in those times were three NCAA Regional-qualifying marks by the Syracuse hurdles contingent.
Junior Uhunoma Osazuwa represented one of those three NCAA feats with a first-place finish in the women's 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.85. Osazuwa, known for her versatility in the heptathlon, dominated the field of 22 by besting the next closest competitor by 0.4 seconds.
Sophomore Jarret Eaton and senior Terry Marshall followed in their teammate's ways by making the NCAA Regional grade in the men's 110-meter hurdles. Eaton claimed second place in 13.99 while Marshall was tabbed one position behind for third in 14.29. Marshall's mark passed the NCAA Regional standard by a mere one one-hundredth of a second.
Despite it being the first men's outdoor relay race of the season, the quartet of seniors Michael LeBlanc and Antoine Clark, sophomore Sham Lewis and Eaton did not let any cobwebs get in the way as the Orange four posted a first-place, IC4A-eligible time of 40.99 in the 4x100-meter relay.
Both the men and women put on a show at Weaver Track in the 100-meter dash. Sophomore Flings Owusu-Agyapong won her second race of the year with an ECAC-time of 11.83 while classmate Lareea Chisholm second-place performance of 12.08 also yielded ECAC merit. Osazuwa followed up her victory with a fifth-place showing of 12.41 while senior Melissa Romero finished in 15th with a time of 13.25.
After acting as one part of the winning 4x100-meter relay, Clark's solo 100-meter mission ended up with a second place, IC4A time of 10.64. Lewis also earned a bid to the IC4A's with his fifth-place time of 10.80.
Along with Eaton and Marshall's achievements in the 110-meter hurdles, freshman Matthew Callanan locked up a BIG EAST bid with a 10th-place mark of 14.96. Senior Mike Chitro did the same with a 12th-place showing of 15.25.
In the women's 400-meter race, senior Lauren McClenney topped 19 others for fourth place with an ECAC-qualifying time of 55.66. Classmate Shauna Harris finished up the same race in 18th with a clip of 1:01.33.
Senior Skyy Simmons grabbed sixth place in the men's 400-meter dash and elicited IC4A honors for his efforts.
Syracuse enjoyed three top 10 performers in the men's 200-meter dash as Marshall, Simmons and Eaton closed out the race in fourth, fifth and eighth, respectively. Marshall and Simmons garnered IC4A bids while Eaton became eligible to the BIG EAST Championship. Callanan's time of 22.73 earned him 31st.
In the field, SU boasted two third-place finishes. Senior Bernard Bush's combination of 14.17m in the triple jump earned him a pass to the BIG EAST meet while junior Lorraine Hill, two-time winner in the javelin throw this season, hit the ECAC standard with a heave of 41.00m. Hill finished up in 15th with a throw of 33.69m in the discus throw.
Osazuwa's toss of 10.47m in the shot put produced an 11th-place showing while Romero's leap of 1.70m in the high jump churned out a sixth-place, ECAC mark.
Syracuse will travel to Philadelphia, Pa. for the renowned Penn Relays from April 23-25 at the University of Pennsylvania. Next weekend's festivities marks the 115th occasion of the Penn Relays. On Sunday, April 26, Syracuse will take part in the Cornell Big Red Invitational in Ithaca, N.Y.
