TRACK TEAMS SHINE AT CAPTAINS CLASSIC
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The track teams picked up six automatic
NCAA qualifying marks, three provisionals and two meet records in an outstanding
performance at the Captains Classic Saturday afternoon.
Senior Casey Taylor earned three of the automatic qualifiers.
She won the 100-meter hurdles in 14.36, although she set a meet record
with a 14.27 clocking in the trials. She also won the long jump at 19-7
¾ and was second to a Division II jumper in the triple jump but
leaped 40-4 ½, an automatic qualifying mark. She also helped the
400-meter relay team to a win in 48.28 which was good for a provisional
qualifying mark.
Marilyn Cochran also earned provisional qualifying in the 400
meters in 57.18, while Tamika Lomax got a provisional in the long jump
at 18-5. Meanwhile Alana Meek won both the shot put (35-4 ½) and
the hammer (110-7).
The men got three automatic qualifying performances. Damon Talley
won the long jump at 24-3 ¼. He also earned a automatic in the triple
jump with a 47-6 performance while Steven Roberts got an automatic in the
triple jump at 48-1 ½.
In addition Andy Riley won the 1500 in 3:56.7 and Jon Leggett
took the 5,000 in 15:35.3.
The track teams next compete in the Eastern Mennonite Inv. On
April 15.