Jan. 16, 2010

 

STATE COLLEGE, Pa.—Competing in its first meet after winter break, the University of Pittsburgh women’s track and field team turned in strong performances at the PSU Northeast Challenge.

“It was our first meet after break, and I am pleased with the results,” Head Coach Alonzo Webb said. “Our sprinters and jumpers did a great job today.”

The Panthers sprint group did compete well, as three members of the squad advanced to the finals of the 60M dash. Junior Da’ Lynn Mills and sophomore Cambrya Jones tied for third overall at 7.66, while freshman Ashley Woodford finished seventh (7.76). Earlier in the prelims, Mills turned in a personal-best time of 7.62. She also set a personal-best in the high jump (1.65M) with an eighth-place finish.

Earning another top-three finish, freshman Rachael McIntosh posted a 1.75M leap in the high jump. Later, she would record a ninth-place performance in the long jump (5.24M). Both marks were season-bests for McIntosh.

Next, sophomore Miya Johnson recorded a fifth-place finish in the 800M run (2:15.03).

Junior Anita James also turned in a fifth-place effort in the long jump (5.52), while classmate Sarah Anderson placed 10th in the shot put (12.72M). Additionally, juniors Alexis Wilder, Ashley Moore and Kayla Comrie would place within the top-20 of the shot put.

Comrie returned in the weight throw claiming sixth overall, while Anderson and Wilder placed eighth and 10th, respectively.

In the 500M dash, senior Kari Hedderick placed eighth, crossing the finish line at 1:16.32.

In a shorter race, freshman Brittany Carroll just missed the finals of the 60M hurdles with a 10-place performance (9.02), while freshman Elizabeth Kline finished 15th overall.

The Panthers travel to Urbana-Champaign, Ill. next, for the Carle/Health Alliance Classic on Saturday, Jan. 23.