OT: RU women's track qualifies for COA at Penn Relays

[newell138]

I have been critical of the women's track team in the past but have to give them props today. Their 4x400 qualified for the championship of America at Penn Relays yesterday. The race will be run tomorrow evening against some of the best in the country. Nice job by the ladies and the coaches! Now hopefully the men can also qualify, their heat goes off around 4:30 today.

4x400
CW Championship of America Invitational
EVENT 497 SATURDAY, 5:50 PM

LN/POS ID SCHOOL/AFFILIATION
6 AA

Oregon
7 AB

Duke
8 AC

UTech
9 AD

South Carolina
5 AE

Tennessee
4 AF

Tulane
3 AG

St. John's
2 AH

Rutgers
1 AI

Clemson

 

[new jersey1]

I have been critical of the women's track team in the past but have to give them props today. Their 4x400 qualified for the championship of America at Penn Relays yesterday. The race will be run tomorrow evening against some of the best in the country. Nice job by the ladies and the coaches! Now hopefully the men can also qualify, their heat goes off around 4:30 today.

4x400
CW Championship of America Invitational
EVENT 497 SATURDAY, 5:50 PM

LN/POS ID SCHOOL/AFFILIATION
6 AA

Oregon
7 AB

Duke
8 AC

UTech
9 AD

South Carolina
5 AE

Tennessee
4 AF

Tulane
3 AG

St. John's
2 AH

Rutgers
1 AI

Clemson

Who is UTech?

 

[newell138]

Who is UTech?

College out of Kingston Jamaica.

There is always a good representation of Jamaican high schools and colleges at Penn Relays, and there is also a large section of the crowd that is Jamaican. Track is a huge sport in that country.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

First off, GREAT stuff! Second, and I've said this in several threads now:

- men and women's track and field are starting to build

- we have a shot at a couple of individual AND relays titles or, at the very least, gaining points in more events this year than I can recall in the Director's Cup era (women's long jump, men's long jump, both 4x400 relays, men's 400...and think I'm missing one event)

- recruiting in the B1G has gotten much better (as it has for almost every sport across the board). We have already landed a nice share of NJ's best this year and I don't expect that trend to end anytime soon.

 

[PRH_RU]

High jump?

 

[AreYouNUTS]

High jump?

Maybe that's it and not long jump? Thanks!

 

[BLewis1968]

Maybe that's it and not long jump? Thanks!

Oh, no, definitely in the long jump. Crawford is elite. The one you're missing is Miribelli (sp?) in the javelin. He's quite solid, and may only be a sophomore.

 

[AreYouNUTS]

Oh, no, definitely in the long jump. Crawford is elite. The one you're missing is Miribelli (sp?) in the javelin. He's quite solid, and may only be a sophomore.

lol I know CC, trust me, I meant "women's" ...think I got that mixed up with women's high jump?

 

[newell138]

women also qualify for the 4x200 w/ the 3rd fastest time!

RANKED LIST
PL SCHOOL/AFFILIATION MARK ATHLETES ID HEAT
1

Tennessee 1:32.85 Lenysse Dyer, Felicia Brown, Felecia Majors, Kali Davis-White AB 2
2

UTech 1:34.92 Christania Williams, Janieve Russell, Shimayra Williams, Shericka Jackson AA 1
3

Rutgers 1:35.30 Phyllis Gordon, Alayna Famble, Bria Saunders, Gabrielle Farquharson AG 5
4

South Carolina 1:37.03 Precious Holmes, Aliyah Abrams, Erika Rucker, Marisa Bellamy AD 4
5

UConn 1:37.17 Nyanka Joseph, Sarah Bowens, Taylor Anderson, Paris Taft AL 5
6

Duke 1:37.57 India Lowe, Madeline Kopp, MacKenzie Kerr, Madeline Price AC 3
7

Houston 1:37.74 Tori Williams, Mayorca Young, Mandy Nolan, Kelli Hardnett AR 3
8

St. Augustine's 1:38.18 Shakinah Brooks, Ade Hunter, Tia-Adana Belle, Ornella Livingston AP 2
9

No. Illinois 1:38.50 A'Iesha Irvin-Muhammad, Kedisha Dallas, Ashanti Hutton, Cheyenne Hoerr AJ 3

 

[AreYouNUTS]

women also qualify for the 4x200 w/ the 3rd fastest time!

College Women's 4x200 Championship of America Invitational
EVENT 470SATURDAY 2:25 PM
Presented by Independence Blue Cross
Records
NR Texas A&M 1:29.42 2010 Jeneba Tarmoh, Gabby Mayo, Jessica Beard, Porscha Lucas
PR Texas A&M 1:29.42 2010 Jeneba Tarmoh, Gabby Mayo, Jessica Beard, Porscha Lucas
FF Texas A&M 1:29.42 2010 Jeneba Tarmoh, Gabby Mayo, Jessica Beard, Porscha Lucas
START LIST
ID SCHOOL/AFFILIATION
AA

Tennessee
AB

UTech
AC

Rutgers
AD

South Carolina
AE

UConn
AF

Duke
AG

Houston
AH

St. Augustine's
AI

No. Illinois

WOW!

 

[DJ Spanky]

Anyone know what their time was in the 4x400?

 

[newell138]

Anyone know what their time was in the 4x400?

3:41 for the women,

The men run around 4:30 today in the heats

 

[BLewis1968]

lol I know CC, trust me, I meant "women's" ...think I got that mixed up with women's high jump?

Ah, my bad. It's still long jump. Gabrielle came in 5th in the country. 21-5 1/2, I believe.

 

[mikefla]

I LOVE the Penn Relays. Back when I was at RU......in the 1980s...between my studies and a FT job as director of personnel at a community college in NJ....I was stressed out. I stumbled on the Penn Relays and spent a few afternoons high up in the seats watching the races...back then we had several good hurdlers.....
Hours and hours relaxing in the sun.....just enjoying the races,,, a good memory.....

 

[BLewis1968]

For those who care, the men won their heat in the 4x4. Brown came from 4th place on the anchor leg, which - as anybody that's run on that track with the short straightaway can tell you - is hard to do. He had to do it running wide on the final turn. 3:09.77 on a rainy day, to qualify as the fourth seed in the Championship of America!

 

[herdof3]

I LOVE the Penn Relays. Back when I was at RU......in the 1980s...between my studies and a FT job as director of personnel at a community college in NJ....I was stressed out. I stumbled on the Penn Relays and spent a few afternoons high up in the seats watching the races...back then we had several good hurdlers.....
Hours and hours relaxing in the sun.....just enjoying the races,,, a good memory.....

Went once as a kid. It was pretty cool. The sound the crowd makes when someone is really flying is one of a kind

 

[new jersey1]

women also qualify for the 4x200 w/ the 3rd fastest time!

RANKED LIST
PL SCHOOL/AFFILIATION MARK ATHLETES ID HEAT
1

Tennessee 1:32.85 Lenysse Dyer, Felicia Brown, Felecia Majors, Kali Davis-White AB 2
2

UTech 1:34.92 Christania Williams, Janieve Russell, Shimayra Williams, Shericka Jackson AA 1
3

Rutgers 1:35.30 Phyllis Gordon, Alayna Famble, Bria Saunders, Gabrielle Farquharson AG 5
4

South Carolina 1:37.03 Precious Holmes, Aliyah Abrams, Erika Rucker, Marisa Bellamy AD 4
5

UConn 1:37.17 Nyanka Joseph, Sarah Bowens, Taylor Anderson, Paris Taft AL 5
6

Duke 1:37.57 India Lowe, Madeline Kopp, MacKenzie Kerr, Madeline Price AC 3
7

Houston 1:37.74 Tori Williams, Mayorca Young, Mandy Nolan, Kelli Hardnett AR 3
8

St. Augustine's 1:38.18 Shakinah Brooks, Ade Hunter, Tia-Adana Belle, Ornella Livingston AP 2
9

No. Illinois 1:38.50 A'Iesha Irvin-Muhammad, Kedisha Dallas, Ashanti Hutton, Cheyenne Hoerr AJ 3

Really incredible how competitive our men's and women's sprint relay teams are.

 

[newell138]

Men competing w/ the BIG BOYS!!

College Men's 4x400 (Heats)
EVENT 366FRIDAY 4:25 PM
Nine fastest teams from Events #366-368 qualify to Championship Invitational, Event #499 (Saturday, 6:00 pm). Next nine fastest teams qualify for College Final, Event #495 (Saturday, 5:40 pm). Next nine fastest IC4A teams qualify for IC4A Final, Event #498 (Saturday, 5:55 pm).

Watch the race on-demand at FloTrack
RANKED LIST
PL SCHOOL/AFFILIATION MARK ATHLETES ID HEAT
1

Florida 3:07.50 Kunle Fasasi, Arman Hall, Hugh Graham, Jr, Najee Glass AA 1
2

Tennessee 3:09.07 Ari Cogdell, Christian Coleman, Mustaqeem Williams, Nathan Strother AD 3
3

G.C. Foster 3:09.33 Keagan Campbell, Remish Gaye, Nascieve Powell, Alvin Green AF 1
4

Rutgers 3:09.77 Calvin Knox, Jermaine Griffith, Rajee Dunbar, Izaiah Brown AS 2
5

Clemson 3:09.94 Cordell Lamb, Deron Gordon, Jorel Bellafonte, Jeffrey Green AB 2
6

LIU-Brooklyn 3:10.62 Tyler Cue, Brendon Rodney, Mica-Jonathan Petit-Homme, DeShawn Bunion AI 3
7

Albany 3:11.13 Jason Tomlinson, Momodou Jobe, Myles Banfield, Taariq Jones AM 1
8

St. Augustine's 3:11.55 Shaquille Dill, Burkheart Ellis Jr., Immanuel Hutchinson, Khari Herbert AC 3
9

Penn State 3:11.56 Dan Chisena, Alex Shisler, Xavier Smith, Samuel Reiser AN 2
10

Pittsburgh 3:11.58 Donnell Taylor, Brylan Slay, Desmond Palmer, Chris Tate AH 2

 

[BLewis1968]

The Rutgers ladies ran 3rd in the Championship of America 4x2 in 1:34.37! (Phyllis Gordon, Alayna Famble, Bria Saunders and Gabrielle Farquharson with a great anchor).

 

[RC1978]

If anyone cares, I ran in the the Relays in 73 and 74. After I ran in the 4x400 John Moon ( he was my high school coach Freshman and Soph year).of Seton Hall offered me a scholly to run for Seton Hall. I decided to go to Rutgers.

BTW great guy and Coach and what Seton Hall did to him a few years ago, cutting the sport, was BS.

 

[BLewis1968]

If anyone cares, I ran in the the Relays in 73 and 74. After I ran in the 4x400 John Moon ( he was my high school coach Freshman and Soph year).of Seton Hall offered me a scholly to run for Seton Hall. I decided to go to Rutgers.

BTW great guy and Coach and what Seton Hall did to him a few years ago, cutting the sport, was BS.

A very good guy. And as good a coach as Seton Hall has had.