Rutgers women's track and field readies to make noise at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships
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Rutgers Women’s Track & Field Readies For Big Ten Outdoor Championships
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers women's track and field team makes its way to Indiana University for the 2018 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex, scheduled to begin Friday and run through Sunday.
Friday's events begin at noon and wrap up at 8:15 p.m. while Saturday's schedule opens at 10:30 a.m. with the final event of the day slated for 6:55 p.m. The men's and women's triple jump trials and finals open Sunday's competition at 11:00 a.m., and the last scheduled event is tentatively planned for 3:45 p.m.
FloSports via FloTrack will provide live coverage of the 2018 Big Ten Outdoor Championships starting at 12 p.m. ET. BTN Plus will also carry the event with live coverage.
Big Ten Network will air tape delay coverage on the of the championships on Wednesday, May 16, at 7 p.m. ET.
LAST TIME OUT AT BIG TEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Former Scarlet Knight Katherine Johnston was the Big Ten runner-up in the javelin, whileBria Saunders in the 200m and Rhonda Rogombe in the high jump earned points for Rutgers.
Saunders advanced to finals racing in the 200m where she claimed seventh place and set a new PR of 23.36. The Scarlet Knight bested her previous top time of 23.55 set the previous month at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
Rogombe gave the Scarlet Knights points in tying for seventh place in the high jump as she cleared the bar at a height of 1.70m (5' 7").
Sarah Robbie also set a PR in the 800m. Robbie crossed the finish line in 2:08.36 surpassing her previous PR of 2:09.59 captured earlier last season at the Tennessee Relays.
The 4x400m relay squad also collected its best time of the 2017 season. Oksana Sokolova, Phyllis Gordon along with Robbie and Saunders posted a time of 3:49.47.
A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE
Friday's schedule features Scarlet Knights in three events. Freshman Dakota Gerges races in the 400m hurdles trials, senior Bria Saunders, junior Phyllis Gordon and junior Ariel Strunkey come off the blocks in the 200m trials and sophomore Stephanie Mauer goes the distance in the 10000m.
Saturday kicks off with four Scarlet Knights in the long jump with junior Oniesha Clarke, senior Oksana Sokolova and freshmen Jacqueline Simmonsand Nyamekye Opoku-Agyemang in the field, while redshirt sophomore Rhonda Rogombe, sophomore Selena Thorne and freshman Courteney Campbell look to clear the bar in the high jump. Competition continues with Gordon, Gerges and redshirt freshman Ain Jones in the 400m trials followed by Strunkey, Saunders and Clarke in the 100m trials. The day wraps up as sophomore Lynnea Davis takes part in the 100m hurdle trials and RU steeplechase record holder, redshirt freshman Lou Miahle, competes in the event.
While Sunday will feature finals and relay racing, RU will also be represented by fifth-year senior Bryanna Grant in the triple jump, junior Halia Rosemond in the discus along with sophomore Nadia Saponara and freshman Kiera Nealonin the 5000m.
A LOOK AT THIS SEASON'S OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES
Junior Oniesha Clarke took fourth in 60m at this winter's Big Ten Indoor Championships and contends this weekend in the 100m and long jump. Clarke's best time in 100m was 11.72 at Tennessee Relays in mid-April, while in the long jump, she reached a distance of 6.07m (19' 11") at the Sam Howell Invitational back on April 6.
Freshman Dakota Gerges, in the 400m hurdles, logged a 1:01.75 at the Larry Ellis Invitational at Princeton back on April 20.
Sophomore Stephanie Mauer powered her way to a time of 37:15.94 at the Bulls Invitational in late March in the 10000m.
In the high jump, redshirt sophomore Rhonda Rogombe's best height came at the Bulls Invite in late March at 1.73m (5' 8"), while freshman Courteney Campbell cleared 1.70m (5' 7") at the season opener in Atlanta at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.
Redshirt freshman Lou Mialhe has broken the Rutgers steeplechase record twice, more recently with a time of 11;06.17 at the Larry Ellis Invitational four weeks ago.
Fifth-year senior Bryanna Grant continually reset her outdoor best throughout the 2018 spring campaign with her best jump coming at the Larry Ellis Invitational at a distance of 12.56m (41' 2.5").
UP NEXT
Rutgers will be looking to send members of the squad to the NCAA East Regional being held in Tampa, Florida on May 24-26.
From Rutgers Athletics
Rutgers Women’s Track & Field Readies For Big Ten Outdoor Championships
Championship Central
RVision Preview
Watch
Live Results
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Rutgers women's track and field team makes its way to Indiana University for the 2018 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships at the Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex, scheduled to begin Friday and run through Sunday.
Friday's events begin at noon and wrap up at 8:15 p.m. while Saturday's schedule opens at 10:30 a.m. with the final event of the day slated for 6:55 p.m. The men's and women's triple jump trials and finals open Sunday's competition at 11:00 a.m., and the last scheduled event is tentatively planned for 3:45 p.m.
FloSports via FloTrack will provide live coverage of the 2018 Big Ten Outdoor Championships starting at 12 p.m. ET. BTN Plus will also carry the event with live coverage.
Big Ten Network will air tape delay coverage on the of the championships on Wednesday, May 16, at 7 p.m. ET.
LAST TIME OUT AT BIG TEN OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
Former Scarlet Knight Katherine Johnston was the Big Ten runner-up in the javelin, whileBria Saunders in the 200m and Rhonda Rogombe in the high jump earned points for Rutgers.
Saunders advanced to finals racing in the 200m where she claimed seventh place and set a new PR of 23.36. The Scarlet Knight bested her previous top time of 23.55 set the previous month at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
Rogombe gave the Scarlet Knights points in tying for seventh place in the high jump as she cleared the bar at a height of 1.70m (5' 7").
Sarah Robbie also set a PR in the 800m. Robbie crossed the finish line in 2:08.36 surpassing her previous PR of 2:09.59 captured earlier last season at the Tennessee Relays.
The 4x400m relay squad also collected its best time of the 2017 season. Oksana Sokolova, Phyllis Gordon along with Robbie and Saunders posted a time of 3:49.47.
A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULE
Friday's schedule features Scarlet Knights in three events. Freshman Dakota Gerges races in the 400m hurdles trials, senior Bria Saunders, junior Phyllis Gordon and junior Ariel Strunkey come off the blocks in the 200m trials and sophomore Stephanie Mauer goes the distance in the 10000m.
Saturday kicks off with four Scarlet Knights in the long jump with junior Oniesha Clarke, senior Oksana Sokolova and freshmen Jacqueline Simmonsand Nyamekye Opoku-Agyemang in the field, while redshirt sophomore Rhonda Rogombe, sophomore Selena Thorne and freshman Courteney Campbell look to clear the bar in the high jump. Competition continues with Gordon, Gerges and redshirt freshman Ain Jones in the 400m trials followed by Strunkey, Saunders and Clarke in the 100m trials. The day wraps up as sophomore Lynnea Davis takes part in the 100m hurdle trials and RU steeplechase record holder, redshirt freshman Lou Miahle, competes in the event.
While Sunday will feature finals and relay racing, RU will also be represented by fifth-year senior Bryanna Grant in the triple jump, junior Halia Rosemond in the discus along with sophomore Nadia Saponara and freshman Kiera Nealonin the 5000m.
A LOOK AT THIS SEASON'S OUTDOOR PERFORMANCES
Junior Oniesha Clarke took fourth in 60m at this winter's Big Ten Indoor Championships and contends this weekend in the 100m and long jump. Clarke's best time in 100m was 11.72 at Tennessee Relays in mid-April, while in the long jump, she reached a distance of 6.07m (19' 11") at the Sam Howell Invitational back on April 6.
Freshman Dakota Gerges, in the 400m hurdles, logged a 1:01.75 at the Larry Ellis Invitational at Princeton back on April 20.
Sophomore Stephanie Mauer powered her way to a time of 37:15.94 at the Bulls Invitational in late March in the 10000m.
In the high jump, redshirt sophomore Rhonda Rogombe's best height came at the Bulls Invite in late March at 1.73m (5' 8"), while freshman Courteney Campbell cleared 1.70m (5' 7") at the season opener in Atlanta at the Yellow Jacket Invitational.
Redshirt freshman Lou Mialhe has broken the Rutgers steeplechase record twice, more recently with a time of 11;06.17 at the Larry Ellis Invitational four weeks ago.
Fifth-year senior Bryanna Grant continually reset her outdoor best throughout the 2018 spring campaign with her best jump coming at the Larry Ellis Invitational at a distance of 12.56m (41' 2.5").
UP NEXT
Rutgers will be looking to send members of the squad to the NCAA East Regional being held in Tampa, Florida on May 24-26.
