San Francisco, Calif. – The second day of the Seventh Annual Distance Carnival hosted by SF State saw several lifetime best performances as the Gators' track and field team posted several impressive results. Highlighting those efforts was
Michelle Chung winning the hammer,
Janesha Anthony's second fastest career mark in the 100m sprint and
Ashley Black's lifetime best in the 100m hurdles.
"The expansion to two days for the Carnival allowed us to contest all events. It was great for the entire team to be able to compete at home against such a broad range of schools," said interim head coach
Tom Lyons. "We welcomed a couple of the top GNAC programs here to compete with our CCAA group. The regional teams along with the mix of athletes from around the country made for an unforgettable inaugural two day meet."
Chung got the day started winning the hammer toss with a throw of 47.80 (156-10) just a few feet shy of her impressive performance at the Johnny Mathis Invitational two weeks ago.
Alex Jones placed seventh in the hammer with a throw of 35.00m (114-10), while
Ariana Luster placed eighth with a throw of 29.81m (97-10").
"Michelle was impressive once again in the hammer. Our hurdlers and sprinters got some fast times today too. It was a day for the throwers and sprinter/hurdlers after yesterday's distance and jumps focus."
Continuing in the throwing events, Chung finished the day 11
th in the discus with a throw of 37.76 (123-11).
Alex Jones led the Gators in the shot, placing 14
th in a talented field, with a throw of 11.61m (38-1.25").
In the javelin Black placed 10
th with a throw of 25.72 (84.04"), just behind her was
Jordan Brittner 11
th (24.00m 78.09") and
Ruth Le Beau in 12
th (23.49m 77-01").
In the 100m hurdles
Laura Stokes set the pace for the Gators, improving on her time from Johnny Mathis by two tenths of a second. She finished sixth with a time of 14.97. Black finished ninth with a time .40 seconds faster than Mathis, clocking in with a lifetime best of 15.25.
Jordan Guerrero placed 16
th with a time of 16.18.
In the 100m dash Anthony broke the 12 barrier for the second time this season, finishing second with a time of 11.96, besting the old meet record of 13.20 set last year.
Hilary King placed ninth with a time of 12:44, behind her was
Brionne Baucham who placed 10
th with a time of 12:48.
Baucham placed ninth in a very competitive 200m dash, finishing with a time of 25:78.
Kareezia Younger placed 16
th crossing the finish line with a time of 26:20,
Jazmine Tyler was behind her in 25
th with a time of 26.99.
In the 4x100 the Gators took second in a very tight race, clocking in officially with a time of 47.76, the Gators lineup for the 4x100 was Anthony,
Laura Stokes, King and Baucham.
The final event of the meet was the women's 4x400, where the Gators placed fourth with a time of 3:58.58 which bet the record set at last year's race in a very fast event. The Gators were represented by Black, Guerrero, Baucham, and
Kareezia Younger.
"The coaches and athletes worked hard the past two days to make this meet a highlight for many teams. We are glad everyone came to our beautiful facility and left with some good memories," said Lyons.
The Gators will return to the track next week when the head to Chico, Calif. to participate in the Chico Twilight hosted by Chico State at University Stadium.
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