Track: WVU Sees Personal-Best Showings
Senior Chelsea Carrier finished first and broke her own record in the 100-meter hurdles with a time if 12.97, which beats her previous record of 13.04. She also placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 1:00.91. “Chelsea smashed through the 13-second barrier for the first time in her career,” coach Sean Cleary says .“This mark proves that the 13.04 she ran with strong winds in Texas, was no fluke.” Also performing well this weekend, sophomore Jordan Hamric finished fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase with a BIG EAST Championship time of 10:56.31, while junior Terina Miller posted a personal best performance in the women’s hammer throw after clearing 52.16 meters, good for ninth place. “In her first competitive steeplechase, Jordan earned a spot on the BIG EAST Championship starting line and looks poised to run at the NCAA Regionals. She seems to have found her event,” coach Cleary adds. “With a personal-best showing today, all of Terina’s off season work is clearly paying off. She is ready for another break-out showing at the BIG EAST Championships as well.” Senior April Rotilio also had a good finish in the 200-meter dash today, coming in fifth place with a time of 24.34. WVU’s jumpers ended the meet on a high note as Katelyn Williams and Sydney Cummings placed third (1.70 meters) and fourth (1.70 meters), respectively, in the high jump, and Katlyn Shelar finished fourth (3.55 meters) and Lindsey Kopenhaver finished sixth (3.55 meter) in the pole vault. On Saturday night, junior Kate Harrison led the Mountaineers in the 1,500-meter race with a third-place finish (4.29.05), while freshman Kaitlyn Gillespie followed in fifth (4:31.01) and junior Sarah-Anne Brault placed 10th (4:35.07). All times qualifying for the BIG EAST Championships. Also racing well in the 1,500, senior Jamie Cokeley finished 14th with a time of 4:38.92, while junior Stephanie Caruso and sophomore Stephanie Aldea finished in 26th (4:56.09) and 27th (4:58.30), respectively. WVU will continue to prepare for the BIG EAST Championships next weekend at the Penn Relays. |
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