Eight Lady Eagles Notch MEAC Outdoor Qualifying Marks at Maryland Invitational

COLLEGE PARK - The women's track and field team placed fourth overall with 83 points at the Maryland Invitational on Saturday, March 26^th. Several Lady Eagles qualified for the 2016 MEAC Track and Field Outdoor Championships in eight separate events.

Coppin State's field team led the pack with 13 individual top-10 finishes in six events. Sophomore thrower Kristen Deacon placed second in the hammer throw (42.96m), fourth in the discus (39.95m), and fifth in the shot put event (12.28m) surpassing the MEAC outdoor qualifying mark. In the discus competition she set a new personal record in the event.

Throwers senior Alethia Edwards and junior Elenna Torres also had great performances this weekend. Edwards was fourth in the javelin throw (34.08m) and hammer events (37.77m) while Torres placed fifth in the discus (27.27m) and seventh in the hammer (27.80m). Edwards hammer mark was a personal record and her javelin throw was the only CSU MEAC qualifying mark in that event. The trio all qualified in the hammer. Torres made it in the discus joining Deacon.  

Senior jumper Deandra Daniel and freshman multi Khemani Roberts both placed amongst the top five in the women's high jump event. Daniel came second with a leap of 1.70 meters and Roberts was fifth at 1.66 meters, as the pair qualified for the MEAC Championships in the high jump. The duo had another top five finish in the long jump event with Daniel's (5.24m) coming fourth and Roberts (5.20m) following in fifth place.

Junior sprinter Alexis Marsh finished fourth in the women's 400 meter event with a MEAC outdoor qualifying time of 57.24 seconds. Senior hurdler Tanaya Yarde finished fourth in the women's 400 meter hurdles also with a MEAC qualifying time in 1:03.07. Sophomore Randi Bohler ran a personal best time in the women's 100 meter hurdles at 14.78 seconds securing a spot in the MEAC Outdoor Championships. Sophomore Breana Hagwood was seventh in the 100 meter hurdles with a time of 15.20 seconds.

Rounding out the Lady Eagles weekend success was the 4x400 meter relay team of Alexis Marsh, Melissa Caddle-Hope, Tanaya Yarde, and Khemani Roberts. The Lady Eagles relay team came second overall in 3:49.23.
Coppin State's track and field teams will compete next at the Savannah State Twilight meet on Wednesday, March 30^th in Savannah, GA.

Women's Results
200 meters
10. Miriam Ekwuru (26.33)
 
400 meters
4.  Alexis Marsh (57.24) - #
11. Miriam Ekruru (1:00.28)
 
800 meters
15. Lunnise Gibson (2:27.33)
 
1500 meters
21. Lunnise Gibson (5:16.27)
 
100m hurdles
5. Randi Bohler (14.78) #^
7. Breana Hagwood (15.20)
 
400m hurdles
4.  Tanaya Yarde (1:03.07) #
12. Jasmyne Johnson (1:13.93)
 
4x100m relay
-- Bohler, Marsh, Yarde, Moore (DQ)
 
4x400m relay
2. Marsh, Caddle-Hope, Yarde, Roberts (3:49.23)
 
High Jump
2. Deandra Daniel (1.70m) #
5. Khemani Roberts (1.66m) #
-- Danielle Baker (NH)
 
Long Jump
4. Deandra Daniel (5.24m)
5. Randi Bohler (5.20m)
 
Shot Put
5. Kristen Deacon (12.28m) #
 
Discus
4. Kristen Deacon (39.95m) #^
5. Ellena Torres (37.37m) #
6. Alethia Edwards (37.08m)
 
Hammer
2. Kristen Deacon (42.96m) #
4. Alethia Edwards (37.77m) #^
7. Ellena Torres (27.80m) #
 
Javelin
4. Alethia Edwards (34.08m) #
9. Khemani Roberts (28.05m)
11. Ellena Torres (24.86m)
 
#MEAC Qualifier
^Personal Record