BALTIMORE – Six Lady Eagles set personal best marks at the 2016 Morgan State Legacy Track & Field Meet on Friday and Saturday, April 22-23. Coppin State finished sixth overall with 67 team points and won the women's heptathlon and hammer throw events.
Freshman multi
Khemani Roberts placed first with 4,681 points competing in the women's heptathlon. She won the heptathlon's 200 meter dash (25.09) and high jump (1.77m) while placing second in the 800 meter dash (2:32.55) and shot put (9.91m) events. Roberts mark in the women's high jump of 1.77 meters currently ranks second on the MEAC outdoor list, it is also a CSU season-high in the event and a personal best record. In addition, she set a new personal best time in the 800 meter run.
Sophomore thrower
Kristen Deacon won the women's hammer throw competition, placed second in the discus, and third in the shot put. Deacon set personal best records in both the shot put and hammer events with throws of 13.32 meters and 47.88 meters, respectively. Her measure in the shot put event ranks her ninth in the MEAC.
Rounding out the throwing events were junior
Ellena Torres and senior
Alethia Edwards. Torres recorded a personal best mark in the hammer throw at 37.06 meters placing 13
th but improved placing fifth in the javelin at 33.20 meters. Her measure in the javelin ranks 11
th amongst the MEAC. Edwards placed eighth in the shot put event with a throw of 12.48 meters ranking 12
th on the MEAC outdoor list.
Sophomore multi
Randi Bohler notched a personal best in the triple jump event leaping 11.90 meters placing third overall. Her mark ranks 11
th in the MEAC and is a CSU season-high. Senior
Deandra Daniel placed third in the high jump event with a measure of 1.73 meters.
Highlighting the running events was sophomore hurdler
Breana Hagwood. Hagwood had a pair of personal best performances competing in the 100 meter hurdle and 400 meter hurdle competitions. She placed 11
th with a time of 14.62 seconds in the 100 meter hurdles ranking 13
th on the MEAC list. In the 400 meter hurdles she was 18
th at 1:07.69.
Freshman
Lunnise Gibson had a strong showing at the Morgan State meet with a personal best record in the women's 1500 meter run. Gibson finished 29
th overall.
Coppin State will gear up for the annual Penn Relays in Philadelphia, PA beginning on Thursday, April 28
th.
RESULTS
100 meter prelims
29.
Dainah Moore (12.79)
32.
Miriam Ekwuru (12.83)
200 meter
16.
Alexis Marsh (25.16)
18.
Melissa Caddle-Hope (25.19)
29.
Miriam Ekwuru (25.83)
30.
Dainah Moore (25.83)
800 meter
30.
Lunnise Gibson (2:27.72)
1500 meter
29.
Lunnise Gibson (5:14.85) ^ #
100 meter hurdles prelims
11.
Breana Hagwood (14.62) ^ #
15.
Randi Bohler (14.94)
400 meter hurdles
18.
Breana Hagwood (1:07.69) #
28.
Jasmyne Johnson (1:13.19)
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Kadeem Curtis (DNF)
High Jump
3.
Deandra Daniel (1.73m)
Long Jump
7.
Kiersten Bond (5.31m)
11.
Randi Bohler (5.20m)
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Natasha Patterson (FOUL)
Triple Jump
3.
Randi Bohler (11.90m) ^ #
10.
Natasha Patterson (10.30m)
Shot Put
3.
Kristen Deacon (13.32m) ^ #
8.
Alethia Edwards (12.48m)
Discus
2.
Kristen Deacon (40.17m)
6.
Ellena Torres (37.73m)
9.
Alethia Edwards (36.05m)
Hammer
1.
Kristen Deacon (47.88m) ^ #
13.
Ellena Torres (37.06m) #
Javelin
5.
Ellena Torres (33.20m)
9.
Khemani Roberts (28.66m)
Heptathlon
1.
Khemani Roberts (4681)
7.
Randi Bohler (3,830)
#-Personal Best
^-CSU Season-High
