Track and Field Meet Preview: Larry Ellis Invite - University of Delaware Athletics

Friday, April 15

Princeton, N.J.

2 p.m.

University of Delaware

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Larry Ellis Invite

Ruby Mullen

Track and Field Meet Preview: Larry Ellis Invite

4/15/2022 10:05:00 AM | Track & Field

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW?
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» Delaware will head to Princeton, N.J. to compete in the two-day Larry Ellis Invite meet, hosted by Princeton University starting Friday, Apr. 15.

» A pair of Blue Hens competed earlier this week in the heptathlon event at the Kutzdown Mondschein Multis, hosted by Kutztown University.

» Headlining the heptathlon with fourth place overall finish, a personal best and a mark that sits fifth in UD history with 4315 points was Destiny DeBlock. DeBlock captured victory in the high jump (1.63m), while taking third place in the 100m hurdles (15.55), shot put (9.67m) and long jump (5.04m), fourth in the 200m dash (27.46), sixth in the 800m run (2:35.12) and seventh in the javelin throw (25.50m).

» Mayson Light followed a seventh place finish in the heptathlon with a personal best 3698 points, a mark that sits 10th in program history. Light finished in sixth place in the high jump (1.51m), seventh in the shot put (9.14m) and 800m run (2:36.16), eighth in the 200m dash (28.30), javelin throw (23.66m) and long jump (4.75m) and ninth in the 100m hurdles (17.71).

» Head coach Ryan Waite will be taking 20 Blue Hen athletes that will be slated to compete in 13 events.

THE BLUEPRINT
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Friday, Apr. 15-Saturday, Apr. 16
at Larry Ellis Invite, hosted by Princeton University (Princeton, N.J., Weaver Stadium)

Blue Hens competing
Tina Capparell, Bethany Clement, Cierra Crane, Aja Davis, Shylehn Ebuenga-Smith, Emily Eckard, Jessica Harding, Gabrielle Holliday, Meredith Krieger, Alicia Lehman, Hannah Lindgren, Sarah Megivern, Ruby Mullen, Kosie Nkwonta, Kamylin Padgham, Halima Scott, Mackenzie Stephens, Trinity Tapper, Julien Webster and Susanna Weir

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Next Event

Larry Ellis Invite

Apr 15 (Fri)

2 p.m.

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Tina Capparell

Distance

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Bethany Clement

Throws

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Cierra Crane

Pole Vault

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Aja Davis

Sprints

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Destiny DeBlock

Jumps

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Shylehn Ebuenga-Smith

Sprints

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Emily Eckard

Throws

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Jessica Harding

Distance

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Gabrielle Holliday

Throws

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Meredith Krieger

Pole Vault

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Alicia Lehman-Woodyard

Multi

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Mayson Light

Pole Vault

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Hannah Lindgren

Distance

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Sarah Megivern

Pole Vault

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Ruby Mullen

Jumps

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Kosie Nkwonta

Throws

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Kamylin Padgham

Sprints

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Halima Scott

Sprints

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Mackenzie Stephens

Throws

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Trinity Tapper

Sprints/Jumps

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Julien Webster

Distance

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Susanna Weir

Distance

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