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Sykes & Sabock Challenge
Dumas And 14 PRs Leads Track & Field Outing at Sykes & Sabock Challenge
2/3/2024 6:44:00 PM | Track & Field
COACH'S QUOTE
HEN HIGHLIGHTSOpportunity. Taking advantage of every opportunity to be successful has been our motto of the season & today was telling of that," said coach Iyevbele. "Lifetime bests across most all events is pretty exciting. It's something special when we set new marks together as a team. The tone was set pretty earlier on in the throws & continued all the way through the 4x400m relay. Looking forward to keeping up this momentum going into our last regular season meet next week in NYC. Let's #GOHENS
- For the second straight meet, Dumas captured victory in an individual meet, this time competing in the 600m, running a PR time of 1:33.15.
- Behind Dumas in the 600m and competing in her first individual collegiate race was Lauren Leath, crossing the finish line in fourth place in a PR time of 1:34.74.
- Hannah Smalley (1:36.96, sixth place) and Jenna Scandale (1:37.24, seventh place) also set PRs in the 600m.
- The 600m runners rewrote the school record books:
- Dumas: 2nd
- Leath: 3rd
- Smalley: 6th
- Scandale: 8th
- On the throws side, Kosie Nkwonta put together a great outing in the weight throw. The senior set a new personal-best mark, 17.31m, to finish in fifth place and sit fourth in school history.
- Distance runners Danielle Eshelman (5:11.39, 23rd place) and Carolyn Coletti (5:23.32, 30th place) both posted new PRs in the mile. Molly Lashely headlined the 3000m and crossed the finish line in fourth place thanks to a PB time of 10:01.63.
- Alexa Dougherty was the lone Blue Hen competing in the 400m and ran a PR time of 1:00.75 (19th place)
- Jayde McDermid (9.22, 16th place) and Sarah Sharp (9.57, 23rd place) also set PRs in the 60m hurdles preliminary.
- Seeing the 800m in her career was Marissa Mauro, who posted a PR time of  2:20.48 to finish 26th overall.Â
- Madison Shaffery joined the PR party after leaping over the 1.60m bar in the high jump while Jahnia Hodge's third attempt that earned her three extra jumps is now her personal-best leap of 11.72m in the triple jump. Her new mark sits fifth in school history.
- Bridget Joyce tied her career-best 3.70m height in the pole vault, finishing in sixth place.
- Sharp also competed in the long jump and leaped for 4.57m to finish in 24th place.
- Mackenzie Stephens also saw action in the weight throw, launching one for 14.19m (18th place).
- The 4x400m team, Scandale, Dumas, Dougherty and Leath, won their heat and finished 4th overall with a time of 3:51.66.
- This was Nkwonta and Stephens fourth indoor meet this season
- This was Leath's first time competing in an individual event to open her collegiate career
UP NEXT
The Blue Hens return to action next Friday (Feb. 9) ready to compete at Fastrack National Invite inside Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten Island, N.Y. The meet is scheduled for a 12 p.m. start.
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