Rutgers University
Bulls Invitational
Triple Jump & Javelin Titles at Bulls Invite
Mar 20 | Women's Track & Field
TAMPA, Fla. - The Rutgers women's track and field team opened up the 2015 outdoor season with Stacey Anning (Ridgefield Park, N.J.) taking home the javelin title, Bryanna Grant (Cranford, N.J.) winning the triple jump and Bria Saunders (Parsippany, N.J.) earning ECAC qualifying times in the 100m and 200m this weekend at the USF Bulls Invitational.
Anning made her Scarlet Knight debut by throwing for 41.81m (137' 02") in her first place performance in the javelin and posting an ECAC qualifying mark. Teammate Kelsey McDonald (East Brunswick, N.J.) finished in second in reaching 40.32m (132' 03").
Grant placed first in the triple jump at a distance of 12.03m (39' 5 ¾").
Saunders, meanwhile, was the runner-up in the 200m in a time of 23.91 and placed third in the 100m with a finish in 11.77.
RU's 4x100m relay team also collected an ECAC qualifying time in taking third. The squad of Kaprice James (Roselle, N.J.), Saunders, Imani Beauliere (Union, N.J.) and Madelen Soto (Newark, N.J.) clocked in at 46.44.
The Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team returns to action on March 27-28 at the Raleigh Relays.
Bulls Invitational Results
100m
3. Bria Saunders - 11.77 (ECAC Qualifier)
17. Imani Beauliere - 12.54
200m
2. Bria Saunders - 23.91 (ECAC Qualifier)
19. Kaprice James - 25.39
21. Oksana Sokolova - 25.56
28. Christina Dibernardo - 25.98
40. Sabrina Alexander - 26.80
400m
16. Christina Dibernardo - 1:00.96
800m
7. Nicole Nicholas - 2:17.98
1500m
9. Kaitlyn Bedard - 4:48.86
19. Julia DeSpirito - 4:57.51
29. Ellen Miller - 5:03.83
100m Hurdles
8. Drew Andrews - 14.62
10. Kaprice James - 14.80
12. Sabrina Alexander - 14.94
4x100m Relay
3. Rutgers (Kaprice James, Bria Saunders, Imani Beauliere, Madelen Soto) - 46.44 (ECAC Qualifier)
4x400m Relay
7. Rutgers (Drew Andrews, Oksana Sokolova, Nicole Nicholas, Madelen Soto) - 3:58.43
Javelin
1. Stacey Anning - 41.81m (137' 02") (ECAC Qualifier)
2. Kelsey McDonald - 40.32m (132' 03")
High Jump
5. Oksana Sokolova - 1.65m (5' 5")
Triple Jump
1. Bryanna Grant - 12.03m (39' 5 ¾")
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