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Big Ten Outdoor Championships
Farquharson Captures Silver In B1G Long Jump
May 14 | Women's Track & Field
LINCOLN, Neb. - Gabrielle Farquharson (Williamstown, N.J.) added another Big Ten medal to her collection, as she not only took silver in the long jump, but also set new school records in the 100m and 200m preliminaries on Saturday at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships at Ed Weir Stadium on the campus of the University of Nebraska.
Farquharson was the runner-up in the long jump at 6.37m (20' 10.75) and earned the seventh Big Ten medal of her career. It was her third long jump medal having earned silver at the 2015 indoor championships and bronze at the 2016 indoor championships.
Earlier, Farquharson established two new Rutgers school records in qualifying for the finals of the 100m and 200m.
In the 100m, Farquharson captured the top prelim time of 11.32, besting the previous record of 11.36 set two weeks ago when Farquharson brought home the Penn Relays title. It marks the third time this season she has re-established the Scarlet Knight 100m bench mark.
The 200m saw Farquharson finish third among all preliminary runners in a time of 23.17. Farquharson rests the former record of 23.25, which she had established at both the Bulls Invitational in March and the Seminole Invitational in Mid-April.
Two other Scarlet Knights set new personal bests on day two of the championships. Bria Saunders (Parsippany, N.J.) tied her PR in the 100m, logging a time of 11.77, and set a new personal best of 23.74 in the 200m. Additionally, Deanna DiLandro (Oakland, N.J.) posted her best time to date in the 800m in 2:10.78.
The 2016 Big Ten Outdoor Championships conclude tomorrow. Coverage on BTN2Go begins at 2:40 p.m. while BTN will broadcast the championship at 6 p.m.
Big Ten Outdoor Championship Results (Thru Day Two):
100m Prelims
1. Gabrielle Farquharson - 11.32Q *SCHOOL RECORD*
14. Bria Saunders - 11.77
Q - Qualifies for finals
200m Prelims
3. Gabrielle Farquharson - 23.17Q *SCHOOL RECORD*
13. Bria Saunders - 23.74
20. Chamique Francis - 24.40
21. Phyllis Gordon - 24.50
400m Prelims
20. Alayna Famble - 56.30
22. Phyllis Gordon - 56.65
800m Prelims
13. Deanna DiLandro - 2:10.78
28. Sarah Robbie - 2:14.40
31. Jenna Sobieski - 2:16.37
1500m Prelims
25. Ellen Miller - 4:54.18
10,000m
19. Allyson Black - 36:12.72
100m Hurdles Prelims
22. Sabrina Alexander - 14.54
Long Jump
2. Gabrielle Farquharson - 6.37m (20' 10.75")
21. Oksana Sokolova - 5.35m (17' 6.75")
22. Bryanna Grant - 5.33m (17' 6")
Shot Put
17. Cameron Daniels - 10.42m (34' 2.25")
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