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Big Ten Outdoor Championships
Katherine Johnston Takes Silver in Javelin at B1G Championships
May 14 | Women's Track & Field
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - Senior Katherine Johnston was the Big Ten runner-up in the javelin, while junior Bria Saunders in the 200m and Rhonda Rogombe in the high jump earned points for Scarlet Knights to highlight the Rutgers women's track and field results at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships this weekend.
Johnston advanced to the finals after throwing for 47.52m on her second attempt and in her second-to-last throw reached 49.10m (161' 1") to move into second place and secure silver. The senior Scarlet Knights' distance was a new PR of bettering her previous PR of 47.96m in winning the Metropolitan Outdoor title.
Saunders advanced to finals racing in the 200m where she claimed seventh place and set a new PR of 23.36. The junior Scarlet Knight bested her previous top time of 23.55 set last month at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
Rogombe gave the Scarlet Knights points in tying for seventh place in the high jump. The second year Scarlet Knight cleared the bar at a height of 1.70m (5' 7").
Senior Sarah Robbie also set a PR in the 800m. Robbie crossed the finish line in 2:08.36 surpassing her previous PR of 2:09.59 captured earlier this season at the Tennessee Relays.
The 4x400m relay squad also collected its best time of the 2017 season. Junior Oksana Sokolova, sophomore Phyllis Gordon along with Robbie and Saunders posted a time of 3:49.47. The quartet outperformed its previous best of 3:49.62 set at the Colonial Relays in early April.
The Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team will return to action at the NCAA East Regional held in Lexington, Kentucky on May 25-27.
2017 Big Ten Outdoor Championship Results
100m
10. Bria Saunders - 11.84
200m
7. Bria Saunders - 23.36
28. Imani Beauliere - 25.99
400m
20. Phyllis Gordon - 55.93
800m
12. Sarah Robbie - 2:08.36
27. Brianna Haspel - 2:14.13
28. Jenna Sobieski - 2:14.66
32. Kaitlyn Bedard - 2:17.14
1500m
25. Kaitlyn Bedard - 4:53.03
5000m
19. Paige Senatore - 17:35.26
25. Nadia Saponara - 18:34.98
26. Alexandra Juzwiak - 18:53.42
100m Hurdles
19. Sabrina Alexander - 14.69
20. Drew Andrews - 14.77
21. Lynnea Davis - 15.37
4x100m Relay
10. Rutgers (Oksana Sokolova, Phyllis Gordon, Nabiya Garrett, Bria Saunders) - 47.36
4x400m Relay
11. Rutgers (Oksana Sokolova, Bria Saunders, Sarah Robbie, Phyllis Gordon) - 3:49.47
High Jump
7t. Rhonda Rogombe - 1.70m (5' 7")
Long Jump
26. Oksana Sokolova - 5.19m (17' 0.25")
Shot Put
22. Cameron Daniels - 12.60m (41' 4.25")
Discus
21. Halia Rosemond - 39.27m (128' 10")
Javelin
2. Katherine Johnston - 49.10m (161' 1")
14. Alison Chomsky - 35.25m (115' 7")
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