Women's T/F Collects Three Titles at Bulls Invitational

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Women's T/F Collects Three Titles at Bulls Invitational

Mar 23 | Women's Track & Field

Bulls Invitational - Complete Results

Oniesha Clarke in the 100m, Bryanna Grant in the Triple Jump & Oksana Sokolva in the Long Jump Lead The Scarlet Knights in Second Outdoor Meet of the Season

TAMPA, Fla. – The Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team captured three titles at the Bulls Invitational hosted by USF. Junior Oniesha Clarke crossed the finish line in first in the 100m, fifth-year senior Bryanna Grant logged the top finish in the triple jump and senior Oksana Sokolova placed first the long jump to lead the Scarlet Knights.

Altogether, Rutgers collected 12 top ten placements in their trip to the sunshine state.

"I think some people capitalized on the opportunity to compete after some very challenging travel plans," said head coach James Robinson. "Collectively, we need to compete with a higher sense of urgency."

Clarke led the Scarlet Knights on the track with a new personal best of 11.76 for first in the 100m. She reset her previous top time of 11.87 set at last year's ECAC Outdoor Championships.

Grant, meanwhile, leapt to a distance of 12.49m (40' 11.75") besting her previous top career outdoor triple jump of 12.41 (40' 8.75") captured at last week's Yellow Jacket Invitational.

Sokolova set a new personal best distance to land in first in her long jump flight at 5.57m (18' 3.25"). She topped her previous best of 5.47m (17' 11.25) registered at the 2016 Valentine's Invitational.

In other track events, sophomore Stephanie Mauer took third in the 1000m (37:15.94), while senior Alexandra Juzwiak and redshirt freshman Lou Mialhe placed fourth (18:09.43) and fifth (18:10.26) in the 5000m.

Additionally, RU's 4x400m relay team of redshirt freshman Ain Jones, senior Bria Saunders, freshman Bukola Akinsola and Sokolova teamed up to take ninth in a time of 3:54.66.

Other notable performances by the Scarlet Knights in the field included a third place finish by redshirt sophomore Rhonda Rogombe in the high jump with a height of 1.72m (5' 8") and freshman Anna Czajkowski right behind Sokolova in third in the long jump at 5.22m (17' 1.5"). Freshman Jacqueline Simmons took sixth in the invitational long jump flight reaching 5.70m (18' 8.5") and junior Halia Rosemond placed ninth in the discus with a throw of 40.13m (131' 8")

In the heptathlon, sophomore Selena Thorne placed sixth overall racking up 3,822 points.

The Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team returns to Florida next weekend for the Florida Relays hosted by the University of Florida on March 29-31.

Bulls Invitational Results
100m
1. Oniesha Clarke – 11.76
29. Nyamekye Opoku-Agyemang – 12.49
38. Lynnea Davis – 12.93

400m
15. Bria Saunders – 58.30
17. Ain Jones – 58.53
25. Kayla Jackson – 1:00.67
29. Imani Beauliere – 1:02.87
32. Ariel Strunkey – 1:03.92

800m
16. Brianna Haspel – 2:21.27

1500m
15. Brianna Haspel – 4:52.24

5000m
4. Alexandra Juzwiak – 18:09.43
5. Lou Mialhe – 18:10.26

1000m
3. Stephanie Mauer – 37:15.94

100m Hurdles
13. Drew Andrews – 14.92
21. Lynnea Davis – 15.32
25. Bukola Akinsola – 15.71
26. Oksana Sokolova – 15.71
29. Ariyonna Wright – 17.29

400m Hurdles
11. Bukola Akinsola – 1:03.62
13. Dakota Gerges – 1:04.90

4x400m Relay
9. Rutgers (Ain Jones, Bria Saunders, Bukola Akinsola, Oksana Sokolova) – 3:54.66
11. Rutgers (Kayla Jackson, Arianne Strunkey, Dakota Gerges, Imani Beauliere) – 4:00.72

High Jump
3. Rhonda Rogombe – 1.72m (5' 8")

Long Jump (Invitational)
6. Jacqueline Simmons – 5.70m (18' 8.5")

Long Jump
1. Oksana Sokolova – 5.57m (18' 3.25")
3. Anna Czajkowski – 5.22m (17' 1.5")
14. Ariyonna Wright – 4.60m (15' 1.25")

Triple Jump
1. Bryanna Grant – 12.49m (40' 11.75")

Discus
9. Halia Rosemond – 40.13m (131' 8")

Heptathlon
6. Selena Thorne - 3822

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