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Women's T/F Battles Elements at Florida Relays
Mar 31 | Women's Track & Field
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team battled the elements and competed against a field that included seven nationally ranked programs and broke the school steeplechase record at the 74th running of the Pepsi Florida Relays this weekend.
Individually, the Scarlet Knights saw top 10 performances from senior Bria Saunders in the 200m and junior Oniesha Clarke in the long jump. Saunders, a Parsippany, New Jersey native, placed 10th in the 200m with a time of 25.18. Clarke, meanwhile placed 10th in the long jump as the Waterbury, Connecticut product produced a distance of 5.78m.
Rutgers' distance medley relay squad posted an eighth place finish. The Scarlet Knight quartet of freshmen Kaitlyn Bragen and Dakota Gerges, junior Jenna Sobieski and sophomore Nadia Saponara combined for a time of 11:59.62.
In the steeplechase, Lou Mialhe set a new Rutgers record with a time of 11:15.52. She topped the previous record of 11:18.74 set by Danielle Patoir at the Larry Ellis Invitational in 2005.
The Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team returns home to New Jersey and travels to Princeton for the Sam Howell Invitational on April 6-7.
Florida Relays Results
100m
27. Oniesha Clarke – 12.00 (ECAC Qualifier)
52. Bria Saunders – 12.58
200m
10. Bria Saunders – 25.18
400m
54. Phyllis Gordon – 57.89
5000m
15. Nadia Saponara – 17:34.92
23. Olympia Martin – 17:49.05
40. Allyson Black – 18:45.91
400m Hurdles
34. Dakota Gerges – 1:03.13
36. Bukola Akinsola – 1:03.15
3000m Steeplechase
23. Lou Mialhe – 11:15.52
4x100m Relay
34. Rutgers (Jacqueline Simmons, Oniesha Clarke, Ariel Strunkey, Bria Saunders) – 46.63 (ECAC Qualifier)
4x400m Relay
42. Rutgers (Phyllis Gordon, Ain Jones, Dakota Gerges, Oksana Sokolova) – 4:00.19
Distance Medley Relay
8. Rutgers (Kaitlyn Bragen, Dakota Gerges, Jenna Sobieski, Nadia Saponara) – 11:59.62
Long Jump
10. Oniesha Clarke – 5.78m (ECAC Qualifier)
Triple Jump
16. Bryanna Grant – 11.97m (ECAC Qualifier)
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersWomensTF) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/Rutgers_WomenTF) for all of the latest news and updates. Fans also receive timely information, including special offers and www.ScarletKnights.com
Individually, the Scarlet Knights saw top 10 performances from senior Bria Saunders in the 200m and junior Oniesha Clarke in the long jump. Saunders, a Parsippany, New Jersey native, placed 10th in the 200m with a time of 25.18. Clarke, meanwhile placed 10th in the long jump as the Waterbury, Connecticut product produced a distance of 5.78m.
Rutgers' distance medley relay squad posted an eighth place finish. The Scarlet Knight quartet of freshmen Kaitlyn Bragen and Dakota Gerges, junior Jenna Sobieski and sophomore Nadia Saponara combined for a time of 11:59.62.
In the steeplechase, Lou Mialhe set a new Rutgers record with a time of 11:15.52. She topped the previous record of 11:18.74 set by Danielle Patoir at the Larry Ellis Invitational in 2005.
The Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team returns home to New Jersey and travels to Princeton for the Sam Howell Invitational on April 6-7.
Florida Relays Results
100m
27. Oniesha Clarke – 12.00 (ECAC Qualifier)
52. Bria Saunders – 12.58
200m
10. Bria Saunders – 25.18
400m
54. Phyllis Gordon – 57.89
5000m
15. Nadia Saponara – 17:34.92
23. Olympia Martin – 17:49.05
40. Allyson Black – 18:45.91
400m Hurdles
34. Dakota Gerges – 1:03.13
36. Bukola Akinsola – 1:03.15
3000m Steeplechase
23. Lou Mialhe – 11:15.52
4x100m Relay
34. Rutgers (Jacqueline Simmons, Oniesha Clarke, Ariel Strunkey, Bria Saunders) – 46.63 (ECAC Qualifier)
4x400m Relay
42. Rutgers (Phyllis Gordon, Ain Jones, Dakota Gerges, Oksana Sokolova) – 4:00.19
Distance Medley Relay
8. Rutgers (Kaitlyn Bragen, Dakota Gerges, Jenna Sobieski, Nadia Saponara) – 11:59.62
Long Jump
10. Oniesha Clarke – 5.78m (ECAC Qualifier)
Triple Jump
16. Bryanna Grant – 11.97m (ECAC Qualifier)
Follow Rutgers Athletics on Facebook (www.facebook.com/RutgersWomensTF) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/Rutgers_WomenTF) for all of the latest news and updates. Fans also receive timely information, including special offers and www.ScarletKnights.com
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