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Women's Outdoor T/F Prepares For Penn Relays
Apr 25 | Women's Track & Field
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - The Rutgers women's track and field team is set to compete this weekend at the historic Penn Relays at Franklin Field marking the final meet before the Scarlet Knights compete at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships.
LAST TIME AT PENN RELAYS
At last year's running of the Penn Relays, three Rutgers relay entries captured their best times of the season and the Scarlet Knights garnered top 10 results in the high jump and javelin as well.
The 4x800m team which featured current Scarlet Knights Jenna Sobieski, Sarah Robbie and Brianna Haspel took sixth in a time of 8:59.09. The Scarlet Knight quartet knocked off over 14 seconds from their previous top time of the season of 8:13.92 set at the Tennessee Relays.
The sprint medley relay squad bested their previous top time by nearly 24 seconds. The group of Oksana Sokolova, Bria Saunders, Phyllis Gordon and Robbie logged a time of 3:54.52 to take eighth. The Scarlet Knights topped their previous top performance of the year of 4:18.02 from the Colonial Relays.
The distance medley relay featuring Gordon and Haspel along with former Scarlet Knights Kaitlyn Bedard and Paige Senatore, meanwhile, collected a time of 11:53.91 to take 13th.
Rhonda Rogombe took seventh in the high jump with a height of 1.70m (5' 7"), while former Scarlet Knight and eventual NCAA Regional Qualifier Katherine Johnston placed fourth the javelin at a distance of 44.54m (146' 1").
LAST TIME OUT
Rutgers earned four first place finishes and set a new steeplechase record in their appearance at this season's Larry Ellis Invitational last weekend.
Junior Oniesha Clarke led the way with two event victories along with a runner-up performance. The Waterbury, Connecticut product captured the top time in the 100m in 11.81 and reset her top time in the 200m as the first one across the finish line. Her 200m time of 24.11 bested her previous PR of 24.19 captured at the Valentine's Invitational during the indoor season. Clarke also placed second in the long jump at a distance of 5.90m.
Also collecting a first place finish on the track for the Scarlet Knights this weekend was freshman Olympia Martin in the 3000m. The Ridgewood, New Jersey native registered a new PR of 9:54.36 in her first place run, surpassing her previous best of 10:03.36 recorded at the Red Raider Invitational during the indoor season.
Rounding out the first place finishes for RU was fifth-year senior Bryanna Grant in the triple jump. Grant earned her second triple jump crown of the 2018 outdoor season and reset her outdoor season best for a fourth time with a distance of 12.56m (41' 0.25").
In the steeplechase, redshirt freshman Lou Mialhe set a new Rutgers benchmark in the event for a second time this season. Mialhe raced to a Scarlet Knight best of 11:06.17, resetting her own RU record of 11:15.52 logged at the Florida Relays in late March.
UP NEXT
The Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team gears up for the 2018 Big Ten Outdoor Championships hosted by Indiana in Bloomington on May 11-13.
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. For additional updates, download the Rutgers Gameday App.
LAST TIME AT PENN RELAYS
At last year's running of the Penn Relays, three Rutgers relay entries captured their best times of the season and the Scarlet Knights garnered top 10 results in the high jump and javelin as well.
The 4x800m team which featured current Scarlet Knights Jenna Sobieski, Sarah Robbie and Brianna Haspel took sixth in a time of 8:59.09. The Scarlet Knight quartet knocked off over 14 seconds from their previous top time of the season of 8:13.92 set at the Tennessee Relays.
The sprint medley relay squad bested their previous top time by nearly 24 seconds. The group of Oksana Sokolova, Bria Saunders, Phyllis Gordon and Robbie logged a time of 3:54.52 to take eighth. The Scarlet Knights topped their previous top performance of the year of 4:18.02 from the Colonial Relays.
The distance medley relay featuring Gordon and Haspel along with former Scarlet Knights Kaitlyn Bedard and Paige Senatore, meanwhile, collected a time of 11:53.91 to take 13th.
Rhonda Rogombe took seventh in the high jump with a height of 1.70m (5' 7"), while former Scarlet Knight and eventual NCAA Regional Qualifier Katherine Johnston placed fourth the javelin at a distance of 44.54m (146' 1").
LAST TIME OUT
Rutgers earned four first place finishes and set a new steeplechase record in their appearance at this season's Larry Ellis Invitational last weekend.
Junior Oniesha Clarke led the way with two event victories along with a runner-up performance. The Waterbury, Connecticut product captured the top time in the 100m in 11.81 and reset her top time in the 200m as the first one across the finish line. Her 200m time of 24.11 bested her previous PR of 24.19 captured at the Valentine's Invitational during the indoor season. Clarke also placed second in the long jump at a distance of 5.90m.
Also collecting a first place finish on the track for the Scarlet Knights this weekend was freshman Olympia Martin in the 3000m. The Ridgewood, New Jersey native registered a new PR of 9:54.36 in her first place run, surpassing her previous best of 10:03.36 recorded at the Red Raider Invitational during the indoor season.
Rounding out the first place finishes for RU was fifth-year senior Bryanna Grant in the triple jump. Grant earned her second triple jump crown of the 2018 outdoor season and reset her outdoor season best for a fourth time with a distance of 12.56m (41' 0.25").
In the steeplechase, redshirt freshman Lou Mialhe set a new Rutgers benchmark in the event for a second time this season. Mialhe raced to a Scarlet Knight best of 11:06.17, resetting her own RU record of 11:15.52 logged at the Florida Relays in late March.
UP NEXT
The Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team gears up for the 2018 Big Ten Outdoor Championships hosted by Indiana in Bloomington on May 11-13.
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. For additional updates, download the Rutgers Gameday App.
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