4x200m Relay Squad Advances To Eastern Finals at Penn Relays

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4x200m Relay Squad Advances To Eastern Finals at Penn Relays

Apr 28 | Women's Track & Field

Results

Scarlet Knight Alumnae Asha Ruth & Gabby Farquharson Race With Team USA

PHILADELPHIA – Rutgers' 4x200m relay team advanced to the Eastern Finals to highlight the Scarlet Knights women's outdoor track and field team's appearance at the 2018 Penn Relays.

The team of juniors Phyllis Gordon and Oniesha Clarke, sophomore Arianne Strunkey and senior Bria Saunders raced to a season best 1:38.30 to qualify for the Eastern Finals. In the finals, the quartet bettered its opening heat time by nearly two seconds to take fifth with a time of 1:36.36.

In the triple jump, Bryanna Grant reached a distance of 11.95m (39' 2.5") to take eighth place in the event.

Great seeing R alumni Asha Ruth & Gabby Farquharson racing with Team USA at Penn Relays pic.twitter.com/368E4XojyJ
— Rutgers Womens TF/XC (@Rutgers_WomenTF) April 28, 2018

Also in action at Penn Relays were two Rutgers greats in Asha Ruth and Gabrielle Farquharson racing with Team USA. Ruth ran in USA vs. the World 4x100m helping USA Blue to a third place time of 43.71 and joined Farquharson for a third place finish with USA Blue in the USA vs. the World 4x400m with a time of 3:32.94.

Up next, the Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team begins preparations up for the 2018 Big Ten Outdoor Championships hosted by Indiana in Bloomington on May 11-13.

Penn Relay Results
3000m
23. Kiera Nealon – 10:12.07

5000m
45. Nadia Saponara – 17:30.50
47. Olympia Martin – 17:37.88

10000m
14. Stephanie Mauer – 38:06.06

4x200m Relay – Eastern Finals
5. Rutgers (Phyllis Gordon, Oniesha Clarke, Arianne Strunkey, Bria Saunders) – 1:36.36

Sprint Medley Relay – Championship of America Invitational
17. Rutgers (Oniesha Clarke, Bria Saunders, Ain Jones, Brianna Haspel) – 2:17.98

Triple Jump
8. Bryanna Grant – 11.95m (39' 2.5")

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