Clarke & Nealon Garner Titles For Women's T/F at Sam Howell Invite

Friday, April 6

Princeton, NJ

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Rutgers University

Sam Howell Invitational

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Clarke & Nealon Garner Titles For Women's T/F at Sam Howell Invite

Apr 06 | Women's Track & Field

Results - Sam Howell Invitational

Junior Oniesha Clarke Sets PR In First Place Long Jump Finish; Freshman Kiera Nealon Wins 5000m Unseeded Race

PRINCETON, N.J. – Junior Oniesha Clarke leapt to a new PR in the long jump and freshman Kiera Nealon finished first in the unseeded section of the 5000m to lead the Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team at the Sam Howell Invitational hosted by Princeton on Friday.

Originally a two-day meet, all events were contested on Friday due to impending weather.

Clarke placed first in the long jump at a distance of 6.07m (19' 11") surpassing her previous best of 5.90m (19' 4.25") in capturing the 2018 Metropolitan Championship indoor crown.

Nealon, meanwhile, set the pace in the unseeded section of the 5000m and took off nearly 12 seconds from her last appearance in the event at the season opener at the Yellow Jacket Invitational. She claimed first place in a time of 17:38.00.

In the same race, senior Alexandra Juzwiak also registered a new PR of 17:47.73 to take fourth.

Rutgers had a pair of Scarlet Knights reach the finals of the 100m hurdles. Senior Drew Andrews logged a third place performance in 14.79, while sophomore Lynnea Davis placed seventh with a time of 15.56.

The Scarlet Knights also saw a trio in the top five of the high jump. Redshirt sophomore Rhonda Rogombe and freshman Courteney Campbell took second and third respectively, as both cleared the bar at 1.62m (5' 3.75"). Sophomore Selena Thorne, meanwhile, claimed fifth with a jump of 1.57m (5' 1.75").

The Rutgers women's outdoor track and field team will return to action at the Tennessee Relays in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 12-14.

SAM HOWELL INVITATIONAL RESULTS
100m
14. Nyamekye Opoku-Agyemang – 12.93

200m
22. Dakota Gerges – 26.08

400m
12. Dakota Gerges – 59.83

800m
31. Jenna Sobieski – 2:19.70
34. Brianna Haspel – 2:21.01

5000m (unseeded)
1. Kiera Nealon – 17:38.00
4. Alexandra Juzwiak – 17:47.73
10. Allyson Black – 18:37.01

100m Hurdles (Preliminaries)
4. Drew Andrews – 14.88
5. Lynnea Davis – 15.17
12. Selena Thorne – 16.09
14. Sabrina Alexander – 16.37
17. Ariyonna Wright – 17.46

100m Hurdles (Final)
3. Drew Andrews – 14.79
7. Lynnea Davis – 15.56

High Jump
2. Rhonda Rogombe – 1.62m (5' 3.75")
3. Courteney Campbell – 1.62m (5' 3.75")
5. Selena Thorne – 1.57m (5' 1.75")

Long Jump
1. Oniesha Clarke – 6.07m (19' 11") (ECAC Qualifier)
15. Selena Thorne – 5.13m (16' 10")
25. Lynnea Davis – 4.72m (15' 6")

Discus
10. Halia Rosemond – 37.10m (121' 9")

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