Clarke Takes 60m Title at UPenn 8-Team Select

Saturday, January 19

Staten Island, N.Y.

All day

Rutgers University

UPenn Select Invitational

Photo by: Scott R. Galvin/Galvin Photo, LLC

Jan 19 | Women's Track & Field

Results

STATEN ISLAND, New York – Rutgers senior Oniesha Clarke led the Scarlet Knight women's indoor track and field team with a first place performance in the 60m at the UPenn 8-Team Select held on Saturday at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.

Clarke, who was a finalist in the event at last year's Big Ten Championships, clocked in 7.64 for the top spot in the race.

Including Clarke's performance, Rutgers had 10 top eight finishes.

Freshman Iyanla Kollock took fourth in 7.79 in the 60m, while junior Lynnea Davis qualified for the finals of the 60m hurdles, where she placed seventh overall with a time of 9.08. Meanwhile in the 3000m, sophomore Kaitlyn Bragen took eighth with a finish line time of 10:32.32.

The 4x400m relay team that included sophomore Kayla Jackson, senior Jenna Sobieski, freshman Mackenzie Prezume and senior Phyllis Gordon combined to take fourth place with a finish of 3:52.56.

Four Scarlet Knight jumpers logged top eight performances. In the high jump, redshirt junior Rhonda Rogombe reached a height of 1.63m (5' 6"), while sophomore Courteney Campbell cleared the bar at 1.6m (5' 6") to land in fifth and sixth respectively. Freshman Gabriela Sanchez reached a distance of 5.42m (17' 9.5") in the long jump and fellow classmate Zia Barr leapt to a distance of 10.86m (35' 7.75") in the triple jump as both took fifth in their respective events.

Freshman Zyra Thomas also brought home a top eight finish for the Scarlet Knights in the shot put with a throw of 12.91m (42' 4.25").

The Rutgers women's track and field team will return to competition at the Terrier Classic hosted by Boston University on Jan. 25-26.

UPenn 8-Team Select Results

60m
1. Oniesha Clarke – 7.64 (ECAC Qualifier)
4. Iyanla Kollock – 7.79

200m
13. Iyanla Kollock – 25.65
21. Kayla Jackson – 26.18
26. Gabriela Sanchez – 26.46
46. Lynnea Davis – 27.68
48. Dakota Gerges – 27.78

400m
12. Kayla Jackson – 59.25
21. Dakota Gerges – 1:01.14

800m
11. Jenna Sobieski – 2:15.77
25. Sara Gutter – 2:20.82
27. Mackenzie Prezume – 2:21.08
28. Erin Bertscha – 2:21.71
32. Phyllis Gordon – 2:23.47

Mile
30. Brooke Riedy – 5:23.55
32. Kayla Rosario – 5:24.80
35. Genevieve Cickavage – 5:30.72
38. Emma Bergman – 5:39.11

3000m
8. Kaitlyn Bragen – 10:32.32

60m Hurdles
7. Lynnea Davis – 9.07

4x400m Relay
4. Rutgers (Kayla Jackson, Jenna Sobieski, Mackenzie Prezume, Phyllis Gordon) - 3:52.56

High Jump
5. Rhonda Rogombe – 1.63m (5' 6")
6. Courteney Campbell – 1.68m (5' 6")

Long Jump
5. Gabriela Sanchez – 5.42m (17' 9.5")
9. Oniesha Clarke – 5.10 (16' 8.75")

Triple Jump
5. Zia Barr – 10.86m (35' 7.75")

Shot Put
8. Zyra Thomas – 12.91m (42' 4.25")
13. Jasmine Van Note – 12.10m (39' 8.5)
20. Halia Rosemond – 10.46m (34' 4")

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