Women's DMR Team Ninth On Day One At Penn Relays
MSU's school record-holding distance medley relay team took ninth in the championship section of the event. Jennifer McPherson, Nicole Dunn, Zita Magloire and Tiffany McWilliams closed the race at 11:29.56, the second-fastest time in school history.
Sophomore Crystal Averitt finished 14th in the discus with a top throw of 142-10. Freshman Lauren Johnson, the current SEC Female Track Athlete of the Week, finished 22nd in the long jump (18-2 1/4).
State starts Friday at 10 a.m. with the men's high jump.
109TH PENN RELAYS CARNIVAL
Franklin Field - Philadelphia, Pa.
April 24, 2003 - Day One Results
Women's Individual Results:
5000-Meter Run - 34. Meggan Hodge, 17:21.90
Distance Medley Relay - 9. McPherson, Dunn, Magloire, McWilliams, 11:29.56
Long Jump - 22. Lauren Johnson, 18-2 1/4
Discus - 14. Crystal Averitt, 142-10