McPherson Highlights Opening Day Of Tyson Invitational
I was real pleased with today's performances, said MSU head coach AlSchmidt. That was the best Jen (McPherson) has run in ayear-and-a-half. She'll be a contender for an SEC title in two weeks.Mina (Thorstenson) and Joy (Griffith) ran seasonal bests, as well.Gabrielle (Dillon) ran very well. It was worth coming over here. Ourteam is hanging in there with the top 25.
In the 5000-meter run, junior Mina Thorstenson ran a personal-best17:32.42 to finish fifth and post the fourth-best time in schoolhistory. Junior Joy Griffith ran a season-best 17:37.62 to finishbehind Thorstenson in sixth.
In the collegiate mile run, junior Liz Grube shaved seven seconds offher personal best to finish 16th in the event, running 5:01.66.
Despite not advancing out of the preliminaries, freshman GabrielleDillon improved her time in the 60-meter dash, coming across the finishline in 7.64. In the 60-meter hurdles, Marrissa Harris ran hersecond-best time of the season in 8.87. Following her season-endinginjury from a year ago, senior Lauren Johnson leaped a season-best17-10¾ in the long jump.
Action resumes Saturday morning at 10 a.m. Live results are availablevia a link on the MSU athletics Web site, www.MStateAthletics.com.