Griffith Crushes Steeplechase Record At Penn Relays
"Jen (McPherson) had the lead after 1,200-meters (in the distancemedley relay) and put a lot of space between us and everyone else. Sheran incredibly, said MSU head coach Al Schmidt. Joy (Griffith) justcrushed the school record. She qualified for regionals ?€“ in a big way.
The women's distance medley squad of Jen McPherson (Nampa, Idaho),Antrese Banks (Gloster, Miss.), Andrea Wahlin (Cold Spring, Minn.) andZita Magloire (Tallahassee, Fla.) ran 11:22.01 to take seventh overallin the Championship of America flight and post the second-best time inschool history.
In other action, senior Meggan Hodge (Beaumont, Alberta) clocked10:58.00 to finish 18th in the women's 3000-meter steeplechasechampionship. Junior Nicola Wilson (Trenton, N.J.) took seventh in theshot put, throwing 46-01 ¼, while junior Christina Hernandez(Asheville, N.C.) placed eighth in the discus throw (150-01). In thejavelin throw, freshman Emily Sanders (Woodstock, Ga.) improved on herseason's best with a throw of 133-07, an MSU freshman record. Fellowfreshman Marrissa Harris (Memphis, Tenn.) took sixth in the long jump(18-10).
In men's events, junior Wade Martin (Cullman, Ala.) ran 14:47.51 in theOlympic Development 5000-meter race. Senior Gedamu Ege (Atlanta, Ga.) ran a personal-best 31:16.81 in the 10,000-meter run championship.
Tomorrow, the women have the 4x1500-meter relay and the men startcompeting," Schmidt added. "We've got a shot at the sprint medley relay.
Action resumes tomorrow at 8 a.m. CT at the University ofPennsylvania's Franklin Field.