Richardson Leads Cards at Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet

Saturday, March 6

Blacksburg, Va.

All Day

University of Louisville

Virginia Tech Final Qualifier

Senior Rachel Gehret won the women's long jump and improved her already NCAA provisional mark on the last regular meet of the season.

Richardson Leads Cards at Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet

March 07, 2010 | Women's Track and Field

March 7, 2010

Complete Results

BLACKSBURG, Va. - Saravia Richardson's school record setting performance led the way for the University of Louisville men's and women's track and field teams at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet on Saturday at Rector Field House.

Louisville had one group of athletes competing at the meet, while another group was in action this weekend at the Alex Wilson Last Chance meet at Notre Dame.

Richardson, a senior from Moreno Valley, Calif., ran a new school and personal record time of 7.26 in the 60-meter dash to win the event. The Central Arizona College transfer clipped her previous best by of 7.43 which she ran two weeks ago at the BIG EAST Championships. Her mark of 7.26 is currently the sixth-best mark in the NCAA this season going into the National Championships next weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Her previous mark of 7.43 was the 43rd best in the nation.

Senior Rachel Gehret won the women's long jump with a leap of 20-01.50/6.13m. That mark improved her already NCAA provisional mark on the last regular meet of the season.

Junior D'Ana McCarty and senior Jere' Summers continued their NCAA-leading dominance in the weight throw by placing first and second, respectively.

McCarty threw an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 72-07.25/22.13m. The reigning NCAA champion is undefeated in the weight throw this season going into next weekend's national championships. Summers launched an NCAA automatic qualifying heave of 71-02.50/21.70m.

Summers finished third in the shot put with an NCAA provisional toss of 55-03.50/16.85m. Junior Chinwe Okoro placed sixth in the shot put with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 51-05.00/15.67m.

Freshman Michelle Theophille won the women's high jump in a tie-breaker with senior Rachel Gehret. Both ladies cleared 5-09.75/1.77m.

On the men's side, senior Tone Belt won the long jump with an NCAA provisional qualifying leap of 25-02.00/7.67m. Belt also placed second in the high jump clearing 6-11.00/2.11m.

Senior Andre Black placed fourth in the triple jump with an NCAA provisional qualifying jump of 51-09.00/15.77m.

The final list of qualifiers for the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships which will be held at the Randall Tyson Indoor Track Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas on March 12-13 will be announced on Monday evening.

Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet - Blacksburg, Va.
U of L Women's Individual Results60m-Preliminaries1   Richardson, Saravia       7.37q60m-Semi-Finals1   Richardson, Saravia       7.27q60m-Finals1   Richardson, Saravia       $*7.2660m Hurdles-Preliminaries6   Lewis, Theresa         8.54q60m Hurdles-Semi-Finals8   Lewis, Theresa         8.61q60m Hurdles-Finals7   Lewis, Theresa         8.50High Jump1   Theophille, Michelle     J5-09.75/1.77m2   Gehret, Rachel         5-09.75/1.77mLong Jump1   Gehret, Rachel         #20-01.50/6.13m5   Omenyinma, Chiamaka       19-05.50/5.93mShot Put3   Summers, Jere'          #55-03.50/16.85m6   Okoro, Chinwe           #51-05.00/15.67m10  McCarty, D'Ana          49-05.00/15.06mWeight Throw1   McCarty, D'Ana          $72-07.25/22.13m2   Summers, Jere'          $71-02.50/21.70m
U of L Men's Individual ResultsHigh Jump2   Belt, Tone         6-11.00/2.11mLong Jump1   Belt, Tone         #25-02.00/7.67m6   Smith, Wesley           23-11.75/7.31mTriple Jump4   Black, Andre         #51-09.00/15.77m
Alex Wilson Invitational Last Chance Meet - South Bend, Ind.
U of L Women's Individual Results800m18  Alcorn, Kat           2:10.98Mile20  Cunningham, Caitlin       5:00.39U of L Men's Individual Results800m22  Shepard III, Howard        1:51.4435  Hibbs, Evan           1:54.8537  Wolfe, Chris         1:57.353,000m13  Hughes, Matt         8:27.10
* = School Record$ = NCAA Indoor automatic qualifying mark# = NCAA Indoor provisional qualifying mark