University of Louisville
CARDINAL TWILIGHT
Track and Field Completes Cardinal Twilight Meet
May 14, 2011 | Men's Track and Field
May 14, 2011
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville track and field teams completed the Cardinal Twilight, a last-chance meet, late Friday evening at Cardinal Park Track and Soccer Stadium.
Chinwe Okoro led a contingent of strong performances from the throws group, recording two first-place finishes. Not only did she win the shot put (16.74m/54-11.25) and discus throw (54.24m/177-11) titles, but her marks are good enough to rank in the top-15 nationally. They also are career-best marks. D'Ana McCarty won the hammer throw on a toss of 60.28m/197-9 and came in second in the shot put (16.40m/53-9.75).
Weston Banks paced the men's group by taking runner-up in the shot put on a throw of 17.72m/58-1.75. His season-best mark of 17.75m/58-3 is tied for 33rd nationally. Senior classmate Josh Greenwald had a season-best throw of 53.84m/176-8 in the discus to place third, and freshman Sam Bombaugh topped his season-best mark in the hammer throw on a toss of 55.13m/180-10 to finish eighth.
Megan Schubert, Rachel Gehret and Seon Powell continued the success in the field events, as Schubert won the high jump title after clearing 1.73m/5-8. Gehret won the women's long jump competition by leaping 6.09m/19-11.75. Currently, she ranks in the top 45 in all three jumping disciplines (long jump, triple jump and high jump). Powell, competing in just his second outdoor long jump, charted a career-best mark of 7.47m/24-6.25.
On the track, the women's 4x100m relay team opened competition with a third-place showing. The quartet of Margret Harris, Gehret, Chelsea Brown and Gabrielle Jackson clocked a time of 45.92.
Harris (200m), Jackson (400m hurdles) and Brown (400m hurdles) also ran in the individual short-distance events. Harris placed fourth in her respective event in 24.09, while Jackson finished runner-up in her race. On the men's side, Jordon Frazier navigated his way to a sixth-place finish in the 400m hurdles.
Matt Hughes had a strong showing in the 1,500m, running to a time of 3:49.48 for a second-place finish. Luke Lovelace placed fifth in the event with a time of 3:50.44.
In the women's 5,000m, Kim Grieshaber shaved five seconds off her season-best mark, racing to a time of 17:17.35 for a runner-up finish.
Next up for the Cardinals is the NCAA East Region Preliminary Round in Bloomington, Ind., on the campus of Indiana University. The three-day event begins on May 26 at the Robert C. Haugh Track & Field Complex.
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CARDINAL TWILIGHT (MAY 13 | LOUISVILLE, KY)
Men's Hammer Throw
8. Sam Bombaugh - 55.13m/180-10
Women's Hammer Throw
1. D'Ana McCarty - 60.28m/197-9
6. Patrice Gates - 52.77m/173-1
Women's Pole Vault
t-7. Andrea Sabbatine - 3.76m/12-4
9. Chelsea Lucas - 3.61m/11-10
Women's High Jump
1. Megan Schubert - 1.73m/5-8
5. Maggie Gilbertson - 1.63m/5-4.25
Men's High Jump
2. Michael Edwards - 2.11m/6-11
4. Neil Angermeier - 2.11m/6-11
Women's Long Jump
1. Rachel Gehret - 6.09m/19-11.75 (wind: -0.2)
3. Charachesicia Lockhart - 6.03m/19-9.50 (wind: -0.2)
6. Margret Harris - 5.67m/18-7.25 (wind: 1.3)
13. Kim Cardeiro - 5.39m/17-8.25 (wind: 1.2)
Men's Long Jump
2. Seon Powell - 7.47m/24-6.25 (wind: 2.4)
Women's Shot Put
1. Chinwe Okoro - 16.74m/54-11.25
2. D'Ana McCarty - 16.40m/53-9.75
3. Khadija Abdullah - 15.81m/51-10.50
9. Amashi Kendall - 13.11m/43-0.25
Men's Shot Put
2. Weston Banks - 17.72m/58-1.75
Women's Discus Throw
1. Chinwe Okoro - 54.24m/177-11
2. Khadija Abdullah - 49.54m/162-6
4. Amashi Kendall - 48.33m/158-7
Men's Discus Throw
3. Josh Greenwald - 53.84m/176-8
Women's 4x100m Relay
3. Louisville 'A' (Harris, Gehret, Brown, Jackson) - 45.92
Women's 1,500m
13. Maria Frigo - 4:45.51
Men's 1,500m
2. Matt Hughes - 3:49.48
5. Luke Lovelace - 3:50.44
14. Michael Eaton - 3:57.10
Women's 400m
11. Hadassah Bruno - 57.62
Men's 400m
17. Marcellus Hobbs - 49.34
Women's 400m Hurdles
2. Gabrielle Jackson - 1:01.21
14. Chelsea Brown - 1:05.61
Men's 400m Hurdles
6. Jordon Frazier - 53.48
Women's 200m
4. Margret Harris - 24.09
Women's 5,000m
2. Kim Grieshaber - 17:17.35
Men's 5,000m
1. Tyler Byrne - 14:24.61
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