Young Hits NCAA Provisional In Javelin At Bearcat Open
July 11, 2000 | Track & Field
April 29, 2000
CINCINNATI - University of Louisville's Trish Young set new school and meet records in the javelin while throwing an NCAA Provisional Qualifying standard to lead the Cardinals at the Bearcat Open Saturday in Cincinnati. Young threw a personal-best 152-10 in the javelin and won the event for the fourth time this season.
"I am delighted for Trish," said head coach Gene Weis. "She's been flirting with that mark for three years now and she was ready for a big performance. Last year everyone who hit the provisional mark made the NCAA. We'll just have to wait and see how it all works out."
Jen Carlsen won the long jump competition with a distance of 17-07.78, while freshmen Randelene Sergent and Cindy Roberson both cleared 11-00 in the pole vault to finish 1-2. Senior Delicia Haynes won the triple jump with a distance of 36-01.50.
Junior distance runner Kim Shore finished second in the 1500 meter run with a time of 4:42.79 and third in the 3000 meter run with a personal-best time of 10:11.39. Sophomore Shola Kadiri finished second in the shot put with a distance of 46-01.50. Kadiri and Melissa Gale each broke the school record in the hammer throw while placing third and fourth with throws of 162-6 and 158-11, respectively.
Senior Angela Mula ran seasonal bests in the 400 IH (1:01.3) and 100m dash (12.3) to finish second and fourth, respectively. Mula also ran the lead leg on the winning 4x100 meter relay team, which posted a season-best time of 47.45.
On the men's side, throwers John Wawrysh and Jason Caswell improved their best marks in the discus by finishing 1-2 among collegians. Wawrysh (173-0) moved into second place on the Conference USA list, while Caswell threw 159-9.5 to move into the top five. The only competitor to defeat the two Cardinals was former U of L All-America James Dennis, who was competing unattached.
Kell Giffin and Gary Overstreet also had strong performances. Giffin finished fourth in the 1500 meter run and the 5000 meter run, and Overstreet won the triple jump with a season-best distance of 46-00.50.
