Track and Field Closes Out Season Strong at Cardinal Twilight

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Senior Steve Hnat broke his school-record for the third time this season with a throw of 62-06.75 (19.07m).

Track and Field Closes Out Season Strong at Cardinal Twilight

May 14, 2010 | Men's Track and Field

May 14, 2010

Complete Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville men's and women's track and field teams won eight event titles as they completed the regular season in solid fashion Friday evening at the Cardinal Twilight.

"I think it was a great meet for us we had several people who had marked improvements," said U of L head coach Ron Mann. "Each year it keeps getting bigger and now the quality of competition is way up."

On the women's side, the cards won five events and were led by senior Jere' Summers. She placed second in the discuss to an unattached competitor but put up the best mark in the East Region and the second-best mark in school history in the discus with her toss of 187-05 (57.21m). Summers also won the hammer throw where the cards dominated the competition by placing first, second and third. Summers won with a mark of 203-08 (62.09m).

Junior D'Ana McCarty won the women's shot put with a mark of 51-09.75 (15.79m). Freshman Chelsea Brown won the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:00.44. Junior Kim Grieshaber won the 5,000m run in a time of 17:01.62.

Senior Caitlin Cunningham won the women's 1,500m with a time of 4:31.86. Senior Kat Alcorn finished second in the women's 800m run with a mark of 2:11.22. Senior Chiamaka Omenyinma placed second in the long jump (19-03.50/5.88m), while sophomore Charachesicia Lockhart finished second in the triple jump (39-06.50/12.05m).

On the men's side, senior Steven Hnat broke his own school record for the third time this season with a heave of 62-06.75 (19.07m). The mark currently ranks second in the East Region.

Junior Matt Hughes won the men's 1,500m with the third-best time in school history of 3:47.64. Senior Michael Johnson won the triple jump 50-10.00 (15.49m). Freshman Howard Shepard III placed second in the 800m run with a personal-best time of 1:49.63.

"Now it's a matter of final touches training wise before we go into the first round of NCAA's," said Mann.

The Cards will have a week off to prepare for the 2010 NCAA East Regional Championships on May 28-29 which will be held in Greensboro, N.C. The regional is one of two qualifying events for the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships that will be held on June 9-12 in Eugene, Ore.

For the most up-to-date information on Louisville track and field and all of your favorite Cardinal athletes, visit www.uoflsports.com.

Cardinal Twilight - Louisville, Ky.
U of L Women's Individual Results100m Hurdles3   Lewis, Theresa       13.82200m12  Stokes, D'minia     26.46400m8   Stokes, D'minia     1:00.09400m Hurdles1   Brown, Chelsea      1:00.443   Mullany-Banks, Shane  1:03.53800m2   Alcorn, Kat     2:11.221,500m1   Cunningham, Caitlin    4:31.868   Whaley, Lorna        5:10.279   Legei, Daisy      5.16.773,000m Steeplechase6   Page, Kelsey       11:27.137   Martin, Cassie      11:56.495,000m1   Grieshaber, Kim     17:01.62High Jump3   Theophille, Michelle  1.70m/5-07.004   Schubert, Megan        1.65m/5-05.006   Hotaling, Brittany   J1.65m/5-05.00Long Jump2   Omenyinma, Chiamaka    5.88m/19-03.504   Lockhart, Charachesicia    5.69m/18-08.00Triple Jump2   Lockhart, Charachesicia    12.05m/39-06.50Shot Put1   McCarty, D'Ana        15.79m/51-09.754   Abdullah, Khadija    15.43m/50-07.505   Kendall, Amashi        15.22m/49-11.25Discus2   Summers, Jere'        57.21m/187-083   McCarty, D'Ana        52.25m/171-0510  Kendall, Amashi        40.89m/134-02Hammer1   Summers, Jere'        62.09m/203-082   McCarty, D'Ana        57.89m/189-113   Cook, Lindsey     57.82m/189-08
U of L Men's Individual Results100m7   Baffour, Tony     10.99200m6   Baffour, Tony     21.889   Hobbs, Marcellus  22.1113  Spalding, Shawn     22.29400m9   Hobbs, Marcellus  49.4611  Spalding, Shawn     50.03400m Hurdles3   Frazier, Jordan        52.93800m2   Shepard III, Howard 1:49.639   Wolfe, Chris       1:52.111,500m1   Hughes, Matt      3:47.646   Eaton, Michael       3:56.113,000m Steeplechase7   McClain, Scott       9:13.97High Jump3   Angermeier, Neil   J2.07m/6-09.50Long Jump3   Smith, Wesley        7.53m/24-08.50Triple Jump1   Johnson, Michael    15.49m/50-10.00Pole Vault--  Gann, Kyle       NHShot Put1   Hnat, Steven       *19.07m/62-06.758   Banks, Weston     16.91m/55-05.75Discus5   Greenwald, Josh     50.83m/166-09
* = School Record