Henderson Finishes 14th at 2015 USATF Outdoor Championship
June 27, 2015 | Track & Field
EUGENE, Ore. - Louisville track and field standout Emmonnie Henderson finished 14th in the women's discus at the 2015 USATF Outdoor Championships on Saturday afternoon at Hayward Field.
Henderson threw 178 feet, 5 inches (54.39m) on her second attempt of her flight to place 14th overall and sixth among collegians.
Henderson set a new school record with a personal best throw of 58.34m (191-5) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships earlier this month. She finished third overall, breaking Chinwe Okoro's record of 58.25m/191-1 set in 2012. Henderson's third place finish ties Kelly Bowman in the high jump and Jere' Summers in the hammer throw with the best outdoor finish for the women's team.
Henderson also won the discus at the ACC Championships to earn All-ACC honors in the event. The sophomore has won the discus three times in 2015 and finished in the top three five times this season. She was named the ACC Women's Field MVP after winning both the shot put and the discus at the ACC Championships.
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USATF Outdoor Track & Field Championships
Hayward Field, Eugene, OR | June 25-28, 2015
Women's Discus
1. Gia Lewis-Smallwood, Nike / N Y A C - 63.09m (207-0 )
2. Whitney Ashley, NIKE- 62.21m (204-1 )
3. Shelbi Vaughan, Texas A&M - 60.76m (199-4 )
4. Kelsey Card, Wisconsin - 60.16m (197-4 )
5. Stephanie Brown Trafton, NIKE - 58.11m (190-7 )
6. Rachel Longfors , Unattached - 58.10m (190-7 )
7. Summer Pierson, Unattached - 57.93m (190-0 )
8. Rachel Varner, Unattached - 57.54m (188-9 )
9. Katelyn Daniels, Unattached - 56.24m (184-6 )
10. Valarie Allman, Stanford - 56.12m (184-1 )
11. Jessica Maroszek, Unattached - 55.73m (182-10 )
12. Alex Collatz, U S C - 55.08m (180-8 )
13. Tera Novy, U S C - 54.93m (180-2 )
14. Emmonnie Henderson, Louisville - 54.39m (178-5 )
15. Kiah Hicks, Colorado St. - 54.26m (178-0 )
16. Sarah Thornton, G B T C - 53.60m (175-10 )
17. Maggie Ewen, Arizona St. - 52.77m (173-1 )
18. Megan Smith, Unattached - 51.28m (168-3 )
Liz Podominick, N A I - FOUL
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