School Records fall in Final meet before Indoor Nationals

New National Qualifying Marks: 3

Improved Qualifying Marks: 11

Event Winners: 3 (Esther Gitahi- 1000M, 4 x 400M Relay, Kristal Liburd- Long Jump)

School Records: (D'Jai Baker- 200M, Esther Gitahi- 1000M and Kristal Liburd- Long Jump)

Notes: In the final tune up before the Indoor National Championships the T-Birds performed well. The team tallied up 11 improved national qualifying marks. Leading the way were the 200 Meter group. All four T-Birds running in the 200M improved on these qualifying time. D'Jai Baker was the top finisher in a school record time of 23.79. "The 200 Meter group ran well this evening" commented Head Coach, Keith Blackwill. Blackwill added that the jumpers (Long, Triple and High) did well also. "Kristal Liburd broke the long jump school record that had been around from 2009."

The three new national qualifying times came in the 1000 Meter run. An event that the T-Birds had not done yet this season. Leading the way in the 1000M was Esther Gitahi with a school record and NJCAA leading time of 2:51.54.

Up Next: March 2^nd and 3^rd – NJCAA Indoor Championships

Results:            

60M                 Shian Hyde                              7.59                  Improved National Qualifier

                        Raheema Westfall                   7.65                  Improved National Qualifier

Trishawna Crawford                  7.68

                        Octavia Cato                             7.70                 

Makayla Baker                         8.27

200M               D'Jai Baker                             23.79                Improved National Qualifier

Shian Hyde                              24.16                Improved National Qualifier

Raheema Westfall                   24.33                Improved National Qualifier

                        Britney Hew                            24.60                Improved National Qualifier                  

600M               Erin Sermons                            1:38.80

800M               Abbigale Butler                         2:35.30

1000M             Esther Gitahi                           2:51.54             National Qualifier

                        Teresha Jacobs                        3:03.76             National Qualifier                                                         

Sharon Jerono                         3:05.11             National Qualifier

3000M             Cynthia Kipserem                     11:16.75

60 M Hurdles    Abbigale Butler                         9.97

4 x 400M                                                          3:48.60             Improved National Qualifier

Long Jump       Kristal Liburd                         19'7 ½"            Improved National Qualifier                                           Cathilee Mullings                      17'2 ¾"           

                        Brianna Simpson                       16'10 ¾"

                        Abbigale Butler                         15'2 ¼"                       

Triple Jump      Cathilee Mullings                    40'8 ¼"            Improved National Qualifier

Kristal Liburd                         40'6 ¾"            Improved National Qualifier

High Jump        Akor Maywin                          5'5 ¾"              Improved National Qualifier      

Pole Vault        Priscille Guerin                         10'2"   

Shot Put            Abbigale Butler                         26'4 ¼"           

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