Women's Track Wraps Up Prestigious Stanford Invite
4/6/2008 12:00:00 AM
April 6, 2008
STANFORD, Calif. - The Alabama women's track and field team concluded its stay at the prestigious Stanford Invitational with more NCAA qualifying marks and personal bests. Senior Trish Bartholomew brought home a victory in the 400m with another NCAA mark.
Bartholomew continued her brilliance in the 400 meters with a winning time of 53.03, blowing away the field by over a second and a half.
Talaya Owens made a great showing in the hurdles by winning the 400 hurdles with a time of 61.00 and finishing third in the 100 hurdles with a time of 14.24.
In the distance events, Betty Rotich ran a NCAA qualifying time in the 10,000m with a finish of 34:19.47. Haley Moody just missed a personal best in the 5000m with a time of 17:11.84.
The throwing events featured big personal bests for the young Crimson Tide. In the hammer throw Angelica Howard and Jessica Hand tossed career bests. Hand threw the hammer 139-04 while Howard followed with a 122-05.
The discus featured three personal bests for the Tide. Christina Octavien threw the disc 152-00 while Howard and Hand hit personal bests again with throws of 122-00 and 109-06, respectively.
The pole vault duo of Lynda Cooper and Katherine Strickland were in action as well. Cooper vaulted 12-07.50 while Strickland cleared a height of 11-07.75.
Alabama will continue its outdoor season at the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville Tenn. The four-day event is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, April 9.
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