University of Albany's Kadine Johnson Shatters School Record in Hammer Throw at UConn Select Invitational - UAlbany Sports 2010

Storrs, Conn. - Kadine Johnson shattered her own school record in the hammer throw by over 11 feet and Fey Adaramola factored into a pair of first-place performances to lead the UAlbany women's outdoor track and field team at the UConn Select Invitational on Saturday, April 17 at the George J. Sherman-Family Sports Complex. The Great Danes won five events and had two individuals qualify for the ECAC Championship at the non-scoring meet.

Johnson placed third in the hammer throw by registering a mark of 174-feet, 0-inches. The junior, who became the first Great Dane in school history to qualify for ECACs in the event, easily broke her previous program standard of 162-5, which was recorded at last year's America East championship meet. Catie Coxon also eclipsed an ECAC mark by placing second in the discus throw. Her best toss that traveled 152-3 was a personal best mark by almost 12 feet and topped the America East Conference performance list.

Ashley Mahlmeister and Sandy Antenor also posted top-three marks in the field events. Mahlmeister won the triple jump (37-6.50) and placed third in the long jump (17-4.25), while Antenor was third in the triple jump by leaping 35-10.50.

Adaramola, the reigning America East 100- and 200-meter dash champion, won the 400 in 56.09 seconds to highlight several strong performances by the Great Danes in the track events. She was closely followed by Sheena Simpkins, who finished in 56.31. Adaramola and Simpkins were also members of the winning 4x400-meter relay which hit the tape in 3:53.83. The victorious group also included Tenica Roberts and Octavia Clarkson.

Rounding out UAlbany's event champions were Rebecca Kelly and Jenn Pierson. Kelly edged out teammate Brittany Eveleth by .20 seconds to win the 400-meter intermediate hurdles in 1:03.31, while Pierson ran a first-place time of 10:50.83 in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Other top-three performances in the track events were made by Christen Griffin and Mahlmeister in the 100-meter high hurdles. Griffin and Mahlmeister placed second and third in 14.55 and 14.71, respectively.

UAlbany will compete at the Penn Relays in Philadelphia from April 22-24 and also send student-athletes to the Capital District Classic hosted by the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on Saturday, April 24.

UAlbany Results

100-Meter Dash: 7. Alli Rogers 12.39, 9. Quante Harris 12.74, 11. Katie Fargnoli 12.92, 4. Patrice Johnson 13.01. 200-Meter Dash: 5. Alli Rogers 25.19, 6. Christen Griffin 25.22, 13. Katie Fargnoli 26.93, 15. Patrice Johnson 27.35, 18. Emily Curry 29.35. 400-Meter Dash: 1. Fey Adaramola 56.09, 2. Sheena Simpkins 56.31, 5. Tenica Roberts 58.32, 7. Sherez Mohamed 58.49, 8. Octavia Clarkson 58.53, 9. Jessica Hunter 58.70, 10. Elia Francis 59.16,11. Tierra Chavis 59.30, 13. Nyree Richardson 1:00.47. 100-Meter High Hurdles: 2. Christen Griffin 14.55, 3. Ashley Mahlmeister 14.71, 9. Emily Curry 18.11. 400-Meter Intermediate Hurdles: 1. Rebecca Kelly 1:03.31, 2. Brittany Eveleth 1:03.51, 5. Kendra Adams 1:07.43. 800-Meter Run: 9. Emily Finnegan 2:23.36, 12. Renee Johnson 2:26.02, 14. Laura Varble 2:27.58, 16. Jessica Panos 2:28.86, 23. Rachel Wysocki 2:47.06. 1,500-Meter Run: 3. Miranda McConnell 4:53.17, Maureen Nweke, 12. Brianna Service 5:10.44, 20. Rachel Wysocki 5:25.16. 5,000-Meter Run: 7. Melissa Del Rosario 19:14.21, 8. Roxanne Wegman 19:25.07. 3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 1. Jenn Pierson 10:50.83. High Jump: 4. Karley Giles 5-1. Long Jump: 3. Ashley Mahlmeister 17-4.25, 4. Sandy Antenor 16-8. Triple Jump: 1. Ashley Mahlmeister 37-6.50, 3. Sandy Antenor 35-10.50, 4. Tiffany Sprenkels 34-8.50. Pole Vault: 2. Celine Cauderlier 11-1.75, 3. Rebecca Power 10-8. Discus Throw: 2. Catie Coxon 152-3 (ECAC), 5. Kadine Johnson 125-9, 11. Emily Curry 88-10. Hammer Throw: 3. Kadine Johnson 174-0 (ECAC, School Record), 4. Sineaid Corley 151-1. Javelin Throw: 4. Rebecca Power 122-6, 8. Emily Curry 82-4. Shot Put: 4. Kadine Johnson 39-0.50, 5. Catie Coxon 36-1.50. 4x100-Meter Relay: 2. Alli Rogers, Christen Griffin, Patrice Johnson, Katie Fargnoli 48.83. 4x400-Meter Relay: 1. Tenica Roberts, Sheena Simpkins, Octavia Clarkson, Fey Adaramola 3:53.83; 3. Jessica Hunter, Elia Francis, Brittany Eveleth, Tierra Chavis 3:56.83; 5. Rebecca Kelly, Nyree Richardson, Renee Johnson, Kendra Adams 4:00.09.

Courtesy: UAlbany Sports Information