tf meet preview - penn state relays 2013

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Penn State Relays

Meet Preview:

The true competitive season begins this weekend as the UMBC Indoor Track and

Field teams head up to State College for the Penn State Relays. In a shortened

indoor season in which the Conference meet is less than six weeks away, expect

stellar performances to come right off the bat. Additionally, the entire squad will be

represented, so this is the best chance to see every single athlete in a competition

in one of the best indoor facilities in the Mid-Atlantic.

One of the biggest differences from the Bucknell Bison Opener is the return of the

entire distance squad, many of whom sat out last meet after resting from the cross

country season. The mens team will feature the entire roster that finished third at

the Conference meet, including the seven runners who finished in the top 26. The

womens side will showcase the future of the cross country team with six

sophomores and freshmen in the 3,000 meters, including Angel Bucci who was the

second Retriever across the line at the first cross country meet of the year before

injuries curtailed her season.

Also look towards to big improvements in the sprinting events, especially on the

mens side. With Denny Long returning to form after an injury hampered fall

training, the return of IC4A qualifier Sean Cooper and transfer Jenove Blanfort

(Virginia State) potentially starting the season, we could see a return of UMBCsprinting dominance.

Amanda Deller, Cam McDearmon and transfer Yao Adantor all came out of the

gates strong with ECAC/IC4A qualifying performances, however expect those initial

performances to be greatly improved with another month of technique work in the

books. Additionally, impact transfer Thor Serafenas (Clemson) could start the

season and immediately factor in the scoring at the Conference meet.

Last Meet Highlights: Bucknell Bison Opener Mercedes Jackson wins the 60m dash in a school record 7.47

Amanda Deller and Ebonique Jones both won events in the shot and long jump

respectively. Dellers throw was an ECAC qualifier.

Chowan Brightful finished second in the 60m hurdles and third in the high jump

Paulette Fogel finished second in the 800 meters

Yao Adantor threw an IC4A qualifying and #2 All Time performance in the shot

Cam McDearmon finished third in the weight with an IC4A qualifying throw off only

two turns

Shioma Obemeata and Mo Drammeh both finished second in the triple and high jumps

respectively

Freshmen Redatu Semeon and Andrew Kereszetes recorded second place finishes in

the 3,000 meters and mile repectively

Sophomore Mercedes Jacksonrepeated her school record

performance in the prelims of the

meter dash and then beat it in th

finals with a time of 7.47. Her tim

places her 1st

in the America East a

13th

in the nation in the very, very

early season rankings. An

improvement of a tenth of secon

could put her on the plane to

Nationals.

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Athlete Spotlights

Brandan McGee:

During the outdoor campaign, McGee broke through with a Conference title in the 3,00

meter steeple chase and a fifth place finish in the 5,000 meters. He continued that

success into the cross country campaign with a seventh place finish to earn All-

Conference honors at the America East Championships. He will be looking to continue

that success and break into the scoring for the first time at the Indoor Conference meet

in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters. With the school record in the steeplechase along

with the fastest 5,000 meter, 8,000 meter, and second fastest 10,000 meter cross

country times in school history, he could add a few more records to the cupboard durin

the winter season.

Shioma Obemeata:

Looking to break through to the top of the podium in the triple jump, he started the

season with an early season lead in the America East performance lists with a near IC4A

qualifying jump of 47 3, only a couple inches of his best jump. In addition he is looking

to expand his repertoire by adding in both the high jump and long jump. Potentially he

could end up on the podium in three events during the Conference meet.

Inside the Numbers:

The number of women currently on the team, who are sophomores or younger, who

currently have a time in the Top 10 in UMBC history in the 60 meter dash: 1st

Mercedes

Jackson (So.) 7.47, 3rd

Ebonique Jones (So.) 7.74, 6th

Blossom Metevier (So.) 7.89, 7

DNique Phillip (Fr.) 7.90, and 9th

Tessa Seale (Fr.) 7.96

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Schedule of EventsMeet Schedule

Schedule of Events:

FIELD EVENTS

10:00 AM Women Weight Throw 20 lb Finals

11:00 AM Women Pole Vault Finals

11:00 AM Men Pole Vault Finals

11:00 AM Women Long Jump Finals

11:00 AM Men Long Jump Finals

11:30 PM Men Weight Throw 35 lb Finals

2:00 PM Women Triple Jump Finals

2:00 PM Men Triple Jump Finals

1:30 PM Women Shot Put Finals

3:00 PM Men Shot Put Finals

3:30 PM Women High Jump Finals

3:30 PM Men High Jump Finals

TRACK EVENTS

10:00 AM Mixed 1 Mile Run NVRC Finals

11:00 AM Women 1 Mile Run Finals

11:10 AM Men 1 Mile Run Finals

11:20 AM Women 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims11:40 AM Men 60 Meter Hurdles Prelims

11:55 AM Women 60 Meter Dash Prelims

12:15 PM Men 60 Meter Dash Prelims

12:30 PM Women 500 Meter Dash Finals

12:50 PM Men 500 Meter Dash Finals

1:15 PM Women 4x800 Meter Relay Finals

1:25 PM Men 4x800 Meter Relay Finals

1:40 PM Men 4x1 Mile Relay Finals

2:00 PM Women 60 Meter Hurdles Finals

2:05 PM Men 60 Meter Hurdles Finals



2:20 PM Women 1000 Meter Run Finals

2:25 PM Men 1000 Meter Run Finals



3:20 PM Women 3000 Meter Run Finals

3:35 PM Women Distance Medley Finals

3:50 PM Men Distance Medley Finals

4:10 PM Men 3000 Meter Run Finals

4:25 PM Women 4x400 Meter Relay Finals

4:45 PM Men 4x400 Meter Relay Finals

2012-13 Indoor Schedule

Saturday, Dec. 1st

Bison Opener

Bucknell University

Saturday, Jan. 5th

Penn State Relays

Penn State University

Friday, Jan. 11th

Gotham Cup

NYC Armory

Saturday, Jan. 19th

Terrapin Invite

PGSLC, Landover, MD

Fri.-Sat., Jan. 25th

& 26th

PSU National Invite

Penn State University

Saturday, Jan. 25th

Patriot Games

George Mason University

Friday-Saturday, Feb. 1st

&

NB Collegiate Invite

NYC Armory

Mon.-Tues., Feb. 11th & 12

America East Championsh

Reggie Lewis Center, MA

Sat.-Sun., Mar. 2nd

& 3rd

IC4A/ECAC Championship

BU/RLC, Boston, MA


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Event EntriesIC4A/ECAC Qualifiers

Event Women / Men Entries (Tentative only, only A Relays listed):

60m Jackson, E. Jones, Seale, Ikpeze / Cooper, Long, Blanfort, Baker, Balderson, Teyibo, Proctor

60m Hurdles Brightful / Proctor, Rybak, Abutaleb, Rentzsch

200m Jackson, Young, Phillip, Abbey, Seale, Ikpeze / Cooper, Baker, Long, Balderson

500m K. Jones, Fredericks, Johnson, Ajayi, Metevier / Coaxum, Carthan, Abutaleb, McLendon

1,000m Deckel, Cook / Johnson, Pickett

Mile Kulp / Johnson, Pickett

3,000m

Bucci, Dawson, Gessler, Gibson, Roche / Eldridge, DiSalvo, Cowing, McGee, Omar, Schuler, Semeon, Hutton, Hayslet

Hopkins, Beacham, Psaltakis4x1 Mile / Cowing, McGee, Omar, Schuler

4x400m Abbey, Phillip, Young, Fogel /

4x800m Mezebish, Daly, Fogel, Adelola / Smith, Kereszetes, Constantinides, Albino

DMR Mezebish, Fredericks, Daly, Kulp / Kereszetes, Carthan, Smith, Albino

Long Jump E. Jones / Teyibo, Rentzsch, Rybak

Triple Jump / Obemeata, Teyibo

High Jump Brightful / Drammeh, Obemeata

Pole Vault

Shot Put Deller, Edokobi, Nelson, Mayne / Adantor, McDearmon, Serafenas, Stinsman

Weight Throw Deller, Nelson, Mayne, Edokobi / McDearmon, Serafenas, Adantor, Stinsman

Event IC4A Standards (men) ECAC Standards (women) Qualifiers

60m 6.98 7.68 / Jackson

60m Hurdles 8.25 8.80 Proctor /

200m 22.24 25.04

400m 49.20 57.04

500m 1:05.20 1:16.04

800m 1:54.90 2:14.44

1,000m 2:28.95 2:56.24

Mile 4:14.90 4:59.04

3,000m 8:27.20 9:58.94

5,000m 14:45.40 17:33.64

4x400m 3:19.90 3:52.54

4x800m 7:53.00 9:25.24DMR 10:19.70 12:08.64

Long Jump 7.02 m 5.70 m

Triple Jump 14.45 m 11.90 m

High Jump 2.04 m 1.70 m

Pole Vault 4.80 m 3.60 m

Shot Put 15.70 m 13.50 m Adantor / Deller

Weight Throw 16.90 m 16.00 m McDearmon /

Hept./Pent 5000 Points 3450 Points


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Men Time/Mark Women Time/Mark

60m David Bobb 6.72 Mercedes Jackson 7.47

60mH Negasi Gerima 8.00 Imani Colbert 8.57

200m David Bobb 20.85 Mercedes Jackson 24.00

400m Khris Hutson 48.57 Sharon Johnson 55.91

500m Josh Hewitson 1:03.35 Latasha Bost 1:13.89800m Michael Christmas 1:52.78 Yasmin Fields 2:13.53

1000m Izudin Mehmedovic 2:25.58 Yasmin Fields 2:58.33

Mile Izudin Mehmedovic 4:08.84 Cara Wettlaufer 4:55.00

3000m Greg Saylor 8:26.00 Sara Parkinson 9:40.12

5000m Michael Sterling 14:39.45 Sara Parkinson 16:47.89

4x400m Powell, Williams,

Ransom, Hawkins

3:15.53 Abbey, K. Jones,

Adelola, Fogle

3:48.54

4x800m Okoniewski, Hart,

Christmas, Snyder

7:36.68 Asein, Fields,

Wettlaufer, Baker

9:06.23

DMR Christmas, Smith,

Albino, Snyder

9:49.52 Asein, Griffin, Baker,

Wettlaufer

12:19.05

HJ Huguens Jean 2.17m (7-1.5) Chowan Brightful 1.7m (5-7)

LJ Marc Haskins 7.11m (23-4) Kiki Malamo-Paris 5.65m (18-6.5

TJ Victor Gilreath 15.49m (50-10) Tyishua Johnson 11.56m (37-11.2

PV Dixon/Ludwig 4.85m (15-11) Laura Walker 3.25m (10-8)

SP Aaron Brooks 16.31m (53-6.25) Cleopatra Borel 17.50m (57-5)

WT Cam McDearmon 18.83 (61-9.5) Cleopatra Borel 18.03m (59-2)

Hept./Pent. Keith Onto 5,238 pts Chowan Brightful 3,227 pts

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