Temple University Athletics
Friday, April 13
Philadelphia, Pa.
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Temple Owls Invite
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Howard Sets New 800-Meter Record at Inaugural Temple Owls Invite
4.13.18 | Women's Track and Field
PHILADELPHIA – On Friday, Temple track and field hosted its first-ever home meet at the Temple Sports Complex. The afternoon was highlighted with a record-breaking 800-meter run performance from sophomore Millie Howard. Three other Owls earned first-place finishes with seven reaching personal best marks or times on their home turf.
Highlights
> Freshman Ebonee Jackson topped the collegiate competition, placing first overall in the 100-meter hurdles.
> Howard's time of 2:07.67 in the 800-meter run broke the school record set in 2015 by Blanca Fernandez ('16).
> Freshman Candus Burks captured her second triple jump title of the season.
> Freshman Mallorie Smith placed first in the 200-meter dash.
> Overall, Temple placed first out of six total teams at the Temple Owls Invitational.
> The Owls honored the cross country/track and field program's three seniors: Re'ona Pettway, Katie Pinson, and Marc Steinsberger.
High Jump
> Freshman Aisha Brown placed second overall in the high jump with a mark of 1.71m
> Freshman Kayla Nesbitt-McEwen reached a personal best mark of 1.67m to place third.
Long Jump
> Burks placed second with a mark of 5.47m.
Triple Jump
> Burks jumped an 11.75m to place first overall.
> Nesbitt-McEwen placed second with a mark of 11.69m.
1500m
> Pinson placed fourth overall in the even only behind unattached runners Ajee Wilson (TU '16), Charlene Lipsey, and Angel Piccirillo with a personal best time of 4:35.02.
> Junior Katie Leisher and freshman Lucy Jones placed sixth and seventh overall with times of 4:38.75 and 4:39.56, respectively.
100m Hurdles
> Jackson finished the race in 13.94 to place first overall.
> Freshman Sydney Williams finished fourth with a time of 14.77.
400m
> In the women's 400-meter dash, freshman Mallorie Smith earned a second-place finish with a personal best time of 56.78.
> Sophomores Madison Beecher and Jazmyne Williams also finished in the top 10 with times of 59.27 and 59.47, respectively.
800m
> Howard placed third overall in the event, only after Wilson and Lipsey. 2:07.67 was a personal best for the sophomore.
> Freshman Helene Holm Gottlieb placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 2:09.67, just ahead of Piccirillo.
> Junior Ashton Dunkley rounded out the top 10 with a time of 2:18.
400m Hurdles
> Jackson returned for the 400-meter hurdles and placed second overall with a personal best time of 1:00.77, just behind Villanova's Danielle Burns.
> Junior co-captain Crystal Jones came in third with a time of 1:03.45.
200m
> Smith earned her first career individual title with a personal best time of 24.99.
> Beecher placed third overall with a personal best time of 25.37.
Quotable
"It's tough having a two-facility meet. We did our best to out the pieces together and today, and it worked. This is the first time during my tenure at Temple that we have hosted a track meet, and the combination of a college and high school meet proved to be something that I want our program to continue to do every year. Our athletes really enjoyed the day. A number of our athletes reached new personal records or have shown continued improvement including Ebonee and Millie, and it was great to see many of our athletes take first place in their events. Over the next few weeks, we will be narrowing down who will be competing at our conference meet and although we have had some consistent scorers throughout the season, there is definitely an opportunity for growth in that group. Overall, I think today was a great day for our program and we look forward to hosting the Temple Owls Invitational for years to come." – Head coach Elvis Forde
Up Next
> Temple track and field will be back in action beginning on Friday, April 20 at the Virginia Challenge hosted at the University of Virginia.
Highlights
> Freshman Ebonee Jackson topped the collegiate competition, placing first overall in the 100-meter hurdles.
> Howard's time of 2:07.67 in the 800-meter run broke the school record set in 2015 by Blanca Fernandez ('16).
> Freshman Candus Burks captured her second triple jump title of the season.
> Freshman Mallorie Smith placed first in the 200-meter dash.
> Overall, Temple placed first out of six total teams at the Temple Owls Invitational.
> The Owls honored the cross country/track and field program's three seniors: Re'ona Pettway, Katie Pinson, and Marc Steinsberger.
High Jump
> Freshman Aisha Brown placed second overall in the high jump with a mark of 1.71m
> Freshman Kayla Nesbitt-McEwen reached a personal best mark of 1.67m to place third.
Long Jump
> Burks placed second with a mark of 5.47m.
Triple Jump
> Burks jumped an 11.75m to place first overall.
> Nesbitt-McEwen placed second with a mark of 11.69m.
1500m
> Pinson placed fourth overall in the even only behind unattached runners Ajee Wilson (TU '16), Charlene Lipsey, and Angel Piccirillo with a personal best time of 4:35.02.
> Junior Katie Leisher and freshman Lucy Jones placed sixth and seventh overall with times of 4:38.75 and 4:39.56, respectively.
100m Hurdles
> Jackson finished the race in 13.94 to place first overall.
> Freshman Sydney Williams finished fourth with a time of 14.77.
400m
> In the women's 400-meter dash, freshman Mallorie Smith earned a second-place finish with a personal best time of 56.78.
> Sophomores Madison Beecher and Jazmyne Williams also finished in the top 10 with times of 59.27 and 59.47, respectively.
800m
> Howard placed third overall in the event, only after Wilson and Lipsey. 2:07.67 was a personal best for the sophomore.
> Freshman Helene Holm Gottlieb placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 2:09.67, just ahead of Piccirillo.
> Junior Ashton Dunkley rounded out the top 10 with a time of 2:18.
400m Hurdles
> Jackson returned for the 400-meter hurdles and placed second overall with a personal best time of 1:00.77, just behind Villanova's Danielle Burns.
> Junior co-captain Crystal Jones came in third with a time of 1:03.45.
200m
> Smith earned her first career individual title with a personal best time of 24.99.
> Beecher placed third overall with a personal best time of 25.37.
Quotable
"It's tough having a two-facility meet. We did our best to out the pieces together and today, and it worked. This is the first time during my tenure at Temple that we have hosted a track meet, and the combination of a college and high school meet proved to be something that I want our program to continue to do every year. Our athletes really enjoyed the day. A number of our athletes reached new personal records or have shown continued improvement including Ebonee and Millie, and it was great to see many of our athletes take first place in their events. Over the next few weeks, we will be narrowing down who will be competing at our conference meet and although we have had some consistent scorers throughout the season, there is definitely an opportunity for growth in that group. Overall, I think today was a great day for our program and we look forward to hosting the Temple Owls Invitational for years to come." – Head coach Elvis Forde
Up Next
> Temple track and field will be back in action beginning on Friday, April 20 at the Virginia Challenge hosted at the University of Virginia.
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