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Track and Field Brings Home Four First-Place Finishes After a Two-Meet Weekend
4.21.18 | Women's Track and Field
PHILADELPHIA – Temple track and field returns to Philadelphia with four first-place finishes, three top-three finishes, and several personal bests after sending Owls to both the Virginia Classic and the Widener Invitational. Freshman Sydney Williams earned two individual titles on Saturday while freshmen Mallorie Smith and Kayla Nesbitt McEwen each secured one in their respective events.
Widener Invitational Highlights
> Freshman Mallorie Smith ran a time of 25.52 to snag the 200-meter title. Smith returned to the track for the 400-meter dash, placing second overall with a time of 56.94.
> Junior Ashton Dunkley placed third overall in the 800-meter run with a personal best time of 2:14.30.
> Freshman Sydney Williams placed first in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 14.45. She returned for the 400-meter hurdles and captured the individual title in the event with another personal best time of 1:03.56.
> In the high jump, Freshman Kayla Nesbitt-McEwen placed first overall with the a mark of 1.67m.
> Freshman Julianne Foering reached a personal best javelin mark of 40.42m to win the event.
> As a team, Temple placed fifth out of 23 schools
Virginia Challenge Highlights
> Freshman Aisha Brown represented Temple in the high jump, placing second overall with a mark of 1.67m.
> Sophomore Grace Moore was Temple's top finisher in Friday's 3000-meter steeplechase invitational. Moore placed 14th with a personal best time of 10:40.61, creeping up on teammate Lucy Jones' program record of 10:40.43.
Quotable
> "Overall I was very impressed with the way our team performed this weekend Sydney and Mallorie ran exceptionally well at Widener. Sydney specifically ran her best hurdles of the season today and if her performance is any indication of what her success will be like during her career here, I believe she has a great future ahead of her. I am also very proud of Ashton's performance today. She ran a very good 800m and it was good to see her add another great race under her belt. Julianne has been trying to work towards longer throws all season, so for her to finally break the 40 meter mark definitely boosted her confidence and showed her to let the throwing take care of itself. Kayla is also another athlete who continues to improve every week; her progress is definitely something to look forward to. We are moving into what I call the 'nuts and bolts' of the season as we approach Penn Relays and conference championships time and I look forward to continuing to see how the team develops." –Head coach Elvis Forde
Up Next
> Temple will compete in the 2018 Penn Relays beginning on Thursday, April 26.
Widener Invitational Highlights
> Freshman Mallorie Smith ran a time of 25.52 to snag the 200-meter title. Smith returned to the track for the 400-meter dash, placing second overall with a time of 56.94.
> Junior Ashton Dunkley placed third overall in the 800-meter run with a personal best time of 2:14.30.
> Freshman Sydney Williams placed first in the 100-meter hurdles with a personal-best time of 14.45. She returned for the 400-meter hurdles and captured the individual title in the event with another personal best time of 1:03.56.
> In the high jump, Freshman Kayla Nesbitt-McEwen placed first overall with the a mark of 1.67m.
> Freshman Julianne Foering reached a personal best javelin mark of 40.42m to win the event.
> As a team, Temple placed fifth out of 23 schools
Virginia Challenge Highlights
> Freshman Aisha Brown represented Temple in the high jump, placing second overall with a mark of 1.67m.
> Sophomore Grace Moore was Temple's top finisher in Friday's 3000-meter steeplechase invitational. Moore placed 14th with a personal best time of 10:40.61, creeping up on teammate Lucy Jones' program record of 10:40.43.
Quotable
> "Overall I was very impressed with the way our team performed this weekend Sydney and Mallorie ran exceptionally well at Widener. Sydney specifically ran her best hurdles of the season today and if her performance is any indication of what her success will be like during her career here, I believe she has a great future ahead of her. I am also very proud of Ashton's performance today. She ran a very good 800m and it was good to see her add another great race under her belt. Julianne has been trying to work towards longer throws all season, so for her to finally break the 40 meter mark definitely boosted her confidence and showed her to let the throwing take care of itself. Kayla is also another athlete who continues to improve every week; her progress is definitely something to look forward to. We are moving into what I call the 'nuts and bolts' of the season as we approach Penn Relays and conference championships time and I look forward to continuing to see how the team develops." –Head coach Elvis Forde
Up Next
> Temple will compete in the 2018 Penn Relays beginning on Thursday, April 26.
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