Temple University Athletics
Saturday, May 1
Univ. of Massachusetts (Amherst, MA)
All Day
Temple University
at
Atlantic 10 Championships
Assata Cowart
Women’s Track & Field Contends For Atlantic 10 Championship This Weekend
4.29.10 | Women's Track and Field
Cowart, 4x800m relay boast conference leading times
PHILADELPHIA – Placing fourth last season, the Temple women's track & field team has its' sights set on improving that finish when they travel to the University of Massachusetts for the 2010 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held May 1-2. Currently, junior Assata Cowart and the 4x800m relay team own top marks in the conference heading into competition.
Cowart leads the conference with a time of 1:00.46 in the 400m hurdles, joined in the top five by senior Christiana Taylor (3rd, 1:01.04) and freshman Jade Wilson (4th, 1:01.63).
The women's 4x800m relay - Assata Cowart, Tashima Stephens, Shadaya Bennett, Victoria Gocht – clocked in a time of 8:57.39 at the Penn Relays, four seconds faster than the next best time in the conference.
Junior Paris Williams looks to defend her title in the 400m, currently ranking third in the A-10 with a season-best time of 55.45. Also ranking in the top five in an event is junior Tashima Stephens, who ranks fourth in the 800m run with a time of 2:11.00.
In the 100m hurdles, senior Brittney McRae leads Temple with a time of 14.24, which ranks fourth in the conference. McRae is also a frontrunner in the long jump, posting the third-best mark of the year in the conference with a leap of 18-05 at the Penn Relays.
Senior Melissa (Gale) Hand looks to make her final conference championship a memorable one, holding the second-best pole vault in the conference at 12-01.50.
Also in the field, sophomore Ebony Moore boasts leads the Owls in the discus, posting a season-best throw of 151-10 which ranks second in the A-10.
The 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's & Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships begins at 8:45am on Saturday, May 1, with the women's heptathlon. On Sunday, May 2, the men's decathlon kicks off the second day of competition at 8:45am.
Live audio and video streaming of the two-day Championship will be available for $7.95. Log on to www.atlantic10.org for complete coverage of the Championship.
Cowart leads the conference with a time of 1:00.46 in the 400m hurdles, joined in the top five by senior Christiana Taylor (3rd, 1:01.04) and freshman Jade Wilson (4th, 1:01.63).
The women's 4x800m relay - Assata Cowart, Tashima Stephens, Shadaya Bennett, Victoria Gocht – clocked in a time of 8:57.39 at the Penn Relays, four seconds faster than the next best time in the conference.
Junior Paris Williams looks to defend her title in the 400m, currently ranking third in the A-10 with a season-best time of 55.45. Also ranking in the top five in an event is junior Tashima Stephens, who ranks fourth in the 800m run with a time of 2:11.00.
In the 100m hurdles, senior Brittney McRae leads Temple with a time of 14.24, which ranks fourth in the conference. McRae is also a frontrunner in the long jump, posting the third-best mark of the year in the conference with a leap of 18-05 at the Penn Relays.
Senior Melissa (Gale) Hand looks to make her final conference championship a memorable one, holding the second-best pole vault in the conference at 12-01.50.
Also in the field, sophomore Ebony Moore boasts leads the Owls in the discus, posting a season-best throw of 151-10 which ranks second in the A-10.
The 2010 Atlantic 10 Men's & Women's Outdoor Track & Field Championships begins at 8:45am on Saturday, May 1, with the women's heptathlon. On Sunday, May 2, the men's decathlon kicks off the second day of competition at 8:45am.
Live audio and video streaming of the two-day Championship will be available for $7.95. Log on to www.atlantic10.org for complete coverage of the Championship.
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