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Women's Track and Field Starts Season Strong
12.4.21 | Women's Track and Field
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Temple women's track and field team started the season off on a positive note this weekend, recording a number of first-place finishes in their first meet of the 2021-22 campaign at Lehigh.
Friday Meet Highlights
> Sophia Gulotti raced to a time of 9.17 in the 60m hurdles to grab first place.
> Nicole Castor place second in both the shot put and high jump events.
> Gulotti finished second in the 800m, running to a time of 2:29.48.
> Overall, Gulotti and Castor finished second and fourth in the pentathlon.
Saturday Meet Highlights
> Tannekee Strachan placed first in the long jump and triple jump events with a mark of 5.57m and 11.71m, respectively.
> Amira Green placed second in the high jump with a mark of 1.65m.
> Chelby Elam and Christal Pommells finished first and third in the 60m event, racing to times of 7.67 and 7.82, respectively.
> Marissa White and Mary Olayinka Ilelaboye raced to first and second place finishes in the 400m event, clocking times of 57.62 and 58.18, respectively.
> In the 200m event, four Owls made up the top five spots. Pommells took the top spot on the podium with a time of 25.54 while Ilelaboye, Elam, and Jewel Ofotan took the 3-5 positions.
From the Coach
"Overall, I am very pleased with the performance this weekend. I thought Sophia and Nicole set the tone on Friday for the rest of the squad on Saturday," Head Coach Elvis Forde said. "The team broke a lot of personal-bests and we had a few first-place finishes throughout the weekend that will set us up well as the season plays out."
Up Next
The Owls travel to Princeton for the Joe Handelman Invitational on Dec. 12.
Friday Meet Highlights
> Sophia Gulotti raced to a time of 9.17 in the 60m hurdles to grab first place.
> Nicole Castor place second in both the shot put and high jump events.
> Gulotti finished second in the 800m, running to a time of 2:29.48.
> Overall, Gulotti and Castor finished second and fourth in the pentathlon.
Saturday Meet Highlights
> Tannekee Strachan placed first in the long jump and triple jump events with a mark of 5.57m and 11.71m, respectively.
> Amira Green placed second in the high jump with a mark of 1.65m.
> Chelby Elam and Christal Pommells finished first and third in the 60m event, racing to times of 7.67 and 7.82, respectively.
> Marissa White and Mary Olayinka Ilelaboye raced to first and second place finishes in the 400m event, clocking times of 57.62 and 58.18, respectively.
> In the 200m event, four Owls made up the top five spots. Pommells took the top spot on the podium with a time of 25.54 while Ilelaboye, Elam, and Jewel Ofotan took the 3-5 positions.
From the Coach
"Overall, I am very pleased with the performance this weekend. I thought Sophia and Nicole set the tone on Friday for the rest of the squad on Saturday," Head Coach Elvis Forde said. "The team broke a lot of personal-bests and we had a few first-place finishes throughout the weekend that will set us up well as the season plays out."
Up Next
The Owls travel to Princeton for the Joe Handelman Invitational on Dec. 12.
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