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Thursday, March 25
Raleigh, N.C.
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Women’s Track & Field Set to Race at Raleigh Relays
3.25.21 | Women's Track and Field
PHILADELPHIA – Seven members of the Temple track and field team are headed to Raleigh, N.C. to compete in the three-day Raleigh Relays meet. The event, hosted by NC State, will take place Thursday, Mar. 25 through Saturday, Mar. 27 at the Paul H. Derr Track.
About the Raleigh Relays
> Aisha Brown, Emma Gee, Helene Gottlieb, Michelle Joyce, Lea Kerbiriou, Alanna Lally and Grace Moore will compete in North Carolina for the Owls.
> Temple will compete against almost 70 programs from across the country.
> Joyce will be the first to compete for the Cherry and White on Thursday evening at 9:20 p.m. in the 10,000m.
> Friday will be a bit busier for the Owls, with Brown opening the day in the high jump at 1 p.m.
> At 5:45 p.m., both Gottlieb and Kerbiriou will race in the 1500m. Moore will close out the day in the 5000m at 7:40 p.m.
> Saturday will start early with Gottlieb, Kerbiriou and Lally competing in the 800m at 11:40 a.m.
> Gee will race in the final event for the Owls at 4:20 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the 3000m steeplechase.
Last Time Out
> Temple opened the 2021 outdoor season on Mar. 19 and 20 at the UCF Black and Gold Invitational in Orlando, Fla.
> In her first time competing since February 2020, Moore crossed the finish line first in the 3000m with her career-best time of 9:21.61 to set a new school record in the event. The Merrick, N.Y. native beat Kira von Ehren's 2019 record by over 30 seconds.
> Sophomore Tannekee Strachan opened the day once again for the Owls with her sixth-place finish in the triple jump, landing at 11.72m.
> The 4x100m relay followed as the young quartet of freshmen Lauren Greig, Chidumga Nkulume and Jewel Ofotan and sophomore Chelby Elam recorded a third-place finish with a time of 47.83.
> Junior Emma Seifried also shined in the 3000m with her third-place time of 10:24.11.
> In the 400m, junior Marissa White clocked in at 56.23 to earn second-place.
> Elam led the way for Temple in the 100m with her 10th-place time of 12.11, tying Ofotan's 11th-place time. Greig and Nkulume followed at 13th and 14th, respectively, with times of 12.12 and 12.13.
> Kerbiriou saw success in the 800m, clocking in at 2:11.13 for a second-place finish.
> The Owls ended the day on a high note as the quartet of Nkulume, White, Mary Olayinka Ilelaboye and Mallorie Smith won the 4x400m relay with their time of 3:51.32.
About the Raleigh Relays
> Aisha Brown, Emma Gee, Helene Gottlieb, Michelle Joyce, Lea Kerbiriou, Alanna Lally and Grace Moore will compete in North Carolina for the Owls.
> Temple will compete against almost 70 programs from across the country.
> Joyce will be the first to compete for the Cherry and White on Thursday evening at 9:20 p.m. in the 10,000m.
> Friday will be a bit busier for the Owls, with Brown opening the day in the high jump at 1 p.m.
> At 5:45 p.m., both Gottlieb and Kerbiriou will race in the 1500m. Moore will close out the day in the 5000m at 7:40 p.m.
> Saturday will start early with Gottlieb, Kerbiriou and Lally competing in the 800m at 11:40 a.m.
> Gee will race in the final event for the Owls at 4:20 p.m. Saturday afternoon in the 3000m steeplechase.
Last Time Out
> Temple opened the 2021 outdoor season on Mar. 19 and 20 at the UCF Black and Gold Invitational in Orlando, Fla.
> In her first time competing since February 2020, Moore crossed the finish line first in the 3000m with her career-best time of 9:21.61 to set a new school record in the event. The Merrick, N.Y. native beat Kira von Ehren's 2019 record by over 30 seconds.
> Sophomore Tannekee Strachan opened the day once again for the Owls with her sixth-place finish in the triple jump, landing at 11.72m.
> The 4x100m relay followed as the young quartet of freshmen Lauren Greig, Chidumga Nkulume and Jewel Ofotan and sophomore Chelby Elam recorded a third-place finish with a time of 47.83.
> Junior Emma Seifried also shined in the 3000m with her third-place time of 10:24.11.
> In the 400m, junior Marissa White clocked in at 56.23 to earn second-place.
> Elam led the way for Temple in the 100m with her 10th-place time of 12.11, tying Ofotan's 11th-place time. Greig and Nkulume followed at 13th and 14th, respectively, with times of 12.12 and 12.13.
> Kerbiriou saw success in the 800m, clocking in at 2:11.13 for a second-place finish.
> The Owls ended the day on a high note as the quartet of Nkulume, White, Mary Olayinka Ilelaboye and Mallorie Smith won the 4x400m relay with their time of 3:51.32.
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