Personal Bests Highlight Indoor Track & Field's Performance at UAB Vulcan Invite

Saturday, January 14

Birmingham, Ala.

ALL DAY

Tulane University

UAB Vulcan Invite

Personal Bests Highlight Indoor Track & Field's Performance at UAB Vulcan Invite

Jan 14, 2017 | Women's Track and Field, Track & Field

Final Results

BIRMINGHAM – Tulane's indoor squad notched nine personal bests, seven of which belonged to freshmen, and came away with fifteen top-ten finishes at the UAB Vulcan Invite on Saturday as the Green Wave wrapped up their second of three trips to the Birmingham Crossplex Arena this indoor season.

QUOTE
"Program-wide we did a good job today. One of the things that we're always looking for as a staff is balance among the different groups, and today we were able to get really strong finishes from not only our sprint/hurdle group, but also our distance, jumps and throws groups. All around it was a good team effort. Brandi Hughes in particular did a really good job today making the hurdle final and getting a PR in the 60 meter hurdles, and Sara Cella also did a good job in her first college indoor 800 meter."
--Associate head coach Doug Fraley

UAB VULCAN INVITE HIGHLIGHTS
Freshman Brandi Hughes highlighted Tulane's efforts in the running events, recording personal bests in each of her two outings. Hughes also qualified for the 60m hurdles finals, where she placed third ahead of teammate Jessica Duckett. In the prelims of the same race, Hughes posted Tulane's fastest time in the event this season. Also on the track, the Green Wave recorded two additional pairs of top-three finishes, with Jessica Adamson and Sara Cella finishing second and third in the 800 meter and Mikayla Sonneborn and Emma Newton recording the same placings in the 3,000 meter.

In the field, senior Taylor Potts recorded her third consecutive top-three finish of the season in the shot put, coming away with a third-place effort on a mark of 14.91m (48-11.00). The Green Wave also shined in the pole vault for the second straight weekend, clinching places two through five behind an unattached competitor. Sophomore Rebekah Markel came away with the second-place finish on a jump of 3.65m (12-5.00), while freshman Parish Kitto hit a mark of 3.50m (11-5.00) for the first time in her Tulane career.

UP NEXT
The Green wave take next weekend off before heading to their first two-day meet in Bloomington, Indiana. The Indiana University Relays will take place inside the Harry Gladstein Fieldhouse January 27-28.

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Tulane Results for the UAB Vulcan Invite
200 Meter
15. Jessica Duckett, 25.35
19. Maya Harewood, 25.49*
42. Brandi Hughes, 26.47*

400 Meter
5. Maya Harewood, 57.48*
DNS -- Jessica Duckett

800 Meter
2. Jessica Adamson, 2:14.59
3. Sara Cella, 2:15.43*
23. Paige Fatland, 2:26.63*

One Mile
4. Mikayla Sonneborn, 5:05.53
13. Jennifer LaMori, 5:25.01*

3000 Meter
2. Mikayla Sonneborn, 10:14.08*
3. Emma Newton, 10:15.25

60 Meter Hurdles - Prelims
3. Jessica Duckett, 8.76
4. Brandi Hughes, 8.78

60 Meter Hurdles – Finals
3. Brandi Hughes, 8.74*
4. Jessica Duckett, 8.77

Pole Vault
2. Rebekah Markel, 3.80m (12-5)
3. Mary Carson Pitts, 3.65m (12-0)
4. Parish Kitto, 3.50m* (11-5)
5. Rose Brutkiewicz, 3.35m (11-0)

Shot Put
3. Taylor Potts, 14.91m (48-11.00)

Weight Throw
17. Jacqueline Esmay, 15.15m (49-8.50)