Jessica Duckett Breaks 60m Hurdles School Record in Final Regular Season Meet

Friday, February 17

Baton Rouge, La.

ALL DAY

Tulane University

LSU Twilight

Jessica Duckett Breaks 60m Hurdles School Record in Final Regular Season Meet

Feb 17, 2017 | Women's Track and Field, Track & Field

Final Results

BATON ROUGE – The Green Wave closed out the regular indoor season in style at the LSU Twilight Invitational on Friday night inside the Carl Maddox Fieldhouse, as Tulane came away with nine personal bests, 15 top-five finishes and a school record in the 60 meter hurdles. This weekend's performances put Tulane in good position for the American Athletic Conference Championships beginning Friday, Feb. 24 in Birmingham.

QUOTE
"I'm glad that we had a couple of athletes take advantage of this opportunity to compete. Jessica Duckett broke her own school record in the 60 meter hurdles, and Taylor Potts also improved significantly in the shot put. With those two leading the way, I feel like this was a good meet for us. Now we're going to assess where we are going into the conference meet and see what we can accomplish next week in the championship."

--Director of Track & Field Eric Peterson

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE LSU TWILIGHT
Sophomore Jessica Duckett posted Tulane's most notable finish of the evening, breaking her own school record in the 60m hurdles on a time of 8.46. With the lifetime best, Duckett moved into first place in the American rankings heading into the conference championship. Senior Taylor Potts also reached a milestone in the shot put with a throw of 15.44m (50-8), her farthest toss of the year, for a second-place finish.

Distance runners Emma Newton and Mikayla Sonneborn both came away with gold-medal finishes in their respective events, with Newton posting a time of 10:10.51 in the 3,000 meter and Sonneborn finishing the one mile in 5:08.72. Four additional Green Wave student-athletes would finish in second, including Potts in the shot put and Jennifer LaMori with a personal best in the one mile.

UP NEXT
Following this weekend's regular season finale, Tulane will travel back to Birmingham for the American Athletic Conference Indoor Championships on February 24-25.

Fans can keep up with the latest in Tulane track & field by following along on Twitter (@GreenWaveXCTF) or by finding the team on Facebook.

Tulane Results from the LSU Twilight
200 Meter
6. Maya Harewood, 24.96!14. Kyra Ness-Lanckriet, 26.41!*

400 Meter
6. Kyra Ness-Lanckriet, 1:00.79!
9. Madison Brown, 1:05.23!*

800 Meter
2. Sarah Cella, 2:12.63!
3. Jessica Adamson, 2:15.25!
5. Paige Fatland, 2:21.57!*
7. Emily Kathryn Hoey, 2:32.89!

One Mile
1. Mikayla Sonneborn, 5:08.72!
2. Jennifer LaMori, 5:18.98!*
3. Mckenzie Melius, 5:20.62!
5. Mary Catherine Stovall, 5:28.46!*
7. Aislinn Roberts, 5:30.83!*
10. Madeline Held, 5:43.59!

3,000 Meter
1. Emma Newton, 10:10.51!

60 Meter Hurdles - Prelims
3. Jessica Duckett, 8.56^
6. Brandi Hughes, 8.70^

60 Meter Hurdles - Finals
5. Jessica Duckett, 8.46^#*
7. Brandi Hughes, 8.84

Pole Vault
2. Mary Carson Pitts, 3.91m (12-10)
3. Alyssa Applebee, 3.91m (12-10)
5. Parish Kitto, 3.61m (11-10)*