Tulane University
Mt. SAC Relays
Outdoor Track & Field’s Esmay Breaks Hammer Throw Record to Open Mt. SAC Relays
Apr 13, 2017 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
TORRANCE, Calif. – Tulane's outdoor track & field squad got off to a hot start on Thursday evening at the Mt. SAC Relays, breaking a school record in the hammer throw alongside a pair of event titles and four career bests at the Murdock Track on the campus of El Camino College in California. Day one produced strong marks across the board for the Green Wave with two days of competition remaining.
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"Our team is off to a very strong start here at the Mt. SAC Relays with really big results from our athletes across the board. Jackie led the team off this morning with a huge throw in the hammer. We also picked up two event titles, with Emmanuel leading the men's steeplechase and Lauren winning the women's 10,000m, both on personal records. We also got strong performances out of Mckenzie Melius in the steeplechase and Emma Newton in her first 10,000m race ever. We're looking forward to continuing to produce good marks and build on where we are after today."
-- Director of track & field Eric Peterson
HIGHLIGHTS FROM DAY ONE OF THE MT. SAC RELAYS
Tulane opened up its three-day weekend with a school record from Jacqueline Esmay in the women's hammer, throwing for a mark of 57.48m (188-07) for a career high. With her new school record, Esmay claimed fourth place in the event for Tulane's first of four top-five finishes on the day.
On the track, sophomore Emmanuel Rotich ran a personal best of his own, coming away with his second event title in as many meets in the men's 3,000m steeplechase. His quick time of 8:48.32 now ranks second on Tulane's all-time list and sixth in the nation.
Juniors Lauren Bartels and Emma Newton would also post career-best times on the evening, each placing in the top five of the women's 10,000m race. Bartels took home the event title in her first 10K of the year, shaving a minute off of her previous personal best, while Newton would finish fifth in the first 10,000m of her career.
Tulane's final personal record came in the women's 3,000m steeplechase, as Mckenzie Melius came in four seconds under her previous career time for a 28th place finish in a field of tough competition. Mikayla Sonneborn finished just behind Melius in her second-fastest time of the season.
Junior Moses Aloiloi wrapped up the night in the men's 10,000m, finishing just over a minute shy of a personal-best time.
UP NEXT
Nearly a dozen more events highlight Tulane's Friday schedule at the Mt. SAC Relays, which opens at 12:30 with freshman Sarah Cella in the women's 1,500m.
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Tulane Results from Day One of the Mt. SAC Relays
Women's 10,000m
1. Lauren Bartels, 35:31.71*
5. Emma Newton, 35:56.91*
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase
28. Mckenzie Melius, 10:51.44*
35. Mikayla Sonneborn, 11:06.45
Women's Hammer Throw
4. Jacqueline Esmay, 57.48m (188-07)
Men's 10,000m
32. Moses Aloiloi, 31:29.59
Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
1. Emmanuel Rotich, 8:48.32*
Tulane Entries for Day Two of the Mt. SAC Relays
Women's 400m
Women's 800m
Women's 1,500m
Women's 100m Hurdles
Women's 400m Hurdles
Women's 4x400m Relay
Tulane A
Women's Pole Vault
Women's Shot Put
Men's Pole Vault
Men's Shot Put
Men's Discus
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