Esmay Sets Hammer Throw School Record in First Day at The American Outdoor Track & Field Championships
May 11, 2018 | Men's Track and Field, Women's Track and Field, Track & Field
The American's Recap | Championship Central | Results from Day One
CINCINNATI – Senior Jacqueline Esmay set a new school record in the hammer throw with a mark of 58.27m and sprinters junior Jessica Duckett and sophomores Maya Harewood and Brandi Hughes qualified for finals, as Tulane track and field opened the 2018 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships in spectacular fashion on Friday night. The women's team sits in sixth place entering day two of the competition.
QUOTES
"It's just about as well as we've done team-wide on the first day of competition since we've been members of the American Athletic Conference. The absolute highlight of the day is Jackie Esmay in the hammer. She's had a rough time in conference championship competition throughout her career, but today she was spectacular. A new personal record, a new school record - she competed so well and probably threw far enough to get her into the NCAA Regional meet for the first time in her career."
"Bridgid had a good performance, placing sixth in the 10,000m race. She has improved so much since the end of the fall semester, and she just ran a great race tonight, following a really smart race plan. Maya ran a lifetime best in the 200m, and that's what we hope for at this time of year. Jessica and Brandi are going into the final in the 400m hurdles with a really great opportunity to do something big for our team. And then, Pauline - she's going into day two in a good spot to also do some things, move up into scoring position and help the team by the time it's all said and done."
"On the men's side, Carlos and Joshua in the 10,000m were better than they were projected coming into the meet. Devin and Corey gained really valuable experience in the 200m moving forward. Antonius - I know that he's feeling bad about tripping and falling on hurdle one tonight in his senior season in his final individual race - has made a big impact on our team. He's been a leader and a reliable athlete that we've been able to count on throughout his career. We're going to miss the contributions he makes both on and off the track."
"Looking forward to tomorrow, we have a lot of exciting things happening both on the track and the field. We're looking to building on the positive results we had today and continue the momentum as the meet unfolds. Hopefully when the meet ends, the results will be good for us."
-Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Eric Peterson
HOW IT HAPPENED
Esmay made the biggest waves for Tulane in day one of the competition. The senior finished fourth in the hammer throw with a school record-breaking mark of 58.27m (191-2) which tops her previous career best of 57.48m that she set in April of 2017 and puts her in line for a bid to the NCAA East Regional.
On the track, Harewood qualified for Sunday's 200m dash final with a personal best of 24.07 (+.3 m/s) in the prelim while Duckett and Hughes earned bids for Sunday's 400m hurdles final with dominant performances in Friday night's prelim. Duckett finished first with a time of 58.25, and Hughes set a new personal record with a time of 1:00.00 en route to her qualification.
Duckett, who holds the meet record in the event with a time of 57.82, will look to defend her outdoor title in the event for the third consecutive year.
Freshman Bridgid Selfors delivered a brilliant performance in the 10,000m race, earning the Green Wave three points with a sixth-place finish (36:45.79).
Redshirt junior Lauren Bartels finished 11th in the event, coming across with a time of 38:04.18. Elsewhere on the track, sophomore Paige Fatland claimed an 18th-place finish in the 800m run with a time of 2:16.92.
In the heptathlon, freshman Pauline Helm earned 2,738 points through four events. Helm notched a time of 15.21 (+2.1 m/s) in the 100m hurdles, posted a mark of 1.55m (5' 1") - tying her personal best - in the high jump, recorded a distance of 9.29m in the shot put and finished with a time of 26.24 (-1.3 m/s) in the 200m dash.
She opens Saturday with the heptathlon long jump before she competes in the heptathlon javelin and concludes with the heptathlon 800m run.
On the men's side, sophomore Carlos Zervigon and junior Joshua Cheruyot competed in the 10,000m race and finished ninth and 11th, respectively. Zervigon, making his debut in the event, notched a time of 32:33.80 while Cheruyot finished in 33:13.52.
UP NEXT
Day two of the conference championship starts at 12 p.m. for the Green Wave, with the heptathlon long jump. The heptathlon javelin and 800m run will occur later in the afternoon.
In the field, the men's discus starts at 12:30 p.m. while the women's discus begins at 3 p.m. The women's pole vault and long jump start at 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively.
On the track, Tulane athletes will compete in the women's 100m hurdles prelim, men's and women's 1500m run prelim, men's and women's 400m dash prelims, men's 100m dash and men's and women's 3000m steeplechase.
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RESULTS FROM DAY ONE AT AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
(In order of reporting)
Women's Heptathlon - 100 Hurdles
12. Pauline Helm - 15.31 (+2.1 m/s)
Women's Heptathlon - High Jump
11. Pauline Helm - 1.55m (5' 1")
Women's Heptathlon - Shot Put
13. Pauline Helm - 9.29m
Women's Heptathlon - 200m Dash
5. Pauline Helm - 26.24 (-1.3 m/s)
Women's Hammer Throw - Finals
4. Jacqueline Esmay - 58.27m (191-2)
Women's 800m Run - Prelim
18. Paige Fatland - 2:16.92
Women's 200m Dash - Prelim
8. Maya Harewood - 24.07 (+.3 m/s)
14. Kyah Loyd - 24.49 (+.3 m/s)
Men's 200m Dash - Prelim
12. Devin Glenn - 21.37 (+.3 m/s)
14. Corey Dauphine - 21.53 (-.8 m/s)
Women's 400m Hurdles - Prelim
1. Jessica Duckett - 58.25
5. Brandi Hughes - 1:00.00
Men's 400m Hurdles - Prelim
15. Antonius Prader - 1:03.85
Women's 10,000m Race - Finals
6. Bridgid Selfors - 36:45.79
11. Lauren Bartels - 38:04.18
Men's 10,000m Race - Finals
9. Carlos Zervigon - 32:33.80
11. Joshua Cheruyot - 33:13.52
CINCINNATI – Senior Jacqueline Esmay set a new school record in the hammer throw with a mark of 58.27m and sprinters junior Jessica Duckett and sophomores Maya Harewood and Brandi Hughes qualified for finals, as Tulane track and field opened the 2018 American Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships in spectacular fashion on Friday night. The women's team sits in sixth place entering day two of the competition.
QUOTES
"It's just about as well as we've done team-wide on the first day of competition since we've been members of the American Athletic Conference. The absolute highlight of the day is Jackie Esmay in the hammer. She's had a rough time in conference championship competition throughout her career, but today she was spectacular. A new personal record, a new school record - she competed so well and probably threw far enough to get her into the NCAA Regional meet for the first time in her career."
"Bridgid had a good performance, placing sixth in the 10,000m race. She has improved so much since the end of the fall semester, and she just ran a great race tonight, following a really smart race plan. Maya ran a lifetime best in the 200m, and that's what we hope for at this time of year. Jessica and Brandi are going into the final in the 400m hurdles with a really great opportunity to do something big for our team. And then, Pauline - she's going into day two in a good spot to also do some things, move up into scoring position and help the team by the time it's all said and done."
"On the men's side, Carlos and Joshua in the 10,000m were better than they were projected coming into the meet. Devin and Corey gained really valuable experience in the 200m moving forward. Antonius - I know that he's feeling bad about tripping and falling on hurdle one tonight in his senior season in his final individual race - has made a big impact on our team. He's been a leader and a reliable athlete that we've been able to count on throughout his career. We're going to miss the contributions he makes both on and off the track."
"Looking forward to tomorrow, we have a lot of exciting things happening both on the track and the field. We're looking to building on the positive results we had today and continue the momentum as the meet unfolds. Hopefully when the meet ends, the results will be good for us."
-Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Eric Peterson
HOW IT HAPPENED
Esmay made the biggest waves for Tulane in day one of the competition. The senior finished fourth in the hammer throw with a school record-breaking mark of 58.27m (191-2) which tops her previous career best of 57.48m that she set in April of 2017 and puts her in line for a bid to the NCAA East Regional.
On the track, Harewood qualified for Sunday's 200m dash final with a personal best of 24.07 (+.3 m/s) in the prelim while Duckett and Hughes earned bids for Sunday's 400m hurdles final with dominant performances in Friday night's prelim. Duckett finished first with a time of 58.25, and Hughes set a new personal record with a time of 1:00.00 en route to her qualification.
Duckett, who holds the meet record in the event with a time of 57.82, will look to defend her outdoor title in the event for the third consecutive year.
Freshman Bridgid Selfors delivered a brilliant performance in the 10,000m race, earning the Green Wave three points with a sixth-place finish (36:45.79).
Women's 10,000m Race - Finals
— Tulane XC & TF (@GreenWaveXCTF) May 12, 2018
6. Selfors - 36:45.79
11. Bartels - 38:04.18
A sixth-place finish for Bridgid secures three points for the Green Wave. 25 laps later, she's all smiles! pic.twitter.com/z01YVpGqoA
Redshirt junior Lauren Bartels finished 11th in the event, coming across with a time of 38:04.18. Elsewhere on the track, sophomore Paige Fatland claimed an 18th-place finish in the 800m run with a time of 2:16.92.
In the heptathlon, freshman Pauline Helm earned 2,738 points through four events. Helm notched a time of 15.21 (+2.1 m/s) in the 100m hurdles, posted a mark of 1.55m (5' 1") - tying her personal best - in the high jump, recorded a distance of 9.29m in the shot put and finished with a time of 26.24 (-1.3 m/s) in the 200m dash.
She opens Saturday with the heptathlon long jump before she competes in the heptathlon javelin and concludes with the heptathlon 800m run.
On the men's side, sophomore Carlos Zervigon and junior Joshua Cheruyot competed in the 10,000m race and finished ninth and 11th, respectively. Zervigon, making his debut in the event, notched a time of 32:33.80 while Cheruyot finished in 33:13.52.
UP NEXT
Day two of the conference championship starts at 12 p.m. for the Green Wave, with the heptathlon long jump. The heptathlon javelin and 800m run will occur later in the afternoon.
In the field, the men's discus starts at 12:30 p.m. while the women's discus begins at 3 p.m. The women's pole vault and long jump start at 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively.
On the track, Tulane athletes will compete in the women's 100m hurdles prelim, men's and women's 1500m run prelim, men's and women's 400m dash prelims, men's 100m dash and men's and women's 3000m steeplechase.
ROLL WITH THE WAVE
Download the official mobile app of Tulane Athletics. Now, you can stay in touch with the Green Wave anytime and anywhere on your Android or iOS mobile device.
Follow Tulane track & field on Twitter and Facebook for updates and news. Follow Tulane Athletics on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and @TulaneAthletics on Snapchat.
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RESULTS FROM DAY ONE AT AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE OUTDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
(In order of reporting)
Women's Heptathlon - 100 Hurdles
12. Pauline Helm - 15.31 (+2.1 m/s)
Women's Heptathlon - High Jump
11. Pauline Helm - 1.55m (5' 1")
Women's Heptathlon - Shot Put
13. Pauline Helm - 9.29m
Women's Heptathlon - 200m Dash
5. Pauline Helm - 26.24 (-1.3 m/s)
Women's Hammer Throw - Finals
4. Jacqueline Esmay - 58.27m (191-2)
Women's 800m Run - Prelim
18. Paige Fatland - 2:16.92
Women's 200m Dash - Prelim
8. Maya Harewood - 24.07 (+.3 m/s)
14. Kyah Loyd - 24.49 (+.3 m/s)
Men's 200m Dash - Prelim
12. Devin Glenn - 21.37 (+.3 m/s)
14. Corey Dauphine - 21.53 (-.8 m/s)
Women's 400m Hurdles - Prelim
1. Jessica Duckett - 58.25
5. Brandi Hughes - 1:00.00
Men's 400m Hurdles - Prelim
15. Antonius Prader - 1:03.85
Women's 10,000m Race - Finals
6. Bridgid Selfors - 36:45.79
11. Lauren Bartels - 38:04.18
Men's 10,000m Race - Finals
9. Carlos Zervigon - 32:33.80
11. Joshua Cheruyot - 33:13.52
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