McMillian Sets New Record in Shot
Put With First Place Finish at the Hurricane Invitational
Final Results
CORAL GABLES, Fla.
(March 22, 2008)
- Tynisha
McMillian (Bridgeport, Conn.) won the shot put with a throw of 15.00m
(49-02.50) to mark a new school record and regionally qualify for the NCAA's as
she led the University
of Connecticut women's track and field team in their 2008 outdoor season
opener at
the Hurricane Invitational at the Cobb Track and Field Facility in Coral Gables,
Fla.
"Tynisha had a great performance today as
she started the outdoor season off with a record breaking throw," said head
coach Bill Morgan. "We faced some great competition down here this
weekend, including some of the top teams in the southern part of the country.
This weekend prepared us well for next week's competition and it was a great
start to the 2008 outdoor season."
McMillian added a third place finish in
the hammer throw with a throw of 49.87 (163-07.00). Fellow field athlete, junior tri-captain Amanda Martin
(Rowley, Mass.) finished in second place in the javelin
with a throw of 42.58 meters (139-08.00).
Rachael Porter (Watertown, Conn.) earned a third place finish in
the high jump was at a jump of 1.69 meters (5-06.50) while freshman Trisha-Ann
Hawthrone (Elmsford, N.Y.) finished in third in the 100m dash with a time of
11.72.
Freshman Leah Andrianos (East Syracuse, N.Y.) took a third place finish
in the 1500m runs for the Huskies, finishing with a time of 4:48.59.
The Huskies will return to action next
weekend, as they travel to Atlanta, Ga. for the Georgia Tech Invitational set
for March 28-29. Start time is to be determined.
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