Huskies Dominate at UConn
Invitational
Hawthorne Sets New School Record in 200m Dash
Complete
Results
STORRS, Conn.
(April 5, 2008)
- Freshman
Trisha-Ann Hawthorne (Elmsford, N.Y.) won both the 100m and 200m dash, while
recording a new UConn record in the 200m, as the Huskies won the UConn
Invitational on Saturday afternoon in Storrs, Conn.
 Hawthorne
took first in the 100m dash at 11.58 with a third-best all time finish on the
UConn performance list. She also finished in first in the 200m dash with a time
of 23.72, a new UConn all-time record.
UConn finished the day with 268.50 points,
140 points ahead of second place finisher, University of Rhode Island. Brown
University rounded out the top-three finishers with 80 points.
The Huskies won 14-of-19 scored events in
UConn's first home meet of the 2008 outdoor season, while they were able to
dominate in the sprint events, led by Hawthorne and junior Mandela Graves-Fulgham
(Shutesbury, Mass.).
Graves-Fulgham came in second in the 200m
dash and won the 400m dash to continue her successful career as a UConn track
athlete. UConn took the top two spots in the 100m dash and hurdles, 200m dash,
400m dash and hurdles, javelin and triple jump. Junior Keelan King
(Scotia, N.Y.) finished first in the 800m run with a time of 2:14.96 while
Tamara Highsmith (East Haven, Conn.) took first in the high jump and the
triple jump. Rachael Porter (Watertown, Conn.) also was victorious in the
high jump.
 Phylicia
George (Markham, Ont.) won the 100m hurdles with a time of 14.21 while she
finished second in the 400m hurdles. Kaitlyn Whitlock (Bethel, Conn.)
took first in the 400m hurdles for the Huskies as Highsmith added a second place
finish in the 100m hurdles and a third place ranking in the 400m hurdles. Both
the 1x100m relay and 1x400m relay teams were victorious in UConn's first home
meet.
Sophomore
Tynisha McMillian (Bridgeport, Conn.) and junior Amanda Martin
(Rowley, Mass.) won their respective field events as McMillian won the discuss
with a throw of 46.81m (153-07), a personal best for the second-year athlete.
She also took third in the hammer throw and won the shot put. Martin won the
javelin with a throw of 40.55m (133-00) while teammate Jennifer Aldieri
(Middletown, Conn.) finished right behind in second place.
The Huskies will return to action in Knoxville, Tenn. as
they compete at the Sea Ray Relays from Friday, April 11 - Saturday, April 12.
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