Elaine Derricott of the Marshall University women’s track and field team recorded four top-10 finishes at the Polytan Invitational this weekend hosted by Indiana University.
Derricott’s best finish came in the high jump where she placed sixth with a clearing height of 1.62m. She also had an eighth place finish in the javelin, a ninth place finish in the long jump and also a ninth place finish in the 100 meter hurdles.
Amanda Kennedy had the highest finish of the weekend as she placed fourth in the javelin with a distance of 39.64. She was one of three student-athletes who had top-10 performances in the javelin along with Lauren DeHays (7th – 36.46m) and Derricott (8th – 32.33m).
Rolanda Bruce also had a standout performance with a fifth place overall finish in the 400 meter hurdles in a time of 1:03.80. Brittany Carey also found her way into the top-10 placing tenth in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.20.
In the distance events, Marshall’s Kelley Mortakis placed eighth in the 5,000 meter run 17:34.06 while Leslie Thomas was 10th in that same event in a time of 18:01.71.
DeHays also had a great weekend with three top-10 performances in the before mentioned javelin, the 400 meter hurdles (9th – 1:06.19) and 10th in the long jump (5.01m).
Javelin
4. Amanda Kennedy – 39.64m
7. Lauren DeHays – 36.46m
8. Elaine Derricott – 32.33m
4×100 Relay
4. Brittany Carey, Hadassah Lynch, Delkira Maybin, Jasia Richarson – 48.31
1,500 Meter Run
17. Kathleen Clark – 4:48.59
19. Allison Cox – 4:50.43
34. Sammantha Stroker – 5:22.26
400 Meter Hurdles
5. Rolanda Bruce – 1:03.80
9. Lauren DeHays – 1:06.19
11. Taylor Brown – 1:07.76
5,000 Meters
8. Kelley Mortakis – 17:34.06
10. Leslie Thomas – 18:01.71
29. Paige Govey – 19:57.05
Hammer Throw
13. Elizabeth Barnhart – 44.72m
14. Amanda Hottenstein – 44.44m
Long Jump
9. Elaine Derricott – 5.12m
10. Lauren DeHays – 5.01m
Shot Put
10. Amanda Hottenstein – 12.93m
16. Elaine Derricott – 10.96m
19. Lauren DeHays – 9.04m
100 Meter Hurdles
9. Elaine Derricott – 14.65
16. Alexis DeVaul – 15.21
100 Meter Dash
15. Hadassah Lynch – 12.83
17. Jasia Richardson – 12.91
400 Meter Dash
25. Cheri Bunner – 1:01.70
28. Taylor Brown – 1:04.89
800 Meter Run
25. Heather Saffel – 2:19.89
26. Alecia Hairston – 2:21.41
36. Molly Miloscia – 2:36.41
Discus
12. Elizabeth Barnhart – 38.68m
16. Amanda Hottenstein – 35.39m
High Jump
6. Elaine Derricott – 1.62m
200 Meter Dash
10. Brittany Carey – 25.20
14. Delkira Maybin – 25.51
17. Amber Pierson – 25.77
4×400 Meter Relay
4. Brittany Carey, Cheri Bunner, Hadassah Lynch, Taylor Brown – 3:56.78
Results: