Saravia Richardson’s school record setting performance led the way for the University of Louisville men’s and women’s track and field teams at the Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet on Saturday at the Rector Field House.
Louisville had one group of athletes competing at the meet, while another group was in action this weekend at the Alex Wilson Last Chance meet at Notre Dame.
Richardson, a senior from Moreno Valley, Calif., ran a new school and personal record time of 7.26 in the 60-meter dash to win the event. The Central Arizona College transfer clipped her previous best by of 7.43 which she ran two weeks ago at the BIG EAST Championships. Her mark of 7.26 is currently the sixth-best mark in the NCAA this season going into the National Championships next weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Her previous mark of 7.43 was the 43rd best in the nation.
Senior Rachel Gehret won the women’s long jump with a leap of 20-01.50/6.13m. That mark improved her already NCAA provisional mark on the last regular meet of the season.
Junior D’Ana McCarty and senior Jere’ Summers continued their NCAA-leading dominance in the weight throw by placing first and second, respectively.
McCarty threw an NCAA automatic qualifying mark of 72-07.25/22.13m. The reigning NCAA champion is undefeated in the weight throw this season going into next weekend’s national championships. Summers launched an NCAA automatic qualifying heave of 71-02.50/21.70m.
Summers finished third in the shot put with an NCAA provisional toss of 55-03.50/16.85m. Junior Chinwe Okoro placed sixth in the shot put with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 51-05.00/15.67m.
Freshman Michelle Theophille won the women’s high jump in a tie-breaker with senior Rachel Gehret. Both ladies cleared 5-09.75/1.77m.
On the men’s side, senior Tone Belt won the long jump with an NCAA provisional qualifying leap of 25-02.00/7.67m. Belt also placed second in the high jump clearing 6-11.00/2.11m.
Senior Andre Black placed fourth in the triple jump with an NCAA provisional qualifying jump of 51-09.00/15.77m.
The final list of qualifiers for the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships which will be held at the Randall Tyson Indoor Track Stadium in Fayetteville, Arkansas on March 12-13 will be announced on Monday evening.
Virginia Tech Last Chance Meet – Blacksburg, Va.
U of L Women’s Individual Results
60m-Preliminaries
1 Richardson, Saravia 7.37q
60m-Semi-Finals
1 Richardson, Saravia 7.27q
60m-Finals
1 Richardson, Saravia $*7.26
60m Hurdles-Preliminaries
6 Lewis, Theresa 8.54q
60m Hurdles-Semi-Finals
8 Lewis, Theresa 8.61q
60m Hurdles-Finals
7 Lewis, Theresa 8.50
High Jump
1 Theophille, Michelle J5-09.75/1.77m
2 Gehret, Rachel 5-09.75/1.77m
Long Jump
1 Gehret, Rachel #20-01.50/6.13m
5 Omenyinma, Chiamaka 19-05.50/5.93m
Shot Put
3 Summers, Jere’ #55-03.50/16.85m
6 Okoro, Chinwe #51-05.00/15.67m
10 McCarty, D’Ana 49-05.00/15.06m
Weight Throw
1 McCarty, D’Ana $72-07.25/22.13m
2 Summers, Jere’ $71-02.50/21.70m
U of L Men’s Individual Results
High Jump
2 Belt, Tone 6-11.00/2.11m
Long Jump
1 Belt, Tone #25-02.00/7.67m
6 Smith, Wesley 23-11.75/7.31m
Triple Jump
4 Black, Andre #51-09.00/15.77m
Alex Wilson Invitational Last Chance Meet – South Bend, Ind.
U of L Women’s Individual Results
800m
18 Alcorn, Kat 2:10.98
Mile
20 Cunningham, Caitlin 5:00.39
U of L Men’s Individual Results
800m
22 Shepard III, Howard 1:51.44
35 Hibbs, Evan 1:54.85
37 Wolfe, Chris 1:57.35
3,000m
13 Hughes, Matt 8:27.10
* = School Record
$ = NCAA Indoor automatic qualifying mark
# = NCAA Indoor provisional qualifying mark
Alex Wilson Invitational – South Bend, Ind.
U of L Women’s Individual Results
800m
13 Alcorn, Kat *2:10.22
Mile
7 McKay, Tarah #4:41.06
U of L Men’s Individual Results
800m
25 Wolfe, Chris 1:53.92
* = School Record
# = NCAA Indoor provisional qualifying mark
