The Emory University women's track and field team turned in a
dominant final day at the 2012 University Athletic Association
(UAA) Outdoor Championships to claim its third-consecutive outdoor
conference title. Meanwhile, the Emory men finished fifth at
the UAA Championships.
The Emory women finished with 226.5 points, coming from behind in
the second day to defeated second-place Washington University
(201.5 points) and third-place Case Western Reserve University (157
points). It marked the seventh Outdoor UAA Championship in
the program's history.
Emory athletes recorded three conference records during the second
day. Emory's 4x100-meter relay team of Jasmine
McCullough, Alix
Dyer, Lauren
Attiah and Debora Adjibaba
claimed the UAA championship in the event with a record time of
47.17 seconds, the third-fastest mark in school history. The
4x400-meter relay team of Adjibaba, Attiah, Kaele
Leonard and Alix Dyer also won the
event with a UAA record mark of 3:53.57. Adjibaba, a
freshman, set a conference record in the 100-meter dash with a time
of 12.17 seconds to win the event.
Adjibaba added an individual conference championship in 200-meter
dash with a time of 25.44 seconds, while Dyer won the 400-meter
dash with a time of 57.67 seconds. Attiah added the final
conference title of the day for the Emory women, winning the triple
jump with a leap of 11.85 meters.
Stephanie
Crane claimed all-UAA honors in the 1,500-meter run
with a third-place finish in the event, while Theresa
Ford did the same with a second-place finish in the
discus throw. Other all-UAA honors earned by Eagles during
day two included second-place finishes from Leonard in the
400-meter dash, McCullough in the 100-meter dash, Dyer in the
200-meter dash, and third-place finishes from Morgan
Monroe in the 100-meter hurdles and 100-meter dash,
Leonard in the 200-meter dash, Charlotte
Diggs in the 400-meter hurdles, and Ford in the high
jump.
All together, Emory's women amassed six conference championships
and 20 all-UAA honors during the two-day meet.
The men finished the meet with 111 points, ending competition
behind Washington University (195.5), Carnegie Mellon (149.5), Case
(118), and Chicago (113).
Ian Francis claimed his second and third titles of
the meet, winning the triple jump with a mark of 14.82 meters (.01
meters short of the conference record) and teaming with Jay
Okeke, Pat Lanter, and Gui
Silva on the UAA Champions 4x100-meter relay team, which
won the event with a time of 42.82 seconds.
Adding all-UAA performances during the second day were
James Bassen in the javelin throw (second place,
52.67 meters), Stephen Ellwood in the 1,500-meter
run (second place, 3:57.97), Silva in the 400-meter dash (second
place, 49.23 seconds), Patrick Crews in the
800-meter run (third place, 1:58.81), Xavier
Fowler in the triple jump (second place, 13.99 meters) and
the Eagles' 4x400-meter relay team of Chambers, Francis,
Courtlandt Perkins and Silva (second place,
3:20.68).
Emory's men accumulated three UAA Championships and nine all-UAA
honors during the meet.
The Eagles will return to action next weekend at the Bob Pollock
Spring Invitational at Clemson University.
Emory Women’s Track & Field Wins Third-Straight UAA Championship; Men Finish Fifth
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Posted: Apr 29, 2012