Murray State University Athletics
Lettman Wins Two Event Titles At TSU's Boston-Moon Classic
4/12/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
Senior sprinter Joan Lettman earned a pair of first-place finishes as the Murray State women's track and field team won four individual titles at this weekend's Boston-Moon Classic hosted by Tennessee State in Nashville.
Lettman, who qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the 400-meter dash with her performance last week, won both the 400- and 200-meter dash titles this week to lead the Lady Racers at the unscored meet. She finished with a time of 54.88 seconds in the 400 meters and a time of 25.10 in the 200 meters.
Freshman LaShondra Durias won the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.23 while also earning a second-place finish behind Lettman in the 200 meters with a time of 25.44.
Junior thrower Jamie Nurnberger also has a strong day as she earned an event title with a first-place toss of 159 feet in the hammer throw and a second-place finish in the discus with a toss of 133-11.
Other top-10 finishers for MSU included:
Chantal Curtis, seventh, 100-meter dash, 13.04; Katie Fowlkes, eighth, 100-meter dash, 13.22; Lauren Wilson, fifth, 800-meter run, 2:20.88; Trista Curtis, seventh, 400-meter hurdles, 1:08.55; Jamie Nurnberger, ninth, shot put, 34-05.75; Emily Rader, 10th, discus, 105-05; Emily Rader, eighth, javelin, 94-00; Katie Fowlkes, eighth, long jump, 16-06.50; Chanel Morgan, ninth, long jump, 16-04.25; Katie Fowlkes, third, triple jump, 34-11.00; Kristen Murray, second, high jump, 5-00; Shanah Zigler, fourth, pole vault, 9-06.
Up next for the Lady Racers is the Commodore Invitational hosted by Vanderbilt on April 16-17 in Nashville, Tenn.
