200 Meter Dash Highlights Day One of Kentucky Invitational

200 Meter Dash Highlights Day One of Kentucky Invitational

4/30/2021 11:52:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

Ten Racers set new personal bests in the 200m Dash on Friday in Lexington

The Murray State women's track & field program competed at the Kentucky Invitational on day one of the two-day meet on Friday in Lexington, Kentucky.

Field Events
Jessikha Ribeiro advanced to the long jump finals with a season-best jump of 5.59m.

Joy Sparks claimed second in the javelin with a new personal record of 41.25m.

Sprints
In the 100m, a trio of Racers, Kenia Seals, Teliyah James and Jumyia Denning all advanced into the finals on Saturday with James and Denning setting new PRs and land fifth and ninth on Murray State's record books.

The 200m dash saw ten athletes set either a new personal best or a season best.
Kayla Bell, LaMiah Campbell, Jumyia Denning, Amirr Evans, Meghan Fletcher, Rachel Hagans, Lucia Herrero-Yanez, Teliyah James, JaKayla McSwain, Jenna Pauly, Jessikha Ribeiro, Kenia Seals, and D'Myia Thornton all ran personal records.

Seals, James and Herrero-Yanez's times of 24.11, 24.22 and 24.31, respectively, put them sixth, eighth and tenth on the all-time list.

Distance
Jessica Stein ran a 10:43.24 in the 3000m run, followed by Breanna Day at 11:17.21, Sophie Grogan at 11:38.56 and Ashley Zimmerman at 12:11.70

The Racers will compete in day two of the Kentucky Invitational in Lexington tomorrow.