Women place eight in running event finals
5/9/2015 9:17:00 PM | Women's Track & Field
Eight Sam Houston runners qualified for Sunday's finals Saturday at the Southland Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Hammond, La.
The Bearkats, defending Southland women's outdoor champions, lead the two-day team standings with 72 points. Northwestern State is in second place with 59 points followed by Stephen F. Austin with 56.
Danielle Demas and Jordan Grady earned their spots in the finals by posting the top times in their events. Demas broke her own school record with a 13.03 performance in the 100 meter hurdles. The time ranks 7th nationally in NCAA women's track and field. Grady led all participants in the 400 meters with a time of 54.50.
Paula Smith, Briana McCall and Ruth Amaku produced the second best times in their events. Smith ran a 24.16 in the 200 meters. McCall posted a 2:12.33 in the 800 meters. Amaku was clocked in 1:00.86 in the 400 meter hurdles.
Smith also qualified in the 100 meters with a time of 11.87. Camry Grigsby was the third place finished in the 800 meter prelims with a mark of 2:12.73.
In other events, Nicole Jenrette finished second in the heptathlon with 5,017 points and Avery Zamzow placed third with 4,956 points. Kaylynne Wright was third in the triple jump with a mark of 40 feet, two inches
Kristine Hanks and Ashley Jenkins both scored in the shot put. Hanks placed third with distance of 49 feet, 5.75 inches. Jenkins was seventh with a mark of 45 feet, 7.25 inches.
Friday three Bearkat women posted medal-winning performances. Ashley Jenkins and Adrienne Quillin finished first and second in the hammer. Jenkins tossed the hammer 204 feet, 10.50 inches while Quillin threw 197 feet, 10.75 inches.
Kara Whitson was the runner-up in the pole vault with a season best height of 13 feet 8.25 inches. Elizabeth Lyssy was third in the javelin with a distance of 148 feet 0.75 inches, her second longest mark of the season.
Three other Sam Houston women scored points Friday. Paula Smith was fourth in the long jump with a distance of 19 feet, four inches. Olivia Olguin placed sixth in the 10,000 meter run with a time of 38:19.76. Ashley Thompson was fifth in the pole vault with a season best height of 13 feet 1.75 inches..
Women's Southland Conference Results:
SATURDAY RUNNING PRELIMS:
100 Meters
Paula Smith – 8th – 11.87 Q
Elizabeth Ene – 15th – 12.02
200 Meters
Paula Smith – 2nd – 24.16 Q
Elizabeth Ene – 13th – 24.72
400 Meters
Jordan Grady – 1st – 54.50 Q
Kodii Church – 5th – 55.76 Q
800 Meters
Briana McCall – 2nd - 2:12.33 Q
Camry Grigsby – 3rd – 2:12.73 Q
100 Meter Hurdles
Danielle Demas – 1st – 13.03 Q
Frances Porter – 15th – 14..83
400 Meter Hurdles
Ruth Amaku – 2nd – 1:00.86 Q
FINAL RESULTS
SHOT PUT
Kristine Hanks – 3rd – 49' 5.75”
Ashley Jenkins – 7th – 45' 7.25”
Adrienne Quillin – 14th – 40' 11.75”
HAMMER
Ashley Jenkins – 1st – 204' 10.50”
Adrienne Quillin – 2nd – 197' 10.75”
JAVELIN
Elizabeth Lyssy – 3rd – 148' 0.75”
POLE VAULT
Kara Whitson – 2nd – 13' 8.25”
Ashley Thompson – 5th – 13' 1.75”
Monica McClellan – 9th – 11' 5.75”
LONG JUMP
Avery Zamzow – 14th – 18' 2.25”
Khalaya Williams – 16th – 17' 10.25”
TRIPLE JUMP
Kaylynne Wright – 3rd – 40' 2”
Jasmine Lipscomb – 9th – 38' 9.75”
Khalaya Williams – 12th – 38' 2.25”
HEPTATHLON
Nicole Jenrette – 2nd – 5,017 points
Avery Zamzow – 3rd – 4,956 points
Courtney Lord – 10th – 4,398 points
Sarah Walker – 15th – 3,567 points
Frances Porter – 16th – 3,564 points
10,000 METERS
Olivia Olguin – 6th – 38:19.76
