April 12, 2003

Results

CLEMSON, SC - The Clemson women's track and field team competed at the 2003 NC-SC All-Star Meet held at the Rock Norman Track Complex on Saturday, and several members also competed at the SeaRay Relays in Knoxville, TN. In Clemson, Joana Costa and Katie Pickett qualified for the East Region Championships, and the Lady Tigers won eight events.

Angela Thomas was the runner-up in the 400m with a time of 58.80, and Keshia Haughton and Marquita Dortch finished one-two in the 100m hurdles. Haughton posted a time of 14.25, and Dortch recorded a 14.53 in the hurdles. Marquita Dortch also won the 400m hurdles, recording a time of 1:04.62.

In the field events, Angela Thomas won the long jump with her mark of 17'8.5", while Ramera Nero and Dacia Sexton placed fourth and fifth with marks of 32'0.75" and 28'3.5", respectively. Katie Pickett claimed the high jump with a mark of 5'7" to qualify for the region championships, and Joana Costa cleared 12'6" in the pole vault to win that event with a qualifying mark. Allison Bradshaw won the shot put with a mark of 40'11.5", and Krystal Woods claimed the discus with a mark of 146'8". Mary Gosselin finished second in the discus and hammer, with marks of 125'1" and 154'9", respectively. Allison Bradshaw was third in the hammer, throwing 143'0". The Lady Tigers swept the top four finishes in the javelin. Elizabeth Lord won the event (129'9"), Krystal Woods was the runner-up (127'9"), Keshia Haughton placed third (114'7"), and Katie Pickett took fourth with a mark of 107'6".

At the SeaRay Relays, the Lady Tigers' 4x100m relay team recorded a time of 46.24 to finish eighth. Danielle Whaley competed in the 100m and 200m, posting times of 12.22 and 25.27. Denise Cruse recorded a time of 55.85 in the 400m and Silja Ulfarsdottir finished the 400m with a time of 56.55. In the 400m hurdles, Shakirah Rutherford posted a time of 1:01.71.

The Lady Tigers return to action on Apr. 18-19 in Raleigh, NC, at the 2003 ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships.