Panthers Post Solid Performances from Coast to Coast

Friday, March 31

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Panthers Post Solid Performances from Coast to Coast

4/1/2017 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field

PITTSBURGH – The Pitt track and field teams had successful performances at four meets across three states Friday: at the Pepsi Florida Relays, Sanford Invitational, San Francisco State Distance Carnival and Texas Relays.

Pepsi Florida Relays (Gainesville, Fla.)
Women's highlights:
- Junior Andin Fosam placed first in the college division of the hammer throw with a toss of 61.18m.
The 4x400m "A" team of Morgan Harvey, Quadaisha Newkirk, Laila Ismail and Desiree Garland qualified for Saturday's final with a time of 3:38.78 in the preliminary round, placing second.
- Newkirk (53.30) and Garland (54.31) set personal records in the 400m, while Harvey (1:00.07) and Ismail (1:00.47) posted career bests in the 400m hurdles.
- Sophomore Sydney Alderman placed 14th in the javelin at 39.86m.

Men's highlights:
- Desmond Palmer's time of 13.75 in the 110m hurdles was good enough for a personal record, however, the race was deemed not "wind legal" as speeds were above 2.0 miles per hour. Palmer took fourth in the 400m hurdles, coming in at 50.65.
- Freshman Dante Watson (1:51.63) and junior James Hare (3:55.57) set personal records in their respective events, the 800m and the 1500m.
- Jamaree Murray took 37th in the 400m at 48.43.

Stanford Invitational (Stanford, Calif.)
- Joslin Sellers led a trio of Panthers in the 1500m, posting a personal record of 4:29.63 and finishing 13th in her section. Miranda Salvo and Amy Kelly followed at 4:30.25 and 4:32.14, respectively.
- Sophomore Gillian Schriever finished 20th in the talent-packed 10,000m invite at 34:05.13.

San Francisco State Distance Carnival (San Francisco, Calif.)
Women's highlights:
- Four Panthers set personal records in their respective events: Anja Weiler (4:33.12), Makenzie Zeh (4:36.05) and Sam Shields (4:39.59) in the 1500m, and Natalie Hilton (10:57.76) in the 3000m steeplechase.
- Senior Ariel Pastore-Sebring represented Pitt in the 5000m, coming in 45th at 17:17.75.

Men's highlights:
- Billy Caldwell clocked a personal record in the 1500m at 3:51.53, placing fifth, while Matt McGoey (14:22.39) and Jackson Morton (14:52.45) posted PRs in the 5000m.
- Ryan Hughes (31:06.88) and Alex Archer (31:45.54) represented Pitt in the 10,000m run, coming in at 38th and 60th, respectively.

Texas Relays (Austin, Texas)
- Katie Adair represented Pitt in the pole vault, but was unable to register a mark. She will vault for the Panthers Saturday at the Bobcat Invitational at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas.

UP NEXT
Pitt will complete action at the Pepsi Florida Relays Saturday while members of the Panthers' distance crew will compete in California at the Stanford Invitational and San Francisco State Distance Carnival. For links to live results and live streaming, visit PittsburghPanthers.com.

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