Thursday, February 25, 2016

Rebels Record Five Top-Eight Finishes Saturday

Rebels Record Five Top-Eight Finishes Saturday
               





Feb. 13, 2016 Husky Classic: Final Results
SEATTLE (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV track & field team completed its two-day stay in the Pacific Northwest Saturday at the University of Washington's Husky Classic with five top-eight finishes to go along with Nikki Regalado's

7SRVail, Ariz. (Pima C.C.)
record-setting effort in the indoor 5000m one night ago. "We had some good performances this weekend, but we also made mistakes in some areas that will need to be worked out before the Mountain West Championships," said head coach Yvonne Wade. "Overall, I am proud of our Rebels and I am confident that they will be ready to go when it counts." The Rebels' Ayana Gales
RS JRSan Bernardino, Calif. (Cajon HS)
registered the squad's best finish on day two at the Dempsey Indoor with a third-place showing (second collegian) in the long jump (19-1.50/5.83m). The squad also got a trio of fourth-place finishes in the 60m hurdles, high jump and 4x400m relay. Joniece Ervin
JROceanside, Calif. (Oceanside HS)
clocked personal-bests in all three rounds of the 60m hurdles en route to a time of 8.65. Additionally, Ervin was the top collegian in the final standings of the event. Also, in fourth were Kaysee Pilgrim
JRPhoenix, Ariz. (Pima CC)
in the high jump (5-7.75/1.72m) and the quartet of Laura Anuakpado
JRSouth Pasadena, Calif. (South Pasadena HS)
, Drea Austin
SOLas Vegas, Nev. (Foothill HS)
, Mandy Chitwood
JRLas Vegas, Nev. (Canyon Springs HS)
 and Auzsane Crowe-Carter
SRHesperia, Calif. (Sultana HS)
in the relay (3:45.24). Both finishers were third amongst collegiate competitors. Asia Cooper
RS JRJackson, Miss. (Mississippi)
advanced through all three rounds of the 60m, and finished seventh overall (fourth-best collegian) with a time of 7.62.
 

 

The Scarlet & Gray will take next week off from competition before it makes a return trip to Albuquerque, N.M., for the Mountain West Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-27) at the end of the month.

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