2012 Terrapin Invitational
LANDOVER, MD. – The UMBC women's
track and field team placed third and the men's team placed fourth
at the Terrapin Invitational, Saturday afternoon at the Prince
George's Sports Complex in Landover, Md.
The women finished behind only Maryland and Hampton at the
regional meet, thanks to multiple event wins.
Freshman Mercedes Jackson (Huntington, Md./Huntington) won
the 60m dash for the fourth time in four meets this
season. The rookie, who owns the UMBC school record
(7.50), finished in 7.60.
Junior Amanda Deller picked up her first win of the
season, claiming first in the shot put with a throw of 13.88m
(45'6.5"). She also finished fourth in the weight throw
with a toss of 16.06m (52'8.25")
Sophomore Kirsten Jones (Brentwood, Tenn./M.L.K. Magnet) and
freshman Brianna Young (Bowie, Md./Eilizabeth Seton) put
in a strong effort, finishing eighth and ninth, respectively, in
the 200m.
The Retrievers picked up two more top-10 finishes as Jones and
sophomore Deborah Adelola (Lanham, Md./Bladensburg) finished
third and fourth in the 400m.
Freshman Mary Katherine Kulp (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal) once
again put her name in the UMBC record book as she finished sixth in
the 800m, and places ninth on the all-time list with a time of
2:20.51.
Senior Imani Colbert (Upper Marlboro, Md./C.H. Flowers)
and junior Chowan Brightful (New Market, Md./Linganore) also
placed in the top-10, claiming fourth and seventh, respectively, in
the 60m hurdles.
Mid-year transfer Chris Nash made
an immediate impact for the Retrievers, claiming gold in the weight
throw. In his first meet for UMBC, Nash set a
personal-best with a throw of 16.92m (55'6.25"), which places him
fourth on UMBC's all-time list. Nash's throw also
qualifies him for the IC4A meet in March.
Senior Josh Hewitson (New Market, Md./Linganore)
claimed bronze in the 400m with a time of 50.56, while
sophomore Andrew
Smith (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) placed fifth in the
600m (1:24.25). Freshman Eric
Schuler (Fulton, Md.) also had a top-10 finish, placing
fifth in the 3000m.
In the pole vault, junior Sean
Kshimetski (Pasadena, Md./Chesapeake) set a new
personal-best, 4.40m (14'5.25), and now claims tenth by himself on
UMBC's all-time list.
The Retrievers return to action next weekend when the squad
splits up to take part in the Patriot Games at George Mason and the
Penn State Nationals in State College, Pa.
