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.
