Results
After the Retrievers edged the mark down to 1:37.92 on Friday,
the four-some of junior Kirsten Jones (Brentwood, Tenn./M.L.K
Magnet) and sophomores Paulette Fogle (Washington, D.C./Bishop McNamara),
Kalane' Abbey (Laurel, Md./Laurel), and Mercedes Jackson (Huntingtown, Md./Huntingtown)
clipped the record-time to 1:37.88 on the meet's final day.
Two other relays competed for UMBC on Saturday as the men and
women each entered a squad in the 4x800 race. The
women's team of sophomores Sarah
Daly (Lake Orion, Mich./Lake Orion) and Mary Katherine Kulp (Vestal, N.Y./Vestal),
freshman Angelina Oputa (Bowie, Md./Elizabeth
Seton), and junior Cody
Mezebish (Westminster, Md./South Carroll) took 22nd place
with a time of 9:16.41. For the men, juniors Andrew
Smith (Chadds Ford, Pa./Garnet Valley) and Jake
Albino (Hampton, Md./Minisink Valley), and
freshmen Nick
Johnson (Olney, Md./Sherwood) and Andrew
Keresztes (Port Jefferson, N.Y./Port Jefferson) combined
for a time of 7:49.37 to finish in 26th place.
In the throws, freshman Vincent
Rentzsch (Oranienburg, Germany) and sophomore Thor
Serafenas (Olney, Md./Good Counsel/Clemson) both earned top-ten
finishes in the javelin and hammer competitions,
respectively. Rentzsch recorded a throw of 62.88m
(206'3") to take third, while Serafenas' heave of 53.48m (175'5")
in the hammer earned him ninth-place.
UMBC now returns home to prepare for the 2013 America East
Outdoor Championships. The two-day conference meet will
be held in Vestal, N.Y. at Binghamton University and will begin on
Saturday, May 4.
