Meet: UCF Black & Gold Challenge
Location: Orlando, Fla. (UCF Track & Field/Soccer Complex)
Final Results
The Short Story: Strong performances in the hammer throw from Blanca Pereira and Melissa Casiraghi highlight the VCU performance at the UCF Black & Gold Challenge
Sprints/Hurdles
Distance
- Senior Ava Miller competed in the 1500m invite at 4:49.02
- Freshman Madison Johnson also competed in the 1500m invite at 4:52.10
Jumps
- Senior Selkis Elong and junior Iyana Braswell each competed in the long jump at 5.70m and 5.66m, respectively
- Walker competed in the high jump at 1.62m
- Senior Sydney Carr finished top-10 in triple jump at 11.85m
Throws
- Pereira finished second in hammer throw at 59.85m
- Casiraghi debuted in the hammer throw at 52.97m
- Like Matalatala competed in the shot put at 13.33m
- Senior Anaya Harris finished sixth in the discus at 44.19m
Next Up
After a couple of weeks off from competition, the Rams travel to Fairfax for the Dalton Ebanks Invitational hosted by George Mason on Friday, April 3 and continuing on Saturday, April 4.Â
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