LEXINGTON, VA --- In their second indoor event this season, Allen Women's Track and Field saw both a multitude of personal records set and a trio of top-10 finishes at Friday and Saturday's "VMI Invitational" held at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, VA.
Beginning in the 60 meter dash, Ty'kira Garrett not only set a new PR in the preliminaries at 7.89, but improved her time even better in the semifinals at 7.95. Garrett also shined in the 200m with a PR time of 26.24, placing her 20th overall.
Later in the 4x800 relay,
Deborah Boyd,
Myiah Upshaw,
Ayani Taylor, and
Autumn Clifton placed 10th with a time of 12:02.94. Then, in the long jump, Allen saw
Measha Jones,
Maya Jackson, and
Kiara Wilson all set new personal records with Jones finishing inside the top-10 at 8th overall.
Allen returns for another road matchup in Virginia at Liberty University Friday, Feb. 9 at the Liberty Memorial Invite in Lynchburg.
WOMEN 60 - Preliminaries
7. Ty'kira Garrett 7.89 (PR)
19.
Keturah Walker 8.04 (PR)
32.
Measha Jones 8.19 (PR)
33.
Aisha Patterson 8.19
WOMEN 60 - Semifinals
12. Ty'kira Garrett 7.85 (PR)
WOMEN 200
20. Ty'kira Garrett 26.24 (PR)
25.
Keturah Walker 26.61 (PR)
29.
Measha Jones 26.95
48.
Aisha Patterson 27.85
WOMEN 300
39.
Deborah Boyd 48.96
41. Leah Murphy 49.33 (PR)
43.
Ayani Taylor 51.91
45.
Kiara Wilson 52.27
47.
Siata Ouattara 52.80
WOMEN 400
31.
Measha Jones 1:03.13
WOMEN 800
30.
Autumn Clifton 2:33.41 (PR)
WOMEN 4X400
21.
Deborah Boyd,
Amira Belk,
Myiah Upshaw,
Caseyona Hight 4:27.87 (PR)
23.
Siata Ouattara,
Ayani Taylor, Leah Murphy,
Kiara Wilson 4:45.99
WOMEN 4x800
10.
Deborah Boyd,
Myiah Upshaw,
Ayani Taylor,
Autumn Clifton 12:02.94
11.
Caseyona Hight,
Maya Jackson, Leah Murphy,
Siata Ouattara 12:34.89
WOMEN LONG JUMP
8.
Measha Jones 5.53m (PR)
33.
Maya Jackson 4.85m (PR)
38.
Kiara Wilson 4.67m (PR)
WOMEN TRIPLE JUMP
20. Ty'kira Garrett 9.92m
23.
Maya Jackson 9.81m
WOMEN SHOT PUT
15. Savannah Welbourne-Zellars 10.82m
