Mayhew sets school record, Golden Eagles earn nine finishes in the Top 5 at TSU
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sophomore Ashley Mayhew set a school
record in the hammer throw and the Tennessee Tech women’s
track & field team recorded nine Top 5 finishes at the 7th
annual Boston Moon Invitational, which wrapped up Saturday at
Tennessee State’s Ed Temple Track.
In addition to the nine Top 5 spots, Golden Eagles also claimed
seven more Top 10 finishes at the meet. Tech had two second-place
efforts, three thirds, three fourths and a fifth-place
performance.
Mayhew’s toss of 139 feet, 10 inches in the hammer throw
eclipsed the school record of 131 feet, 7.75 inches which she had
set earlier this spring. In addition to that second place finish,
senior Katherine Lynn also claimed a second place showing, clearing
5 feet, 4 inches in the high jump.
Along with her second in the hammer, Mayhew earned fourth place in
the shot put (40 feet, 3.25 inches) and seventh in the discus (112
feet, 4 inches).
Senior Keri Light had two of Tech’s three third place
finishes, including a 2:18.38 clocking in the 800-meter run which
missed her own school record by just one second. She was also third
in the 3,000-meter run in 10:30.59. Besides her near-miss at 800
meters, Light also challenged the school record in the 1,500-meter
run, finishing sixth with a time of 4:42.18, just two seconds off
the school record pace.
Tech’s other third place finish came in the 4x100 relay,
where the Golden Eagles posted a time of 51.39 seconds.
Tech’s fourth place finishes came in the shot put, javelin
and 3,000-meter steeplechase. Freshman Rebecca Forbes was fourth in
the javelin with a toss of 101 feet, 6 inches. In the steeplechase,
senior Ashley Evans was fourth in 12:53.63.
Tech’s fifth place effort came from freshman Emily Weinzetl
with a time of 1:01.24 in the 400-meter run.
Besides the seventh by Mayhew in the discus, sophomore Leayn Carter
earned a pair of seventh-place finishes in the long and triple
jumps. She went 16 feet, 6.5 inches in the long jump, and cleared
33 feet, one-half inch in the triple jump.
