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Villanova Track & Field Results From Day One and Two of the Penn Relays
April 28, 2000 PHILADELPHIA, PA.--- On Thursday, April 27, at Franklin Field in Philadelphia, the Villanova University men's and women's track & field teams began competing in the 106th running of the Penn Relays. The Wildcats have had a number of bright spots through the first one and a half days of competition, led by a second place finish by junior Ann McGranahan in the 5,000m run on Thursday evening. Villanova opened the Penn Relays Thursday morning, as Sarah Hunt, Melinda Boykin and Christine Heffernan took part in the women's discus. Hunt was the `Cats' top finisher, placing fifth with a throw of 45.42 (149-00). Boykin and Heffernan ended the event in 18th and 19th place with throws of 34.58 (113-05) and 34.34 (112-08) respectively. Boykin and Heffernan got back into action Thursday afternoon in the eastern qualifying of the women's shot put. Boykin finished 13th with a mark of 12.59 (41-03.75), while Heffernan did not measure. In the hammer throw preliminaries, Hunt placed in 10th position with a throw of 47.66 (156-04). Winding down the first day of competition on Thursday, McGranahan took part in the championship of the 5,000m run. She finished in second place, crossing the finish line in 16:08.94. Maria Elena Calle of Virginia Commonwealth won the event with a time of 16:06.03. Starting off day two of the Penn Relays for the Wildcats was junior Marlena Robinson in the triple jump easterns. With a leap of 11.97 (39-03.25), Robinson finished in the sixth spot. In the men's 4x100 heats on Friday afternoon, Villanova's team of Dashan Sanders, Brian Powell, Antoine Johnson and Darnell Greene placed second in their heat with a time of 42.25. Later in the afternoon, the Wildcats' DMR team of Paul Carroll, Maulan Byron, Brian Anderson and Tom Parlapiano finished 11th, posting a time of 9:47.25. The University of Connecticut won the event with a mark of 9:33.02. Villanova will resume competition later in the afternoon on Friday, competing in the women's 4x1500m relay, the men's long jump, the women's 100m hurdles and the men's 4x400m relay. |
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