Marshall Records Four First Place Finishes at EKU Invitational

 

Cara Rumburg

RICHMOND, Ky. - The Marshall University women's track and field team had first place finishes from Alecia Daniels, LaTricia Jones, Cara Rumburg and Kristin Smith at the Eastern Kentucky Invitational Friday night.

Daniels galloped to the top spot in the 400 meter hurdles as she crossed the finish line in a winning time of 1:04.03.

The Herd had three first place finishes in field events as Cara Rumburg won the shot put, Jones in the hammer throw, and Smith taking top honors in the high jump.

Rumburg and Jones went 1-2 in the shot put with Rumburg winning the event at 12.61m and Jones finishing  behind her in second with a toss of 11.87m.  Jones also took second place in the discus throw with a distance of 39.81m, and concluded her day by winning the hammer throw with a distance of 48.29m.

Smith took first place in the high jump with a clearing distance of 1.57m (5-01.75 feet).

The Herd resumes action next weekend when MU participates in one of the most prestigious events in track and field at the Penn Relays.