Saturday, May 13
Jacksonville, Fla.
9:00 a.m.
University of North Florida
vs
ASUN Championship
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Photo by: Todd Drexler
Women's Track & Field Caps ASUN Championship with Six Medals on Final Day
5/13/2017 11:56:00 PM | Women's Track
Meet:Â ASUN Championship
Location:Â Jacksonville, Fla. (Hodges Stadium)
Date:Â Saturday, May 13, 2017
Results Links: PDF | HTML
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The Short Story: The North Florida women's track and field team claimed six medals including a pair of Golds on Saturday in the final day of competition of the ASUN Championships at Hodges Stadium. Junior standout Eden Meyer captured a second event title (5,000m) for the weekend while fellow junior Vanessa Philbert made it a clean sweep of the ASUN 800m event this season.
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THE FINISH LINE
- Junior Eden Meyer posted her second consecutive dominating distance performance, winning the 5000m crown by 19 seconds over the field in a time of 16:58. It marked her second title of the weekend after having won the 10k on Friday night. Grace Meyer also scored points for UNF in the event with a 6th-place finish
- Senior hurdler Tianna Hearn capped her collegiate career in dramatic fashion, running a pair of PRs including a school record breaking time in the 400m. Hearn posted a personal best 14.07 in the 100m hurdles (4th place) before blazing to a new UNF best 1:00.67 in the 400m hurdles to earn a third-place finish.
- Junior Vanessa Philbert posted a time of 2:10 en route to claiming the top spot in the 800m. Philbert also won the 800m crown at the ASUN Indoor Championships this season. She was joined in point scoring for the event by teammates Morgan Rodriguez, who ran a PR to finish 4th, followed by Skye Zeller (5th) and Kaitlin King (6th).
- Senior Mary Kate Thyfault closed out her career by scoring points in the 1500m with a 4th-place finish in 4:45
- UNF capped off their third place team finish in the ASUN Championship meet with a runner-up showing in the closing 4x400m relay. The quartet of Tianna Hearn, Morgan Rodriguez, Vanessa Philbert and Hallie Grimes clocked a time of 3:48.15.
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ON THE FIELD
- Junior standout Alyssa Young captured a runner-up finish in the high jump after posting a mark of 1.71m (5-07.25)
UP NEXT:
North Florida's season has completed for the team but Ospreys Eden Meyer (10,000m) and Alyssa Young (High Jump) have earned a spot in the upcoming NCAA East Preliminary on May 25-27 in Lexington, Ky,
SAY WHAT...
"I am proud of the team's efforts. There are so many events that we were not able do and sometimes it makes it hard to rally the team for these championship events. Â
To their credit,  they all came to play and they competed hard. I am very proud of both team's performances.
"Eden Meyer finished her regular season doubling back from her 10k victory to win the 5000m run going away. Once again Eden showed her toughness and preparation. Competing in both the 10k and 5K is tough and she was prepared and willing to do what it took to come out on top. Grace Meyer also doubled, following up her third place 10K with a 6th place finish in the 5000m.
"We had four of the six scorers in the 800m including a pair of season bests for winner Vanessa Philbert and Morgan Rodriguez. Vanessa has had a very nice career here at UNF and it was thrilling to see her pull off the win here at home in her last meet.  She ran a very courageous race, which was by far her best effort of the year. She saved the best for last. Morgan also capped off her career with a two-second improvement on her persoanl best, charging home down the stretch for a 4th place finish, It was her best ASUN race of her career. Freshman Skye Zeller shook off her injury and finished 5th in her specialty event. Senior Kaitlin King followed up her 6th place finish in the steeple chase last night with a 6th place showing in the 800. The girls performance in the 800m was instrumental in helping us finish in 3rd as a team, ahead of Lipscomb. Â
"Senior Tianna Hearn capped of a fantastic senior year with a 4th-place finish in the 100 hurdles and then came back to finish 3rd with a PR in the grueling 400m hurdles race. Â Tianna has embraced the work it takes to be successful and has trained everyday with passion and focus allowing her last race to be the best of her career. Â
"Mary Kate Thyfault finished her career on a very sweet note, as the senior placed 4th in the 1500m run. She has faced some injuries over her career but was finally able to put it all together. It was nice to see all of that work come to fruition yielding her solid finish. Â
"Alyssa Young just continues to impress in her specialty, the high jump. She jumped 1.71m to place second. She is qualified for the East Region and will look to continue her great year in twp weeks at the East Regional.  Senior Alexandra Ellis finished 5th in the high jump to bring home some nice points in an Osprey strong event. Â
"Junior Hallie Grimes finished 3rd in the 400m with a very strong 55.7 time. After recovering from a mid-season injury, Hallie has come back very strong and next year sure looks to be very promising. Tianna, Hallie, Vanessa and Morgan came together to run a very nice 4x400m relay finishing second and capping of the the 3rd place team finish." -- Head coach Jeff Pigg
UNF Results
100m Hurdles
4. Tianna Hearn -- 14.07 Â PR
400m
3. Hallie Grimes -- 55.71
400m Hurdles
3. Tianna Hearn -- 1:00.67 Â PR/SR
8. Louisa Washburn -- 1:04.97
12. Elizabeth Cunningham -- 1:06.41
800m
1. Vanessa Philbert -- 2:10.02
4. Morgan Rodriguez -- 2:11.79 Â PR
5. Skye Zeller -- 2:19.20
6. Kaitlin King -- 2:20.90
1500m
4. Mary Kate Thyfault -- 4:45.65 Â debut
5000m
1. Eden Meyer -- 16:58.97
6. Grace Meyer -- 17:52.40
8. Audrey Carpenter -- 18:29.38
4x400m Relay
2. 3:48.15 (Hearn | Rodriguez | Philbert | Grimes)
High Jump
2. Alyssa Young -- 1.71m (5-07.25)
T5. Alexandra Ellis -- 1.61m (5-03.25)
9. Khorri Newton -- 1.56m (5-01.25) Â PRÂ
Javelin
8. Khorri Newton -- 28.05m (92-00)
9. Alexandra Ellis -- 28.00m (91-10)
Team Standings
1. Kennesaw State - 274.50
2. Jacksonville - 133
3. North Florida - 92.50
4. Lipscomb - 74
5. USC Upstate - 48
6. NJIT - 27
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Location:Â Jacksonville, Fla. (Hodges Stadium)
Date:Â Saturday, May 13, 2017
Results Links: PDF | HTML
Â
The Short Story: The North Florida women's track and field team claimed six medals including a pair of Golds on Saturday in the final day of competition of the ASUN Championships at Hodges Stadium. Junior standout Eden Meyer captured a second event title (5,000m) for the weekend while fellow junior Vanessa Philbert made it a clean sweep of the ASUN 800m event this season.
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THE FINISH LINE
- Junior Eden Meyer posted her second consecutive dominating distance performance, winning the 5000m crown by 19 seconds over the field in a time of 16:58. It marked her second title of the weekend after having won the 10k on Friday night. Grace Meyer also scored points for UNF in the event with a 6th-place finish
- Senior hurdler Tianna Hearn capped her collegiate career in dramatic fashion, running a pair of PRs including a school record breaking time in the 400m. Hearn posted a personal best 14.07 in the 100m hurdles (4th place) before blazing to a new UNF best 1:00.67 in the 400m hurdles to earn a third-place finish.
- Junior Vanessa Philbert posted a time of 2:10 en route to claiming the top spot in the 800m. Philbert also won the 800m crown at the ASUN Indoor Championships this season. She was joined in point scoring for the event by teammates Morgan Rodriguez, who ran a PR to finish 4th, followed by Skye Zeller (5th) and Kaitlin King (6th).
- Senior Mary Kate Thyfault closed out her career by scoring points in the 1500m with a 4th-place finish in 4:45
- UNF capped off their third place team finish in the ASUN Championship meet with a runner-up showing in the closing 4x400m relay. The quartet of Tianna Hearn, Morgan Rodriguez, Vanessa Philbert and Hallie Grimes clocked a time of 3:48.15.
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ON THE FIELD
- Junior standout Alyssa Young captured a runner-up finish in the high jump after posting a mark of 1.71m (5-07.25)
UP NEXT:
North Florida's season has completed for the team but Ospreys Eden Meyer (10,000m) and Alyssa Young (High Jump) have earned a spot in the upcoming NCAA East Preliminary on May 25-27 in Lexington, Ky,
SAY WHAT...
"I am proud of the team's efforts. There are so many events that we were not able do and sometimes it makes it hard to rally the team for these championship events. Â
To their credit,  they all came to play and they competed hard. I am very proud of both team's performances.
"Eden Meyer finished her regular season doubling back from her 10k victory to win the 5000m run going away. Once again Eden showed her toughness and preparation. Competing in both the 10k and 5K is tough and she was prepared and willing to do what it took to come out on top. Grace Meyer also doubled, following up her third place 10K with a 6th place finish in the 5000m.
"We had four of the six scorers in the 800m including a pair of season bests for winner Vanessa Philbert and Morgan Rodriguez. Vanessa has had a very nice career here at UNF and it was thrilling to see her pull off the win here at home in her last meet.  She ran a very courageous race, which was by far her best effort of the year. She saved the best for last. Morgan also capped off her career with a two-second improvement on her persoanl best, charging home down the stretch for a 4th place finish, It was her best ASUN race of her career. Freshman Skye Zeller shook off her injury and finished 5th in her specialty event. Senior Kaitlin King followed up her 6th place finish in the steeple chase last night with a 6th place showing in the 800. The girls performance in the 800m was instrumental in helping us finish in 3rd as a team, ahead of Lipscomb. Â
"Senior Tianna Hearn capped of a fantastic senior year with a 4th-place finish in the 100 hurdles and then came back to finish 3rd with a PR in the grueling 400m hurdles race. Â Tianna has embraced the work it takes to be successful and has trained everyday with passion and focus allowing her last race to be the best of her career. Â
"Mary Kate Thyfault finished her career on a very sweet note, as the senior placed 4th in the 1500m run. She has faced some injuries over her career but was finally able to put it all together. It was nice to see all of that work come to fruition yielding her solid finish. Â
"Alyssa Young just continues to impress in her specialty, the high jump. She jumped 1.71m to place second. She is qualified for the East Region and will look to continue her great year in twp weeks at the East Regional.  Senior Alexandra Ellis finished 5th in the high jump to bring home some nice points in an Osprey strong event. Â
"Junior Hallie Grimes finished 3rd in the 400m with a very strong 55.7 time. After recovering from a mid-season injury, Hallie has come back very strong and next year sure looks to be very promising. Tianna, Hallie, Vanessa and Morgan came together to run a very nice 4x400m relay finishing second and capping of the the 3rd place team finish." -- Head coach Jeff Pigg
UNF Results
100m Hurdles
4. Tianna Hearn -- 14.07 Â PR
400m
3. Hallie Grimes -- 55.71
400m Hurdles
3. Tianna Hearn -- 1:00.67 Â PR/SR
8. Louisa Washburn -- 1:04.97
12. Elizabeth Cunningham -- 1:06.41
800m
1. Vanessa Philbert -- 2:10.02
4. Morgan Rodriguez -- 2:11.79 Â PR
5. Skye Zeller -- 2:19.20
6. Kaitlin King -- 2:20.90
1500m
4. Mary Kate Thyfault -- 4:45.65 Â debut
5000m
1. Eden Meyer -- 16:58.97
6. Grace Meyer -- 17:52.40
8. Audrey Carpenter -- 18:29.38
4x400m Relay
2. 3:48.15 (Hearn | Rodriguez | Philbert | Grimes)
High Jump
2. Alyssa Young -- 1.71m (5-07.25)
T5. Alexandra Ellis -- 1.61m (5-03.25)
9. Khorri Newton -- 1.56m (5-01.25) Â PRÂ
Javelin
8. Khorri Newton -- 28.05m (92-00)
9. Alexandra Ellis -- 28.00m (91-10)
Team Standings
1. Kennesaw State - 274.50
2. Jacksonville - 133
3. North Florida - 92.50
4. Lipscomb - 74
5. USC Upstate - 48
6. NJIT - 27
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