Monday, May 14, 2012

Women's Track & Field 4x400-Meter Relay Team Broke A School Record At ECAC

Princeton, N.J.- UAlbany women's track and field competed at the ECAC Championship this past weekend.

The 4x400-meter relay team of Allison Rogers, Brittany Eveleth, Tynelle Taylor-Chase and Sherez Mohamed broke the UAlbany school record with a time of 3:41.06 on day two of the competition. In the field, Patricia McNish continues to excel in the long jump, having broken the 20-foot barrier with a mark of 20-feet 4 and one half inches.

McNish is the first women in school history to break the 20-foot barrier. Catie Coxon placed fourth in the discus throw with mark or 153-feet six-inches. McNish placed sixth in the triple jump as well with a mark of 41-feet and one-half inch. The women's 4x400-meter relay along with McNish and Coxon will wait to find out if they qualified for the NCAA East Regionals on Thursday, May 17.

Press release & photo provided by UAlbany Athletics

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