Feb. 13, 2004

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The University of Maryland track and field teams completed day one at the New York Armory Collegiate Invitational Friday night. Highlighting the first day of events was Terrapin sophomore Kierra Foster, who earned first-place honors in the long jump with a leap of 20-05.00. Also having strong performances for Maryland were Toni Jefferson, Harold Manning and Robert Frelow.

After the first day of events, the Maryland women are in sixth place while the men are in 13th.

Foster's leap, just shy of her season-high, was a provisional NCAA qualifying time and she earned the Terrapins their first victory of the meet. Teammate Heather Houston also performed well in the long jump, finishing sixth with a jump of 19-04.25.

Toni Jefferson finished with the eighth-fastest time in the 200-meter dash preliminary heat with a time of 24.51 and will compete in the finals.

For the men's team, Harold Manning had a great performance in the preliminary heat of the 200 meters, finishing with the day's fastest time (21.66). Robert Frelow also performed well, finishing sixth in the 400-meter preliminaries and qualifying for the finals.

Maryland wraps up competition at the New York Armory Collegiate Invitational tomorrow.

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WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (First-place and Maryland finishers)

WEIGHT THROW - 1. Mallory McDonald, LSU, 63-00.00 ... 9. Labelle Hillgrove, Maryland, 45-09.00 ... 10. Zakiya Shivers, Maryland, 45-03.50 ... 11. Bria Johnson, Maryland, 42-02.25
LONG JUMP - 1. Kierra Foster, Maryland, 20-05.00 ... 6. Heather Houston, Maryland, 19-04.25
5,000 METERS - 1. Lisa Stublic, Columbia, 16:45.97
400 METERS - (PRELIMS) 1. Lashinda Demus, South Carolina, 52.89 ... 11. Tia Burley, Maryland, 56.24 ... 19. Kristina Keegan, Maryland, 59.12
200 METERS - (PRELIMS) 1. Muna Lee, LSU, 23.26 ... 8. Toni Jefferson, Maryland, 24.51

MEN'S INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (First-place and Maryland finishers)
WEIGHT THROW - 1. Michael Freeman, Manhattan, 63-10.25 ... 3. John Collins, Maryland, 58-10.25
SHOT PUT - 1. Sam Segond, Rutgers, 57-02.00 ... 9. Beau Fay, Maryland, 45-05.00 ... 15. John Collins, Maryland, 43-10.50
POLE VAULT - 1. Jeff Butaccio, Duke, 15-11.75 ... 8. Brian Grubel, Maryland, 14-09.00
HIGH JUMP - 1. Edward Warner, UMBC, 6-09.00
DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY - 1. Duke, 9:43.02
5,000 METERS - 1. Todd Witzleben, La Salle, 14:38.35
3,000 METERS - 1. Andre Laboy, St. Joseph's, 8:18.07
400 METERS - (PRELIMS) 1. Idris Payne, Northeastern, 46.99 ... 6. Robert Frelow, Maryland, 48.31
200 METERS - (PRELIMS) 1. Harold Manning, Maryland, 21.66