Hill Wins at Penn Relays

Friday, April 29

Philadelphia, Pa.

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Penn Relays

4/30/2011 8:00:00 AM | Track & Field

By: Maryland Athletics

April 30, 2011

PHILADELPHIA - Sophomore Jon Hill went 6-11 1/2 to win the Eastern Section of the men's high jump Friday to highlight Terrapin performances at the Penn Relays.

Hill, a transfer from the University of Texas, cleared the mark on his second attempt and was the only one of four competitors to attempt the final height.

In other highlights from the first two days of the Penn Relays:

Amina Smith placed 4th in the Championship section of the women's high jump with a mark of 1.75m (5-8 3/4).

The men's 4x200m relay team of Jarenn Stewart, Avery Graham, Chris Brown, and Floyd Hawkes qualified for the finals on Saturday. They posted a time of 1:26.84 in Friday's heats.

The women's 4x200m relay team also made it back to the Saturday ECAC finals. The team of Ashley Hendrix, DeAnna Brown, Heidi Paul, and D'Ambour Lewis ran a time of 1:38.58.

Moriah Young posted a strong showing in the women's shot put and the hammer. She had a PR in the shot put with a mark of 14.72m (48-3 1/2). She also performed well in the hammer with a mark of 52.68m (172-10).

Kristen Batts also performed well in the throws. She was 5th in the Championship section of the discus with a mark of 49.02m (160-9). She also placed 8th in the Hammer with a mark of 52.27m (171-5).

The distance medley relay team of Ashley Cromartie, DeAnna Brown, Nicole Banker, and Ashley Campbell was competitive in their heat posting a time of 11:46.27.

Dan McDevitt performed well in the open 5k event Thursday evening. He ran a time of 14:46.00 in this event.

Ashlyn Sinclair remained consistent in the 3k Steeplechase with a time of 10:59.10.

Full results of Maryland's trip to the Penn Relays will be available on umterps.com later in the weekend.