Women's Track Wins Maryland Invitational
April 1, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Junior Vanessa Jones (Olney, Md.) won the high jump with an NCAA provisional mark of 5-10 ˝ to lead the Maryland women's track team to a first-place finish at the Maryland Invitational on Saturday.
Senior Candyce DeLoatch (Pittsgrove, N.J.) finished first in the 400 (53.71) and second in the 200 (24.38) as the Terps used eight first-place finishes to defeat Navy, which finished second.
Maryland finished with a score of 235.5 points. Next were Navy (187.17), Northeastern (60), Morgan State (59.33), and Delaware State (54).
Other winners for Maryland were freshman Thema Napier (Columbia, Md.) in the 400 hurdles (59.43), freshman Tia Burley (Baltimore, Md.) in the 200 (24.28), junior Rebecca Mack (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) in the 800 (2:17.11), freshman Lynn Harris (Newark, Del.) in the long jump (19-4 Ľ), sophomore Tracy Ojeniyi (Sewell, N.J.) in the shot put (46-7 Ľ), senior Cathy Porter (Millersville, Md.) in the hammer (156-4), and the 4x100 relay team (46.53).
On the men's side, senior John Carr (Washington, D.C.) won the 100 with a time of 10.67 to lead the Terps to a fourth-place finish. Rhode Island won the competition with a score of 177.5, followed by Northeastern (137), Millersville (98), Maryland (83), and Delaware State (74.5).
Also faring well for the men was junior Cedrick Rogers (Fort Wayne, Ind.), who won the long jump with a mark of 24-3. In addition, sophomore Phillip Barrett (Upper Marlboro, Md.) placed second in the 110 hurdles with a time of 14.69. Senior Jason Joubert (Rockville, Md.) finished third in the 400 hurdles with a time of 53.21.
Maryland will host its second consecutive home meet next weekend. Competition begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday.
Women's Team Scores Men's Teams Scores 1. Maryland 235.50 1. Rhode Island 177.5 2. Navy 187.16 2. Northeastern 137 3. Northeastern 60 3. Millersville 98 4. Morgan State 59.33 4. Maryland 83 5. Delaware State 54 5. Delaware State 74.5 6. Howard 42 6. Morgan State 59 7. Millersville 33 7. Howard 46 8. UMBC 24 8. UMBC 18 9. American 6 9. UMES 10 10. Johns Hopkins 1 10. Johns Hopkins 3
