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Trojan Women Win USA Invitational and Pick up Five Individual Wins
4/11/2015 6:19:00 PM | Track & Field
MOBILE, Alabama – The Trojan women's track and field team put on show at the USA Invitational this weekend, leaving with a first place overall team win, three 1-2 sweeps, and five first place finishes.
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The team dominated the women's competition winning with 172 points, nearly 30 points ahead of the runner-up hosting team, South Alabama. Freshman standout Sydney Wright assisted the Trojans in winning 28 of the points through two individual events and a team relay.
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Wright not only won the women's 100-meter dash on Saturday, and she was also a part of the Trojan tandem that took first and second in the 200-meter dash. Wright crossed the finish line for a first place finish while Paige McMillan was right behind her placing second.
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Another Trojan freshman, Niata Alexander, picked up a win, 10 team points, and also crushed a previous personal record with a time of 56.83 seconds in the women's 400-meter dash. Dallas Worthy assisted Alexander in the event sweep, placing second with a time of 57.43 seconds.
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Apart from their individual successes, Worthy, McMillan, Wright and N. Alexander also worked together to pick up a runner-up finish in the women's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:51.43.
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In the women's 4x100 relay the team of Cameia Alexander, Alexus Cobbs, McMillan and Wright also placed second, finishing in 47.06 seconds.
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Distance runners Julia Ostendorf and Katrina Bokenfohr picked up the third sweep of the day for the Trojan women, winning first and second, respectively, in the women's 3000-meter run. Ostendorf finished with a time of 10:23.09 for 10 team points, while Bokenfohr finished right behind her.Â
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Ostendorf also set a new personal record in the women's 1500-meter run with a time of 4:50.85 for a runner-up finish. Meanwhile, Sara Zylstra placed fifth with a 5:01.91 finish in the event.
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Thrower Corina Cox picked up the fifth win for the team on Saturday in the women's discus contest with a 52.24-meter toss. Freshman Jaevyn Wortham set a new personal-record in the event with a throw of 46.48-meters.
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Other notable women finishers are Alexus Cobbs who won and set a new personal record in Friday's triple-jump contest and placed third in Saturday's long jump competition. Lacey Marcus placed fourth in women's 100-meter hurdles.
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Troy's men's team picked up two runner-up finishes on Saturday. Sophomore Sean Kent shattered his personal record in the men's 3000-meter run with a time of 9:08.86 and a second place finish. Meanwhile, Cameron Rice placed second in the men's 200-meter dash.
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Dylan Ogburn set a new personal record in the men's 1500-meter run, while Demetris Elia placed fifth in the men's hammer throw with a 55.14-meter toss.
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The Trojans head to Auburn next weekend to compete in the War Eagle Invitational hosted by Auburn University on April 17 and 18.
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Fans can keep up with all the action by following Troy track and field/cross country on Twitter at @TroyTrojanXC_TF.
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For more information on all of Troy Athletics, fans can find the Trojans on Twitter and Instagram at @TroyAthletics, or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/TroyAthletics.Â
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The team dominated the women's competition winning with 172 points, nearly 30 points ahead of the runner-up hosting team, South Alabama. Freshman standout Sydney Wright assisted the Trojans in winning 28 of the points through two individual events and a team relay.
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Wright not only won the women's 100-meter dash on Saturday, and she was also a part of the Trojan tandem that took first and second in the 200-meter dash. Wright crossed the finish line for a first place finish while Paige McMillan was right behind her placing second.
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Another Trojan freshman, Niata Alexander, picked up a win, 10 team points, and also crushed a previous personal record with a time of 56.83 seconds in the women's 400-meter dash. Dallas Worthy assisted Alexander in the event sweep, placing second with a time of 57.43 seconds.
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Apart from their individual successes, Worthy, McMillan, Wright and N. Alexander also worked together to pick up a runner-up finish in the women's 4x400-meter relay with a time of 3:51.43.
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In the women's 4x100 relay the team of Cameia Alexander, Alexus Cobbs, McMillan and Wright also placed second, finishing in 47.06 seconds.
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Distance runners Julia Ostendorf and Katrina Bokenfohr picked up the third sweep of the day for the Trojan women, winning first and second, respectively, in the women's 3000-meter run. Ostendorf finished with a time of 10:23.09 for 10 team points, while Bokenfohr finished right behind her.Â
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Ostendorf also set a new personal record in the women's 1500-meter run with a time of 4:50.85 for a runner-up finish. Meanwhile, Sara Zylstra placed fifth with a 5:01.91 finish in the event.
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Thrower Corina Cox picked up the fifth win for the team on Saturday in the women's discus contest with a 52.24-meter toss. Freshman Jaevyn Wortham set a new personal-record in the event with a throw of 46.48-meters.
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Other notable women finishers are Alexus Cobbs who won and set a new personal record in Friday's triple-jump contest and placed third in Saturday's long jump competition. Lacey Marcus placed fourth in women's 100-meter hurdles.
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Troy's men's team picked up two runner-up finishes on Saturday. Sophomore Sean Kent shattered his personal record in the men's 3000-meter run with a time of 9:08.86 and a second place finish. Meanwhile, Cameron Rice placed second in the men's 200-meter dash.
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Dylan Ogburn set a new personal record in the men's 1500-meter run, while Demetris Elia placed fifth in the men's hammer throw with a 55.14-meter toss.
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The Trojans head to Auburn next weekend to compete in the War Eagle Invitational hosted by Auburn University on April 17 and 18.
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Fans can keep up with all the action by following Troy track and field/cross country on Twitter at @TroyTrojanXC_TF.
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For more information on all of Troy Athletics, fans can find the Trojans on Twitter and Instagram at @TroyAthletics, or on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/TroyAthletics.Â
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