May 31, 2003
Two Dukes earned spots in the 2003 Track & Field Regionals this weekend with Melissa Stewart (discus) and Erica DaCosta (javelin) representing Duquesne.
They earned the regional slots by hitting NCAA qualifying marks during the regular season.
Stewart led the way taking 18th overall in the discus throw hitting 146' 11" in her field of 27 competitors.
DaCosta finished 22nd in her field of 26 with her distance of 129' 0".
Complete Discus Results
Women Discus Throw======================================================================= 3 Flights - Advance top 9 plus ties to a reverse order final. Use Rule 7.1.4 to establish first 8 distinct final places. 15 minutes warm-up for each flight, 15 minutes before finals. American: 69.44m 4/27/2002 Suzy Powell, Stanford TCCollege Best: 67.48m 4/26/1981 Meg Ritchie, Arizona NCAA Meet: 64.26m 6/5/1999 Seilala Sua, UCLABernie Moore: 62.28m 1983 Meg Ritchie, Arizona Name Year School Finals Points======================================================================= 1 Rachel Longfors SO Florida 55.15m 10 55.15m 44.93m 54.85m 52.89m FOUL FOUL 2 Dayana Octavien JR S. Florida 54.40m 8 54.40m 50.36m 49.76m FOUL FOUL FOUL 3 Deshaya Williams SR Penn St. 53.34m 6 53.22m FOUL FOUL 49.76m 52.06m 53.34m 4 Makiba Batten SR Florida St. 53.16m 5 53.16m 52.65m 48.86m FOUL FOUL FOUL 5 Erin Compton SR Marshall 52.12m 4 47.43m 46.62m 52.12m 48.12m FOUL 45.91m 6 Dore DeBartolo SR Florida 51.12m 3 FOUL 51.12m 48.83m 49.05m 49.08m 50.22m 7 Christen Clemson FR Penn St. 51.10m 2 48.03m 42.37m 51.10m 44.94m 48.79m 45.26m 8 Marija Kurtovic FR North Carolina 50.50m 1 50.50m 50.05m FOUL 49.54m 49.47m 46.43m 9 Eliese Mitchell SR Virginia 50.12m 50.12m 47.77m 46.60m 48.38m 44.42m FOUL 10 Johvonne Hernandez SO Syracuse 48.68m 48.68m FOUL 48.21m 11 Allyson Criner FR North Carolina 48.36m 45.94m 48.36m 48.01m 12 Jill Pedretti JR North Carolina 47.73m 40.35m 47.73m FOUL 13 Christine Heffernan SR Villanova 47.36m 45.74m 43.40m 47.36m 14 Kelly Smoke SO NC State 47.23m 47.23m 46.96m 46.33m 15 Amy Parkosewich SR Connecticut 46.33m 46.33m FOUL 45.92m 16 Amber Campbell JR Coastal Carolina 46.27m 46.27m 44.89m 46.02m 17 LaShana Poole SR App. State 46.18m 46.18m 45.58m FOUL 18 Melissa Stewart FR Duquesne 44.79m FOUL 36.52m 44.79m 19 Simone Parker FR Georgia Tech 44.02m 38.10m FOUL 44.02m 20 Stacey Nadolny SO Cornell 43.59m 38.60m 43.00m 43.59m 21 Kristal Kostiew JR Vermont 43.57m FOUL FOUL 43.57m 22 Lexi Benamati JR Penn St. 43.31m FOUL 38.20m 43.31m 23 Michelle Guidici SR UNC-Wilmington 41.23m 41.23m FOUL FOUL 24 India Odum JR S. Carolina 38.37m FOUL 38.37m FOUL 25 Nadine Clarke SR Bethune-Cookman 38.17m 38.17m FOUL -- Sara Fields JR Army FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL -- Keri Groover SO S. Carolina FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL
Complete Javelin Results
Women Javelin Throw======================================================================= 3 Flights - Advance top 9 plus ties to a reverse order final. Use Rule 7.1.4 to establish first 8 distinct final places. 15 minutes warm-up for each flight, 15 minutes before finals. American: 59.64m 5/30/2002 Serene Ross, PurdueCollege Best: 60.26m 5/6/2000 Angeliki Tsiolakoudi, Texas-El Paso NCAA Meet: 60.24m 6/3/2000 Angeliki Tsiolakoudi, Texas-El PasoBernie Moore: 55.10m 2000 Emily Carlsten, Florida Name Year School Finals Points======================================================================= 1 Krista Woodward FR Georgia 51.29m 10 45.33m 47.05m 51.29m 46.94m 46.25m 48.87m 2 Brianne Johnson SR Penn St. 49.34m 8 45.08m 49.34m FOUL 44.73m FOUL 46.57m 3 Karen Wyzykowski FR North Carolina 48.68m 6 46.98m 46.29m 48.68m 43.27m 47.81m 44.60m 4 Lauren Barrett FR Lehigh 47.82m 5 43.79m 44.01m 41.73m 42.75m 37.52m 47.82m 5 Ashley Colley SO Penn St. 47.56m 4 44.99m 47.56m 46.01m 45.16m 42.54m 45.92m 6 Brooke Freeburg JR Providence 46.70m 3 44.00m 46.70m 45.11m 40.67m 44.89m 42.94m 7 Julie Siebert-Johnson SR Pennsylvania 46.34m 2 41.43m 46.34m 45.04m 42.61m 44.02m 45.03m 8 Jen Austin JR Rutgers 44.00m 1 44.00m FOUL FOUL PASS PASS PASS 9 Anne Bobiak SO Virginia 43.95m 42.98m 43.95m FOUL 40.26m FOUL 43.14m 10 Lauren Primerano SR Manhattan 43.63m 43.63m 42.22m 41.22m 11 Krystel Pabey SO E. Carolina 43.22m 41.00m 41.40m 43.22m 12 Amelia Williams SO Maine 43.11m 41.98m 43.11m 39.24m 13 Melinda Foster JR Rutgers 43.05m 37.84m 43.05m 42.81m 14 Jennifer Haigh SR Rhode Island 42.38m 40.88m 40.85m 42.38m 15 Jill Knopsnyder FR Pittsburgh 42.28m 42.28m 37.13m 36.93m 16 Nadine Clarke SR Bethune-Cookman 41.01m 41.01m 40.52m 39.54m 17 Kai Ivory JR Pennsylvania 40.81m 40.81m 35.28m 32.61m 18 Christie Schreckengost SO UNC-Wilmington 40.74m 40.74m 39.98m 38.80m 19 Courtney Lenart FR Robert Morris 39.92m 38.38m 39.04m 39.92m 20 Sarah Herskee SR Cornell 39.69m 36.37m 37.27m 39.69m 21 Alexandra Petrone JR Harvard 39.52m 39.52m FOUL 38.80m 22 Erica DaCosta JR Duquesne 39.33m 39.33m 38.23m 37.65m 23 Yasmin Deliz SR Lehigh 38.86m 36.79m 38.66m 38.86m 24 Kathleen Chen JR Boston Univ. 36.78m 36.78m 36.14m 34.44m 25 Christine Heffernan SR Villanova 34.94m FOUL FOUL 34.94m -- Kristen Eash SO Penn St. FOUL FOUL FOUL FOUL
