May 17, 2008

EL PASO, Texas - Senior Rachel Blankenship continues to change Marshall University's record book with her 14.87m throw in the shot put at C-USA Championships at El Paso this past weekend.

Her throw once again gives her the school mark in the shot put beating her mark of 14.36m that she threw earlier this season at the Winthrop Invitational. With her mark at C-USA, Blankenship was able to finish fifth at the meet.

Freshman Kristin Smith garnered the high spot over the weekend for the Thundering Herd as she was able to place second in the high jump event clearing the bar at 1.65m.

Junior LaTricia Jones earned three top ten spots in the hammer throw (ninth), shot put (eighth) and discus (10th).

For the other jumps events, senior Teniqua Sutton finished eighth in the long jump (5.79m) and school record holder sophomore Andrea Jackson placed 10th in the triple jump (12.28m).

Other top ten finishes includes seniors Britani Keeney who placed sixth in the hammer throw (49.35m) and juniors Breanna Jones earned seventh in the 100-meter hurdles (13.93) and Kwema Phillander notched seventh in the javelin (37.12m).

Marshall will now send three student-athletes to compete at the NCAA Regionals. The group includes Blankenship, Sutton and Jackson. Keep checking herdzone.com for further information.