BLOOMINGTON -Austin Peay State University women's track
and field team continues its upward climb with another impressive showing at
Indiana University's Gladstein Invitational.
Perhaps the most impressive performances came
from junior Chantelle Grey and senior Tanesha Campbell. Grey finished second in
the 800-meter run at 2:11.09, she also set a personal record in the 400-meter
run at 57.26. Her 800m time is tops in the OVC and in the top-10 nationally,
while her 400m mark is fourth-best in the league.
Campbell, meanwhile extended her personal
best shot put mark to 46-04.25, which was good enough for eighth place at the
Gladstein Invite and ranks second in the OVC.
"Chantelle and Tanesha have been two of our
more consistent performers, week-in and week-out," head coach Doug Molnar said.
"We've got such a young team and we've spent talking about ways to continue to
improve. Chantelle is getting better and better each week, and Tanesha is
getting back to form as well."
The Lady Govs finished the event with a
number of personal bests, which shows the Molnar's team as a whole is making
strides through the short indoor season. Candace Johnson set personal-bests in
the 60-meters (8.01) and the 400-meters (1:00.52).
Freshman Xiamar Richards finished 21st
in the 5,000-meter at 19:04.56, which is getting closer to her 2010 indoor
tiem. The Lady Govs also improved to 3:55.10 in the 4x400-meter relay, led off
by Candace Johnson, followed by Taelor Slaughters, Cenitra Hudson and anchored
by Chantelle Grey.
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