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Senior wins high jump at Penn Relays

May 1, 2002 by Steve Holt

By Steve Holt, Sports Editor

Senior Maresa Cadienhead won the high jump championship at the Penn Relay Carnival last weekend, continuing her dominance in the event this season. She cleared 5-8 3/4 on her final leap, finishing ahead of Tami Smith from Ohio State and Jenna Grimaldi from Syracuse University.

Several other ACU athletes had successful showings in front of the 50,000-plus spectators at the Relays, which lasted from last Wednesday to Saturday. The men’s 4xMile relay team placed fourth out of 17 universities with a time of 16:38.3. The team was composed of Jean-Marie Ndikumana, Martin Okello, Bernard Manirakiza and John Kemboi.

Wildcat distance runner Arthemon Sindayigaya competed in the men’s 5,000 meters, placing 21st. His time of 14:26.15 is a season best and moves him up to eighth on the Division II qualifying list.

Freshman Richard Phillips finished 15th in the 4×400-meter hurdles with a time of 52.96. Over 85 collegiate men competed against Phillips in the event.

The women’s 4×400-relay team ran a season-best time of 3:49.19 in the preliminaries, barely missing a berth to the finals. The time qualifies the team provisionally for nationals.

In the men’s distance medley relay, the Wildcat men ran about 19 seconds slower than their university-record time at last year’s Penn Relays, placing 10th in 9:48.4.

Cassie Chaffin improved her season best in the 3,000 meters by more than 20 seconds Thursday, placing 20th in a stacked heat of the nation’s best distance runners. The freshman’s time of 10:07.77 ranks her 13th in the nation in Division II.

Other finishers for the Wildcats included Shauna-Gaye Stephens, who competed in the long jump and relays. The women’s 4×100-meter relay team dropped the baton in the preliminaries, finishing last and not making the finals.

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