TUCSON, Ariz. - Libby Parkinson improved on her BYU No. 6 all-time spot in the women's javelin and Annalise Hart tied the program's No. 10 mark in the 400-meter hurdles Saturday at Roy P. Drachman Stadium.
Parkinson and Hart earn program top-10 marks in Tucson
Elizabeth Parkinson improved on her BYU No. 6 all-time spot in the women's javelin and Annalise Hart tied the program's No. 10 mark in the 400-meter hurdles Saturday at Roy P. Drachman Stadium.
Parkinson competed in a BYU uniform for the first time in 660 days and picked up better than she left off. Her throw of 50.93m/167-1 beat her previous personal best and previous BYU No. 6 mark by nearly three feet. She placed second in the competition.
"I feel great" said Parkinson. "It's been 23 months since I've been in a BYU uniform due to a UCL surgery, so it has been a long time coming. I'm just happy about the consistency and happy to throw more nukes."
Hart's No. 10 BYU all-time mark came in just her first-ever 400m hurdle race. She placed second overall in the event with a 58.87.
"I was pretty nervous going into the race because I had no idea what to expect" said Hart. "However, I felt prepared and confident in my training, so I trusted that and went for it. I am excited to continue to learn and improve in the 400m hurdles."
Maddie Passmore won the long jump with a personal-best mark of 6.02/19-9. She also placed fourth in the triple jump, leaping 12.26m/40-2.75 to earn her second personal best of the day.
Gretchen Hoekstre won the women's discus with a toss of 51.73m/169-8. Hoekstre also placed fourth in the shot put and sixth in the hammer throw.
Senior Jaslyn Gardner took second overall in the 200m with a time of 23.41. However, Gardner's wind reading was over the 2.0 limit and will not count towards the BYU record board.
The 4x100m relay team of Gardner, Hart, Dolita Shaw and Lainey Jones ran 44.31: the second-fastest time recorded in school history.
Up next, the multis and jumps will attend the Aztec Invitational in San Diego March 21-23 as the distance squad and throwers will travel to USC for the Ron and Sharlene Allice Trojan Invitational March 22-23.