Monday, March 24, 2003

Five Golden Panthers qualify for the NCAA Regional

ive different Golden Panther individuals and two relay teams qualified for the NCAA Regional in late May at the Hurricane Invitational this past weekend.

On the women's track side, three different FIU runners qualified. Anita Edwards ran a 23.88 in the 200-meter dash. Vronique Wilson finished in first place with a 53.46 in the 400-meter dash. Ranada Daniels had a third place finish to qualify in the 400-meter hurdles at 1:00.67.

In the women's field events, two Golden Panthers qualified. Linda Loussaint recorded a high-jump mark of 1.70m (5 feet, 07 inches) and Michelle Lennox cleared 3.66m (12 feet, 00 inches) in the pole vault.

On the men's track side, Jamare Clarington qualified by running a 14.10 in the 110-meter hurdles.

The FIU women's 4x100 meter-relay team won the event and qualified with a 45.38 and the 4x400 meter relay ran a 3:41.88. The 4x100 team consists of Wilson, Edwards, Veneisha Williams and Alexia Dean.

The 4x400 team is Ewards, Wilson, Sonnii McBride and Dean.

The teams will now travel to the Florida Relays in Gainesville, FL on March 27-29.