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Wertman Places 2nd In Shot Put at Penn Relays
April 28, 2016 | Track & Field
PHILADELPHIA -- Cassie Wertman and the Tennessee women's 4x100 relay overcame rainy and cold conditions on Thursday to produce standout performances on the first full day of the 122nd Penn Relays at historic Franklin Field.
In the Women's Shot Put Championship, Wertman hit 16.91 meters (55-5.75) on her sixth throw to earn a Penn Relays silver medal. That throw was the third-best outdoor shot put of her career, behind only her season-best 17.11 meters (56-1.75) at last week's LSU Alumni Gold meet and her career-best 17.26 meters (56-7.50) from the 2014 season.
The UT women's 4x100 of Maia McCoy, Kali Davis-White, Felecia Majors and Felicia Brown clocked the fastest time of the prelims at 44.50. The squad will compete in Friday's Women's 4x100 Championship of America Invitational Presented by Core Power at 1 p.m. ET.
Maria Jimenez, Cidae'a Woods, Kristen Denk and the women's 4x400 also logged top 10 finishes. Jimenez finished fifth in the Women's Javelin Throw Championship with a throw of 45.10 meters (147-11). Woods took sixth place in the Women's Long Jump Championship with a 5.83-meter (19-1.50) jump on her sixth try. Denk tied for seventh in the Women's Pole Vault Championship, clearing 3.80 meters (12-5.50). The 4x400 of Lenysse Dyer, Majors, Brown and Davis-White logged the fifth-fastest prelims time at 3:39.45 to advance to Saturday's Women's 4x400 Championship of America Invitational.
Late Results: Chelsea Blaase took third place in the Women's 5000 Meter Championship with a time of 16:13.22. Austin Whitelaw took third in the Men's 5000 Meter Championship in a PR 13:58.54.
Penn Relays Results and Schedule
THURSDAY, APRIL 28
Women's 400m Hurdles Championship: 28. London Freeland, 1:03.11
Women's Shot Put Championship: 2. Cassie Wertman, 16.91m (55-5.75)
Women's Long Jump Championship: 6. Cidae'a Woods, 5.83m (19-1.50)
Women's Shot Put College: 35. Candice Butler, 11.41m (37-5.25)
Women's 4x100 (Heats): 1. Tennessee (Maia McCoy, Kali Davis-White, Felecia Majors, Felicia Brown), 44.50
Women's Hammer College: 29. Candice Butler, 42.96m (140-11); 30. Savannah Marlow, 41.69m (136-9)
Women's Pole Vault Championship: T7. Kristen Denk, 3.80m (12-5.50)
Women's Long Jump College: 18. Maya Neal, 5.48m (17-11.75)
Women's Javelin Throw Championship: 5. Maria Jimenez, 45.10m (147-11)
Women's 4x400 (Heats): 5. Tennessee (Lenysse Dyer, Felecia Majors, Felicia Brown, Kali Davis-White), 3:39.45
Women's 5000m Championship: 3. Chelsea Blaase, 16:13.22; 57. Jessica Rizor, 17:36.92
Men's 5000m Championship: 3. Austin Whitelaw, 13:58.54; 42. Jack Little, 14:36.54
FRIDAY, APRIL 29
10 a.m. ET - Men's High Jump College: Wesley Edwards
10 a.m. ET - Men's Pole Vault College: Ocean Walters-Carlson
11 a.m. ET - Women's Triple Jump College: LaChyna Roe, Brielyn Rogers
12:35 p.m. ET - Men's 4x100 (Heats): Tennessee
1 p.m. ET - Women's 4x100 Championship of America Invitational Presented by Core Power: Tennessee
1:40 p.m. ET - Men's 4x200 (Heats): Tennessee
2 p.m. ET - Men's Long Jump Championship: Mustaqeem Williams
2 p.m. ET - Women's 4x200 (Heats): Tennessee
2:35 p.m. ET - Men's DMR Championship of America Invitational Presented by PECO: Tennessee
3:25 p.m. ET - Women's Shuttle Hurdles Championship of America Invitational Presented by Core Power: Tennessee (Maya Neal, LaChyna Roe, Brielyn Rogers, Cidae'a Woods)
4:25 p.m. ET - Men's 4x400 (Heats): Tennessee
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
11:15 a.m. ET - Men's Javelin Throw Championship: Kyle Quinn
12:30 p.m. ET - Men's Discus Throw Championship: Matthew Zajac
1:45 p.m. ET - Men's Hammer Throw Championship: Cameron Brown
1:50 p.m. ET - Men's 4x100 Championship of America Invitational Presented by PECO: Tennessee
2 p.m. ET - Men's Pole Vault Championship: Jake Blankenship, Tyler Porter
2:25 p.m. ET - Women's 4x200 Championship of America Invitational Presented by Independence Blue Cross: Tennessee
2:45 p.m. ET - Men's 4x200 Championship of America Invitational Presented by Grace Foods: Tennessee
3:15 p.m. ET - Men's Hammer Throw College: Seth Whitener
5:50 p.m. ET - Women's 4x400 Championship of America Invitational Presented by Core Power: Tennessee
6 p.m. ET - Men's 4x400 Championship of America Invitational Presented by Core Power: Tennessee
