Meet Notes
The University of Hawai'i women's track and field team will participate in three separate meets this week in northern California - the Cal Multi-Event Meet, March 24-25, the full-squad Stanford Invitational, March 26-27, and San Francisco State Distance Carnival, March 26.
Discus thrower
TeRina Keenan was named the Verizon Wireless Western Athletic Conference Women's Outdoor Track and Field Athlete of the Week following her performance at last week's USC Trojan Invitational. Keenan, who earned the "field" weekly award, captured the discus title with a huge personal-best throw of 51.69 meters (169 feet, 7 inches). Keenan beat out throwers from Texas and USC and was nearly eight feet better than runner-up Okwukwe Okolie of Texas.
The mark currently ranks second in the nation and is over nine feet better than the second-place mark in the WAC so far this season. It also ranks third all-time in school history. Keenan's award marks the fourth for the Rainbow Wahine this season. High jumpers
Amber Kaufman (twice) and
Sarah Saddleton have each been honored by the conference.
Heptathletes
Samantha Balentine and
Natalija Waldhuber will compete in the Cal Multi-Event Meet at Cal's Edwards Stadium & Goldman Field. The Rainbow Wahine will then send a contingent of 12 athletes to the Stanford Invitational held at the Cobb Track & Angell Field. Among the UH participants include All-American Kaufman, who will make her outdoor season debut this season. The distance runners will compete at the SFSU Distance Carnival at Cox Stadium.
Last week, the Rainbow Wahine participated in the USC Trojan Invitational. In addition to Keenan's performance, another the highlight included
Madara Apine's school-record in the triple jump.
This Week's Schedule
What: Cal Multi-Event Meet
When: Wednesday, March 24 and Thursday, March 25
Where: Edwards Stadium & Goldman Field; Berekely, Calif.
What: Stanford Invitational
When: Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27
Where: Cobb Track & Angell Field; Stanford, Calif.
What: SFSU Distance Carnival
When: Friday, March 26
Where: Cox Stadium; San Francisco, Calif.
UH Participants at the Stanford Invitational:
Thalia Amanakis (100mH, 400mH),
Samantha Balentine (HJ),
Anika Borden (WT),
Lauren Cutler (JT),
Brittany Feiteira (100m, 200m),
Jessica Forrester (5000m),
Amber Kaufman (HJ),
TeRina Keenan (Discus),
Emma MacCorquodale (WT),
Careena Onosai (Discus),
Sarah Saddleton (HJ),
Sam Whitehall (800m)
School Record Falls At Trojan Invitational: At last week's USC Trojan Invitational in Los Angeles, newcomer
Madara Apine shattered the school's triple jump record tied with Sacramento State's Moira Robinson for the top mark of 41-5.75 (12.64m). However, Robinson won the tiebreaker for top individual honors. The old school record was 39-8.5 (12.11m) set by
Emily Sheppard last season.
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