HONOLULU - The University of Hawai'i women's track and field team opened the 2007 outdoor season by hosting the Sunrise Meet at Cooke Field on Saturday. The meet was the first of three all-comers meets that UH will host during the outdoor season.

The Sunrise Meet serves as a training ground for UH athletes for mainland collegiate competition. It also is the first time these athletes will compete in outdoor events.

Sophomore Thalia Amanakis broke a Cooke Field record in the 200-meter hurdles. The Sydney, Australia native, clocked in at 28.60 seconds, edging teammate Ashley Monfort's previous record of 28.61. Amanakis also posted the day's best mark in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.73 seconds.

Senior Mallory Gilbert took top honors in two events. She tied with teammate Emily Sheppard for the top spot in the high jump (5-7, 1.70m) and won the long jump with a mark of (17-0, 5.18m).

Novelle Murray had a successful start to her senior year with high marks in the discus (160-10, 49.02m) and hammer throw (164-4, 50.11m). Murray is the two-time Western Athletic Conference discus champion. Just last month, Murray defended her title in the weight toss at the WAC Indoor Championship.

The Rainbow Wahine will compete in a pair of meets this week in Northridge, Calif. First up is the Cal State Northridge Open, March 14-16, followed by the Northridge Relays, March 17.

UH Sunrise Meet Results

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