HONOLULU - Members of the University of Hawai'i track and field team's high jumpers had a field day at the UH Spring Break Open, Saturday, at Cooke Field. Senior Mallory Gilbert became the third Rainbow Wahine to qualify for the NCAA Regionals after posting a personal best mark.

Gilbert, a Clovis, Calif., native, leaped 5-8.75 (1.75m) to join Emily Sheppard (high jump) and Novelle Murray (discus) as UH's regional qualifiers this season. Sheppard, also tied her seasonal-best of 5-8.75 (1.75m) on Saturday and Annett Wichmann, matched her previous lifetime best in the event with a jump of 5-7 (1.70m).

Sheppard, a sophomore from Vancouver, British Columbia, also posted her best mark in a UH uniform in the long jump with a mark of 17-0.75 (5.20m). Sheppard previously qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the high jump at last week's Northridge Invitational.

Four other Rainbow Wahine posted seasonal best performances in the fourth of five all-comer Sunset Meets hosted by UH. Wichmann had a strong performance in the javelin with a seasonal best mark of 139-0 (42.39m).

Freshman Brittani Daniels had one personal best in the hammer throw (137-0, 41.77m) and another seasonal best in the discus (132-9, 40.47m), an event in which freshman Alana Faagai recorded a seasonal best (143-2, 43.64m). Both events were won by Murray who threw (164-4, 50.11m) in the discus and (175-8, 53.55m) in the hammer.

Junior Chantelle Laan clocked a season best in the 1500-meter run at 4:43.80 while sophomore Thalia Amanakis won the 100-meter hurdles at 14.99.

The Rainbow Wahine return to California where various members will compete in the California Multi-Events (March 28-29) in Berkeley, Calif., and the Stanford Invitational, March 30-31 in Stanford Calif.

UH Spring Break Open Results

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