SPOKANE, Wash.—Thursday at the WSU Open, the University of Hawai'i track and field turned in a solid day with the pentathlon; on Friday, the momentum continued with a record-breaking performance and other highlights at The Podium.
Junior
Alyssa Mae Antolin put her name at the top of the UH record book in December in the same venue, recording a time of 24.38 in the 200m, shattering her own record from the season before. On the second day of the WSU Open, she outdid herself with a time of 24.10, finishing third in the event but updating her status as one of the elite sprinters in the history of the Rainbow Wahine program.
The same could nearly be said about sophomore
Lilian Turban, who placed second in the high jump with a height of 1.79 (5'10.75). She narrowly missed her personal best from two months ago when she cleared the bar at 1.80 (5'10.50).
In the other field events, graduate
Victoria Solheim placed 11
th overall in the weight throw with a distance of 16.31m, while sophomore
Caitlin Simmons finished in the 18
th spot of the long jump, recording a distance of 5.30m.
UH will be back in action on the third day of the open, has numerous events will take place, including the relays, shot put, and pole vault.
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