STANFORD/HAYWARD, Calif. – The Hawai'i women's track and field capped off a split-squad weekend in the Bay Area by breaking a nearly 40-year old record in the 4x100m relay to highlight Saturday's action on another rainy day at the Stanford Invitational and Mike Fanelli Classic.
The Rainbow Wahine 4x100m relay squad of
Kristin Cook,
Amy Warrington,
Alyssa Mae Antolin and
Isabella Kneeshaw broke the program record that was set on Apr. 21, 1985 with a time of 45.64 to come in fourth at the Stanford Invitational. The mark topped the previous record of 45.73 set by Diane Kawahara, Runa Engle, Angela Williams and Gwen Gardner.
Tara Wyllie continued her climb up the UH top 10 list in the triple jump by posting the No. 2 mark in school history. The sophomore, who earned Big West Athlete of the Week honors following the first meet of outdoor season, got out to a distance of 12.77m (41-10.75) to finish fourth in the invitational section of the meet.
Jessica Mackenzie added another field event top 10 mark by moving into sixth in school history in the javelin. Mackenzie set a huge PR with a toss of 45.57m (149-6.00) on her third attempt to place seventh in the Stanford Invitational collegiate section.
Hawai'i then closed out action on the track with another high-ranking time in school history in the 4x400m relay. Warrington, Antolin,
Sammie Gordon and Kneeshaw combined for a 3:41.39 to record the second-fastest time in program history and finish third in the meet.
Samaria Vital and
Montserrat Montanes i Arbo provided another highlight for the Rainbow Wahine throwers at the Stanford Invitational. Vital turned in a third-place finish in the discus with a toss of 44.39m (145-7.00), just 0.28m shy of her PR, while Montanes i Arbo placed seventh in the hammer throw with a mark of 55.41m (181-9.00).
Pole vaulters
Helen Hoadley and
Ashley Babkirk highlighted the action at the Mike Fanelli Classic, finishing third and sixth, respectively. Heading into the week as the Big West leader, Hoadley posted another solid mark clearing 3.95m (12-11.50) while Babkirk matched her outdoor PR by clearing 3.65m (1-11.75).
Catherine Touchette won her section of the 800m at the Mike Fanelli Classic, running a personal best 2:14.69 to pace the UH distance crew.
The Rainbow Wahine are in action next at the Bryan Clay Invitational in Azusa, Calif., Apr. 11-13.
