Moon Township, Pa. – The RMU track & field team opened its 2022 outdoor campaign Saturday, competing at the Carnegie Mellon Invitational at Gesling Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pa.
COMPACT DISC
Fifth-year
Yessie Valencia, fresh off a
Horizon League indoor championship in the weight throw, opened her final outdoor campaign Saturday by winning the discus. She uncorked a throw of 49.97 meters (163'11") to claim gold and also extend her Gesling Stadium record, which she set in the same meet last year with a toss of 47.67 meters (156'5"). That mark also finished first, marking back-to-back years Valencia won the discus at the CMU Invitational. Valencia's distance Saturday ranks second all-time in program history, trailing only former thrower Rachel Boody (2013-17), who posted a distance of 169'3" at the 2017 NCAA East Preliminaries. Valencia also competed in the shot put for RMU Saturday, finishing fourth thanks to a toss of 12.15 meters (39'10.50").
HAMMER TIME
A total of six Colonials competed in the hammer throw Saturday, with fifth-year
Keturah Hunter earning silver with a heave of 54.93 meters (180'2"). RMU placed three student-athletes in the top 10 in the event, with Valencia (43.96) finishing seventh and fifth-year
Estelle Katende (43.37) ninth. Elsewhere in the field for the Colonials, senior
Taylor Mears notched a distance of 38.57 meters to finish 14th, junior
Alijah Caul posted at 35.61 meters and sophomore
Alana Palmer finished at 30.22 meters.
UP NEXT
RMU returns to action Saturday, April 2, by taking part in the Mountaineer Classic in Morgantown, W.Va.
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