Taking on the Best

April 2, 2016



UCF track & field had a strong final day at the Pepsi Florida Relays and the Stanford Invitational, combining for three individual event titles and one relay championships in the two stacked meets.

RELATED: Pepsi Florida Relays Results | Stanford Invitational Results

Jhane' Carter grabbed the Knights' top finish on Saturday in Gainesville, Florida, taking second in the shot put with a toss of 48-2/14.68m.

Anne-Marie Blaney also snatched a top-five finish late last night at the Stanford Invitational, breaking her own school record in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 33:24.33. Her new career-best time topped her previous best by nearly 45 seconds.

Rosie Chamberlain took seventh in the 800-meter run, running 2:05.27 against a stacked field. Five of the six runners that defeated the English native compete professionally.

UCF also had success in their relays at the Pepsi Florida Relays, earning a fifth-place finish in the 4x200-meter relay and 11th in the 4x100-meter relay. Briana Vaughn, SheKara Martin and J'Nea Bellamy competed on each of those relays, while Alissa Williams ran on the 4x100 and Cessily Jones was on the 4x200m.

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The Knights return home next weekend for a dual meet against Illinois on Saturday, April 9.