GAINESVILLE, Fla. (UCFKnights.com) - A day full of personal bests from the UCF track and field team was highlighted by a school record performance in the 3,000-meter run at the Tom Jones Memorial on Friday at the Percy Beard Track in Gainesville.
Kalleigh Forrester crossed the line in 10:08.93 to break the UCF record in the 3,000-meter run. The New Windsor, N.J., native turned in her personal-best time to finish third in the race.
Brittany Gill joined Forrester in the top five, as her personal-best time of 10:21.75 gave her fifth place in the 3,000-meter.
In all, the Knights turned in 11 personal-best performances.
Natosha Jordan cleared a PR-height of 5-5/1.65m to tie for fourth in the high jump. Rosie Chamberlain crossed the line in 55.27 her first-ever outdoor 400-meter dash. Tatyana Thompson landed at 15-6.75/4.74m in the long jump.
Ebony Crear posted a pair of PRs on Friday. She finished seventh in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 59.79, and turned in a mark of 13.93 in the 100-meter hurdles. Hailey Blaser also posted a PR in the 400-meter hurdles, crossing the line in 1:06.12.
Loren Gallmon also posted a pair of PRs at the meet. She finished the 100-meter dash in 11.90, and crossed the line in 24.53 in the 200-meter dash.
A trio of Knights finished in the top six in the hammer throw, led by Chelsea Gobourne's second place distance of 197-10/60.31m. Gabby Durant turned in a PR of 189-9/57.85m to finish third. Jhane' Carter used a throw of 169-7/51.69m to take sixth place.
The Knights, who won The American Indoor Championship on Feb. 25, head to Houston for the league's outdoor championship May 12-14.
UCF Results
100M
15. SheKara Martin 11.54
22. Loren Gallmon 11.90
200M
17. SheKara Martin 23.44
23. Ashley Jocelyn 23.86
36. Loren Gallmon 24.53
400M
17. Rosie Chamberlain 55.27
26. Tyra Johnson 1:01.29
800M
5. Tere Cooley 2:11.57
6. Crystal Tejeda 2:12.16
12. Emily Jenkinson 2:18.35
1500M
30. Marissa Codispodi 5:02.36
31. Laura Korsmit 5:08.53
3000M
3. Kalleigh Forrester 10:08.93
5. Brittany Gill 10:21.75
24. Ashton McMurray 11:32.54
100H
11. Ebony Crear 13.93
400H
7. Ebony Crear 59.79
22. Hailey Blaser 1:06.12
23. Kayla Pritchett 1:06.88
4x100 Relay
4. Jocelyn, Martin, Bellamy, Gallmon 45.25
4x400 Relay
4. Crear, Jocelyn, Cooley, Chamberlain 3:40.79
6. Blaser, Jenkinson, Tejeda, Pritchett 4:04.47
Hammer Throw
2. Chelsea Gobourne 197-10/60.31m
3. Gabby Durant 189-9/57.85m
6. Jhane' Carter 169-7/51.69m
High Jump
T4. Natosha Jordan 5-5/1.65m
8. Kebreyona Acker 5-3/1.60m
Long Jump
19. Makeda Elliott 16-7.25/5.06m
20. Kennedy Broom 16-0.5/4.89m
21. Tatyana Thompson 15-6.75/4.74m
Triple Jump
7. Briana Potter 39-2.5/11.95m
Javelin
6. Precious Williams 127-8/38.93m
Pole Vault
5. Anna Chamness 11-9.75/3.60m
T10. Maddie Bryan 11-3.75/3.45m