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Niswonger Invitational
UAB Wraps Up First Day at Niswonger Invitational
1/30/2009 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
Jan. 30, 2009
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - At its second meet of the season, the UAB track and field team had three runners qualify for the 60-meter hurdles final, and six Blazers set new personal records at the Niswonger Invitational in Johnson City, Tenn. on Friday.
Junior Timara McMillan, along with sophomores Samantha Hamilton and Janelle Gaines, qualified during Friday's preliminary heats in the 60-meter hurdles to advance to Saturday's finals. McMillan's qualifying time of 9.04 was a new personal best for the Birmingham native and the sixth fastest time of the day. Hamilton posted a time of 9.16 and Gaines recorded a time of 9.23.
McMillan added another new personal record in the 200-meter dash later in the afternoon with three other Blazers. McMillan (26.23), freshman Adrienne Bradley (26.68), sophomore Janelle Gaines (26.84) and junior Christina Chambers (27.42) all recorded new personal bests in the preliminary heats.
Freshman Funderlethia Pruitt also set a new personal best in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.60, but came up short of qualifying for the finals.
Sophomore Veronica Johnson shaved nearly three seconds off her previous personal best when she posted a time of 1:00.44 in the 400-meter dash.
The Blazers return to action Saturday morning beginning at 7 a.m. CT.
