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Georgia Invitational
Tozzi Leads Track At Georgia Invitational
April 11, 2010 | Track & Field
April 11, 2010
Georgia Invitational Complete Meet Results
ATHENS, Ga. - Sophomore Nicole Tozzi became the latest East Carolina track and field athlete to break a school record in 2010, as she set a new standard in the javelin throw to pace the Pirates at the Georgia Invitational.
Tozzi threw 48.14 meters to surpass Krystel Pabey's mark of 46.71 set in 2003. She now has two event wins in the past two weeks after capturing the title last week at Wilmington.
Tiffany Harris highlighted the sprinters participation, winning the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.44. Tamara Little and Tanisha Glover also picked up third and fourth-place in the event. Amanda Lapp and Samantha Lichtner were first and second in the 800-meter run, clocking in at 2:16.21 and 2:16.79, respectively. Additionally, Brittany Copeland secured second in the 1,500-meter run with a time of 4:30.17.
In the field, Tynita Butts, fresh off her school-record performance in the high jump last week, took third this time with a 1.71-meter effort. She then duplicated that finish in the long jump, capturing third again at 6.10 meters. Additionally, Camelia Morman snatched fourth in the triple jump with a mark of 12.15 meters.
Kim Kanala was just two-tenths of a meter off of her season high in the discus, as she threw a 43.73 to finish fifth. Donisha Brown did, however, set a new season best, recording a heave of 54.75 in the hammer and producing a second-place result. In addition to Tozzi's mark in the javelin, Taylor Harris used a 36.90-meter throw to grab third-place.
Ron Wright was the lone ECU male sprinter to participate in the meet, as he took eighth in the 400-meter dash with a time of 49.38. Dillon Hawley and Cory Hampshire teamed up to capture fourth and fifth in the 5,000-meter run at 15:06.79 and 15:43.60, respectively.
In the hurdles, Mario Briscoe and Randy Bolton both turned top-10 performances in the 110-meter event, ending up in seventh (14.36) and 10th (14.65). Bolton also represented the Pirates in the long jump, earning sixth-place with a mark of 6.40 meters.
Miles Coats racked up 14.34 meters in the triple jump to garner fifth-place before Dennis Aliotta finished seventh in the shot put at 16.90 meters. Aliotta also grabbed fifth in the hammer, registering a mark of 56.73 meters. Also appearing in the top five for the Pirates was Matthew McConaughey in the javelin, as his 64.63-meter mark was good for fourth.
East Carolina will take next weekend off to prepare for the 116th running of the Penn Relays. The meet is scheduled for April 22-24 at historic Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pa.
