Depland, Lapsley and Miller take first at meet

Last weekend, Tech’s track and field team hosted the Yellow Jacket Invitational, a single day outdoor event. The Jackets host just two meets this season, so the on-campus event offered fans a rare look to watch some track and field competition in person.

Men

Sophomore Jerome Miller finished first in the high jump and set an NCAA region standard with a mark of 6 feet, 10.75 inches. Freshman Juan Cave claimed the spot behind Miller, finishing second in the event with a mark of 6 feet, 8.75 inches.

Miller also finished third place in the triple jump with a personal record of 49 feet, 1.75 inches. Freshman Nigel Orr followed in fourth place as he set a season-best mark of 49 feet, 1 inch.

Eric Massey and Nico Shaner each accomplished personal records in their respective competitions. Massey finished third in the hammer throw, setting an NCAA mark of 198 feet 7 inches. Shaner finished second in the javelin throw with a toss of 206 feet, 11 inches.

Andy Powlen finished sixth in the men’s shot put with a NCAA region mark of 55 feet, 11.75 inches.

E.C. Gibbs, Matt DiDia, Brandon Duckett and Derek Hoye competed in the men’s 4x400m relay and clocked a season-best time of 3:14.32, finishing in sixth place overall.

Women

The women were led by the two All-American Seniors Andriane Lapsley and Brandy Depland.

Lapsley brought home two first place finishes, capturing the top spot in the 100m and 200m dashes. She clocked times of 11.37 and 23.23 seconds respectively.

Depland also captured two events for the Jackets as she won the long jump and the triple jump. Depland posted a mark of 19 feet 4 inches in the long jump and a NCAA Region qualifying mark of 42 feet, 9.75 inches.

Freshman Mellany Stanislaus finished right behind Depland, taking second place in the jump with a mark of 41 feet, 0.5 inch.

Sophomores Shantia Moss and Tenisha Griggs competed in the 100-meter high hurdles. Moss finished second with a time of 13.56 seconds while Griggs tallied a sixth place finish with a time of 14.08 seconds.

Junior Ashlee Kidd competed in the 400-meter and came in second place, setting an NCAA Region qualifying mark with a time of 54.16 seconds.

Senior Misty Dirksen also finished second in her event, the 800 meters. She ran a personal best time of 2:11.97.

The women’s 4x100m relay team of sophomores Shantrell Moss and Shantia Moss, freshman dual-sport athlete Jacqua Williams, and Lapsley finished in second place as they set a NCAA Region qualifying mark of 44.65 seconds.

April Phillips threw for 47 feet, 2.5 inches to finish third place in the shot put competition, a NCAA Region mark.

Nisha Kurian, a sophomore from Canton, Ohio, finished fourth in the 1500-meter while fellow sophomore Elena Linn tallied a lifetime best time of 17:35.87 and also finished fourth in the 5000 meters.

Freshman Kimery Hern posted a fifth place finish and set a NCAA Region mark in the discus with a toss of 157 feet, 6 inches, while senior Alexandra Van Heuven finished seventh in the women’s high jump, clearing the bar at 5 feet, 5 inches.

The Jackets return to action next week as they travel to Athens, Ga. to compete in the Spec Towns Invitational on April 8.