Feb. 10, 2002

In its second season, the Florida Atlantic University women's track team competed at the Armory Invitational in New York. The Lady Owls left with nine top-10 finishes in the 33 team meet. Courtney Barge led the way with a fourth place showing in the triple jump with a distance of 11.71 meters.

Barge (Pensacola, FL) also jumped 5.50 meters in the long jump and 1.65 meters in the high jump to come away with a sixth and seventh place finish, respectively.

In the 60 meter hurdles, Vicki Briggs (Jupiter, FL) finished fourth in the preliminaries (8.85) to earn a trip to the finals. In the finals she improved her time to 8.76 but finished fifth overall.

Daquia McCoy earned two tenth place finishes in the 60 and 200 meter dash with times of 7.83 and 25.62.

The track team will next compete at the Nike Fast Time Invitational in Gainesville, FL on February 28.

60 meter dash
10. Daquia McCoy, 7.83

200 meter dash
10. Daquia McCoy, 25.62

400 meter dash
31. Helenor Wilson, 59.87

1 mile run
16. Raynell Hagberg, 5:28.69

60 meter hurdles
5. Vicki Briggs, 8.76 (Finals) 8.85 (prelims)

4x400 meter relay
9. FAU, 3:59.21

High Jump
7. Courtney Barge, 1.65m

Long Jump
6. Courtney Barge, 5.50m
12. Vicki Briggs, 5.32m

Triple Jump
4. Courtney Barge, 11.71m

Shot Put
12. Ashley Stough, 11.85m

20 lb. Weight Throw
9. Ashley Stough, 14.07m