April 6, 2008

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GAINESVILLE, FL - The Florida Atlantic University track team had a notable weekend at the Florida Relays over the weekend.

The sprint medley relay team of Angela Kerr-Smith, Krystal McCarty, Trishauna Clarke and Charlene Luxama set a school record, finishing eighth in 4:03.96, eclipsing the old mark, which was set at last year's Florida Relays.

Toyria Mattear became the first Owl athlete to automatically qualify for this season's NCAA Regionals, finishing in 1:00.53, good for seventh place at the meet, and a new school record in that event. Glover finished 10th in the 400 meter hurdles in 1:01.05, tying her personal best.

"Toyria is just the first to qualify (for Regionals), we plan on several more athletes qualify. It's the first step in our long term goal of winning a national championship," said assistant coach Owen McGregor.

Former Owl Yanique Booth finished eighth in the 100 meter dash in 11.61. Brandi Prather finished 16th in the 400 meter dash in a time of 54.92, narrowly missing out on an automatic regional qualifying time.

The track team will split up next weekend. Some athletes will travel out to Arizona State to participate in the Sun Angel Classic, while others will go to Miami for the Gatorade Invitational.