Currie wins the 100m as Charlotte Competes at Georgia Tech Invitational
May 18, 2008
Atlanta, Ga. - Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Track Performer and Student-Athlete of the Year Lamarra Currie took the 100m title, crossing the line in 11.48 as the Charlotte 49ers wrapped up the regular season this weekend at the prestigious Georgia Tech Invitational. The 49ers, preparing for the upcoming NCAA Regional, posted 10 top-10 performances during the meet.
"We have 19 athletes qualified for the NCAA East Region Championship and had hoped to add more this weekend, but those that are all qualified showed performances and/or signs that they are ready to be at their best at the region meet at Florida State in two weeks," head coach Bob Olesen said.
Currie advanced to the finals of the 100m after turning in an 11.90 (-0.1 wind) performance in the preliminaries, improving to an NCAA qualifier of 11.48 in the finals. She then joined the 4x100m relay team of Lajarsha Moses, Courtney Patterson and Ebonie Cunningham, running the second leg en route to a 44.47 finish against a strong field to rank the time third-fastest in school history.
In the women's field events, junior Pat Springs placed second in the long jump with a 19'10.25" leap, giving her the top collegiate distance.
On the men's side, Tavaris Leak turned in a season-best 48.02 in the 400m, putting him in fifth-place all-time, while the men's 4x400m team, comprised of Darius Law, Handy Dawes, Reggie Hill and Leak crossed the line in 3:12.54 for sixth place and a fourth-place all-time performance.
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In the distance events, Adu Dentamo posted a season-best 1:53.32 in the 800m before collecting a qualifying second-place finish in the 300m steeplechase. Joining him in the 800m dash, Javan Lapp turned in a lifetime best 1:53.41, pushing him to seventh place all-time. Junior Ryan Jank ran his first career 3000m steeplechase, completing the course in 9:27.14 and ranking him sixth all-time in the program record books.
On the field, Ryan Thompson missed a regional qualifying performance by just nine centimeters in the triple jump with a 48'11" leap.
