Leufroy Takes 800-Meter Title at Tyson Invitational

Leufroy Takes 800-Meter Title at Tyson Invitational

Feb. 16, 2008

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<?xml:namespace prefix=”st1″ ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags”?>FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.The University of Miami women’s track and field team completed the Tyson Invitational at the Randel Tyson Complex on the University of Arkansas’ campus Saturday night. <?xml:namespace prefix=”o” ns=”urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office”?>

 

A day after the UM’s other All-American Krista Simkins ran a blazing 52.94 in the 400-meter dash, her teammate Ena Leufroy won the 800-meter run in a time of 2:10.39.

 

The junior All-American won the event which featured a total of 48 competitors. 

 

The Hurricanes moved up 24 places this past week in the USTFCCCA  to no. 17 in the nation.  In two weeks the `Canes will look to reclaim an ACC Indoor Championship that eluded them a year ago.  This year the conference championships will be held on the University of North Carolina, in Chapel Hill, N.C.