Brown Advances to 60m Hurdle Final in School Record Time
March 13, 2010
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The University of Miami’s Ti’erra Brown set a new school record in the first day of action at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, Friday evening at the University of Arkansas’ Randal Tyson Track Center.
At 8.00 seconds, Brown broke Yolanda McCray’s 11 year-old school record in the 60m hurdles and advanced to the final, set for Saturday at 7:45 p.m. The two-time All-American also ran in the 400m dash prelims just 20 minutes after her hurdles run, where the Hampton, Va. native fell just two-tenths of a second shy of advancing to the final.
Deandra Doyley and Brittni Finch competed for the women in the long jump. Doyley reached a mark of 6.17m (20-03.00) for 13th place, while Finch finished two spots behind with a mark of 6.06m (19-10.75).
Doyley will compete in the triple jump on Saturday. The Lauderdale Lakes, Fla. native will look to improve upon her 20th-ranked mark of 12.91m (42-4.25) and finish among the top-eight in the event.
Ashley Dukes, the ACC Champion in the 60m dash, raced to a finish of 7.49 seconds in her preliminary heat, but it wasn’t enough to advance to the final.
For the men, Devon Hill ran a 7.83 second preliminary time in the 60m hurdles, just shy of advancing to the final heat on Saturday. The time was just four one-hundredths of a second off of his own school record – set two weeks earlier in the ACC Championships, where he claimed the conference title.
The championships will continue at 12 p.m. on March 13. ESPN360.com will stream the championships live beginning at 7:10 p.m. on Saturday. To access the live stream, visit www.ESPN360.com. Click on the FAQs link for software and system requirements, etc. Anyone with a .edu e-mail address is able to obtain access to ESPN360 at no cost. NCAA.com and ArkansasRazorbacks.com will stream supplemental coverage as available when ESPN360.com is not live. Live results can be found at www.flashresults.com.
NCAA INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS (MARCH 13, 2010, FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.)
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Women’s Triple Jump Prelim and Final – 7:30 p.m. ET
Women’s 60m Hurdles Final – 7:45 p.m. ET
· Ti’erra Brown
