Jan. 31, 2015
NEW YORK - Jasmine Burrell finished third in the weight throw and Elaine Ribeiro ran the second-fastest 3,000 meters in program history to lead the San Diego State track and field team on the final day of the Armory Track Invitational Saturday in New York.
Burrell took third out of 43 entrants in the weight throw with a toss of 64 feet, 10 ¾ inches (19.38 meters). Burrell's best mark came on her third attempt of six throws. The third-place finish came a day after taking seventh of 55 in the shot put.
Ribeiro, meanwhile, ran the second-fastest indoor 3K in school history with a time of 10 minutes, 6.55 seconds. The 10:06.55 only trails Marie Nilsson's 9:44.80, set in 2004. Ribeiro finished 34th in the event.
The 4x400-meter relay team of Tyra Lea, Madison Gipson, Bonnie Draxler and Ellison Grove came in 11th out of 34 teams with a time of 3:48.46. The mark was just 0.07 seconds away from cracking the Aztecs' all-time top-10 list.
Jazmen Bunch led a group of four SDSU runners in the 200, taking 23rd out of 107 entrants in 24.98. Lea (26th, 25.02), Simone Glenn (43rd, 25.59) and Gipson (50th, 25.76) also finished among the top half in the event.
San Diego State returns to action at the Don Kirby Elite in Albuquerque, N.M., from Feb. 13-14.
Armory Track Invitational
New York - Jan. 31, 2015
Day Two of Two
No Team Results
Individual Results (Winner + SDSU only)
200 Meters (prelims) (out of 107 entrants)
1. Tanisha Greene (Hampton) - 24.02q
23. Jazmen Bunch (SDSU) - 24.98
26. Tyra Lea (SDSU) - 25.02
43. Simone Glenn (SDSU) - 25.59
50. Madison Gipson (SDSU) - 25.76
3,000 Meters (out of 67 entrants)
1. Elvin Kibet (Arizona) - 9:24.53
34. Elaine Ribeiro (SDSU) - 10:06.55 (No. 2 all-time at SDSU)
4x400-Meter Relay (out of 34 entrants)
1. Clemson - 3:36.29
11. San Diego State (Tyra Lea, Madison Gipson, Bonnie Draxler, Ellison Grove) - 3:48.46
Weight Throw (out of 43 entrants)
1. Kearsten Peoples (Missouri) - 72-08.00 (22.15m)
3. Jasmine Burrell (SDSU) - 64-10.75 (19.78m)