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4×100 Relay Clocks World’s Second-Fastest Time in 2012

Prior to a weather delay that cut the Knights’ time short in Gainesville, the 4×100 Relay jetted to the second-fastest time in the world this year (43.35) clocked by a quartet of the same nationality. Dominique Booker [1], Octavious Freeman [2], Aurieyall Scott [3] and Sheila Paul [4] edged Ohio State in the race for first place, a school record and the third-fastest time in the NCAA this year. The B team of Christal Peterson [5], Jen Clayton [6], Amanda Leland [7] and Sonnisha Williams [8] also earned a top-three finish with a time of 45.38.

Williams impressed in the high jump by tying for second place with a personal-best leap of 1.70m/5-07.

The throwers represented the Black and Gold well as freshman Precious Ogunleye [9] earned her best finish of the season thus far in the Hammer with a third-place toss of 48.09m/157-09. She went on to record personal bests and fourth-place finishes in both the Shot Put and Discus. She nearly topped the UCF freshman shot put record with a mark of 14.12m/46-04.00 and bested her personal record in the discus by nearly 13 feet with a toss of 47.75m/156-08.

Not to be outdone by her teammate, sophomore Destinee Romain [10] recorded a personal best in the Shot with a throw of 13.92m/45-08.00 for fifth place and recorded her best discus mark of the season (35.90m/117-09).

Seniors Jacquelyn Gilchrist [11] and Tomika Story [12] held their own in the long jump as the top two collegiate finishers in the event behind France’s Eloyse Lesueur and Great Britain’s Jade Johnson. Gilchrist posted a wind-aided 6.16m/20-02.50 (+3.0) with Story right behind her in fourth place with a mark of 6.07m/19-11.00 (+2.9), which is a personal best in all conditions.

Freshman Teresa Huff [13] jumped out to a great start in the 3000 Steeple and never lost her momentum to claim the first win of her collegiate career with a personal-best time of 11:48.06.

In her first appearance in the 3000 Meters this season, Jessica Pachay [14] ran a personal-record 11:02.14.

The No. 12 UCF track and field team will split between the Penn Relays in Philadelphia, Pa., and the Memphis Invitational in Memphis, Tenn., on April 27-28.