Saturday, February 9
Allendale, Mich.
9:00 A.M.
Bowling Green State University
at
GVSU Big Meet
Rambo, Gates, Pleger Shine At GVSU Big Meet
February 09, 2013 | Women's Track and Field
Full Day Two Results
Allendale, Mich. – Taylor Rambo set two new personal bests, Dana Gates set new season bests in two events and Brooke Pleger set another PR in the weight throw Saturday on the second day of the GVSU Big Meet, hosted by Grand Valley State University.
Rambo set a pair of personal bests as well, finishing 12th in the 60 with a time of 8.02 and finishing the 400 in eighth place with a time of 57.35.
Gates set season bests in the long jump and the triple jump, finishing in the top 10 in both events at one of the largest indoor track and field meets in the country. Gates placed fifth of 36 competitors in the long jump with a distance of 17-feet-7.50 and then ended 10th of 25 in the triple jump with a leap of 35-8.00.
Pleger pushed her personal best in the weight throw to 62-1.25, three inches further than her toss at the Harvey-Simmons Invitational, which was her previous best. She placed fourth out of 62 competitors at the GVSU Big Meet.
Megan Monte posted the best 800 time for a BGSU runner this year in 2:21.36 and Demetra Taylor was just .01 seconds shy of her best in the 60 hurdles, sprinting to a time of 9.06 seconds.
BGSU will have the next weekend off before competing in the Mid-American Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships at Eastern Michigan Feb. 22-23.
GVSU Big Meet
BGSU Results
60 – 12. Taylor Rambo 8.02, 19. Dana Gates 8.09, 33. Natasha Greggs 8.25
200 – 11. Brittany Sinclair 25.88, 33. Berrion Berry 26.51
400 – 8. Taylor Rambo 57.35, 16. Demetra Taylor 58.85
800 – 21. Megan Monte 2:21.36, 46. Krystin Reiser 2:26.96
60 hurdles – 4. Demetra Taylor 9.06, 43. Krystin Reiser 10.89
Long jump – 5. Dana Gates 17-7.50, 9. Tiera Parker 16-10.50, 25. Krystin Reiser 15-7.50
Triple jump – 10. Dana Gates 35-8.00
Weight throw – 4. Brooke Pleger 62-1.25, 24. Kayla Velasquez 52-8.00, 34. Nicolette Johnson 48-4.75
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