Meet Information
University of Miami Hurricane Invitational
Day Two – Friday, March, 17, 2018
Coral Gables, Florida | Cobb Stadium
 
The Basics
The FIU men's and women's track and field teams closed out its season-opening outdoor weekend on Saturday, at the University of Miami Hurricane Invitational, at UM's Cobb Stadium, recording an impressive showing. The Panthers placed five student-athletes in the top-five of their respective events, and 16 in the top-10.
 
Men's Highlights
- On the men's side, Luares Tavares (Taunton, Massachusetts) recorded a first-place finish in the triple jump with a distance of 14.81m. Joining him atop the leaders in the triple jump was teammate Wisdom Offor (Hialeah, Florida/American) who took second with a jump of 14.15m.
 
- In the 800m, Royer Baez (Reading, Pennsylvania) had a solid showing, placing second in a time of 1:57.22.
 
- Christian Williams (Hialeah, Florida/American) and Reed Service (Tampa, Florida/Riverview) posted top-10 finishes in the long jump on Saturday. Williams recorded a distance of 7.02m, while Service was right behind with a mark of 6.91m.  
 
- Daniel Neptune (Miami, Florida/Belen Jesuit) carried over his success from the indoor season to the outdoor, with a top-10 finish in the 110m hurdles, with a time of 14.75.
 
- Patston Stewart (Lehigh Acres, Florida/Lehigh) closed out the top-10 individual finishers with a time of 21.48 in the 200m. Stewart also logged a time of 10.75 in the 100m
 
- Stewart, Service, Husani Wilburgh (Coral Springs, Florida/Taravella), and Williams teamed up for a top-10 finish in the 4x100m relay with a time of 42.33.
 
Other top FIU men's results include:
- Husani Wilburgh –– 11.04 – 100M
 
Women's Highlights
- In women's action, Asha James led the way for FIU with a fourth-place finish in the javelin, with a throw of 43.29m. James paced a total of four throwers in the event, that finished in the top-10. Joining James was Jasmine Banks (North Port, Florida/North Port) with a throw of 38.78m, Dina Cosic (Belgrade, Serbia) with a 37.13m, and Kayla Woulard (Oakland Park, Florida/Northeast) with a distance of 32.02m. Samantha Ebanks (Miami, Florida/John A. Ferguson) fell just outside of the top-10 with a mark of 29.33m.
 
- Jada Roberson (Tampa, Florida/Hillsborough) finished in the top-five of the 100m with a time of 11.83.
 
- Like the men's 4x100m relay team, the women's 4x100 team of Roberson, Woulard, Sydnee Wilkerson (Jacksonville, Florida/Ed White), and Clarissa Cutliff (Orlando, Florida/Edgewater), posted a top-10 finish in a time of 47.29.
 
- Shelby Ann Cutichneal (North Port, Florida/ North Port) also posted a 2:77.05 in the 800m.
 
Other top FIU women's results include:
- Timberly Molden (Stone Mountain, Georgia) – 13.22m – Shot Put
- Harrison Mancke (Lecanto, Florida/Lecanto) – 10.92m – Shot Put
- Samantha Ebanks – 5.42m – Long Jump
- Jada Roberson – 5.37m – Long Jump; 24.55 – 200m
- Sydnee Wilkerson – 12.21 – 100m; 24.79 – 200m
- Nadja Radovic (Belgrade, Serbia) – 11.43m – Triple Jump
- Serenity Grimes (Homestead, Florida/South-Dade) – 1:11.28 – 400m
 
Up Next
The Panthers will get back on the track next weekend at the USF Invitational in Tampa, March 22-23.
 
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