Michigan State University
NCAA Regionals
Women's Track Finishes Eighth At NCAA Mideast Regional
5/30/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track and Field
May 30, 2004
BATON ROUGE, La. - Freshman Cynetheia Rooks (Graysburg, N.C.) scored in two events, the 200- and 400-meter dashes, while senior Sherita Williams (Tampa, Fla.) finished fourth in the triple jump Saturday, May 29, helping Michigan State to an eighth-place finish (32 points) at the NCAA Mideast Regional. Host Louisiana State won the NCAA Mideast Regional with 111 points while Tennessee took second (65) and Michigan third (53).
Rooks produced a personal-best 23.41 in the 200, finishing fourth and qualifying for the NCAA Championships scheduled for June 10-12 in Austin, Texas. Her time ranks fourth on Michigan State's all-time list in the 200 (school-record holder Sevetheda Fynes, 22.60, 1997). Rooks also ran a personal-best 53.27 in the 400, finishing eighth.
Williams delivered a school-record leap of 43-5 in the triple jump to claim fourth and qualify for the NCAA Championships. She shattered her previous record of 42-10 3/4 in the triple jump, set earlier this year at the Drake Relays. Friday, Williams soared a school-record 20-7 3/4 to win the long jump competition at the NCAA Mideast Regional.
Sophomore Taren James (Long Beach, Calif.) finished 22nd in the triple jump, posting a mark of 39-7 1/4.
Senior Sarah Adelaine (Harbor Springs, Mich.) took 10th in the shot put with a toss of 48-9 1/2 - the second-longest throw of her career.
Senior Sarah Pepera (Ortonville, Mich.) and senior Michelle Carson (Winnipeg, Manitoba) finished 11th and 12th, respectively, in the 3000-meter steeplechase. Pepera posted a time of 10:41.71 while Carson completed the race in 10:47.56.
