{"id":35560,"date":"2012-04-21T21:09:55","date_gmt":"2012-04-22T01:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=35560"},"modified":"2019-07-01T16:25:40","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T20:25:40","slug":"4x100-relay-clocks-worlds-second-fastest-time-in-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/4x100-relay-clocks-worlds-second-fastest-time-in-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"4×100 Relay Clocks World’s Second-Fastest Time in 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>, Octavious Freeman<\/a>, Aurieyall Scott<\/a> and Sheila Paul<\/a> 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<\/a>, Jen Clayton<\/a>, Amanda Leland<\/a> and Sonnisha Williams<\/a>\u00a0also earned a top-three finish with a time of 45.38.<\/p>\n Williams impressed in the high jump by tying for second place with a personal-best leap of 1.70m\/5-07.<\/p>\n The throwers represented the Black and Gold well as freshman Precious Ogunleye<\/a>\u00a0earned 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 Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ 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.<\/p>\n Not to be outdone by her teammate, sophomore Destinee Romain<\/a>\u00a0recorded 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).<\/p>\n Seniors Jacquelyn Gilchrist<\/a> and Tomika Story<\/a>\u00a0held 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.<\/p>\n