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Junior Allison Garner was runner-up in the 100-meter dash.

Women's Track and Field

Titans Finish Fourth at Horizon League Outdoor Championships

Complete Results (PDF)  |  Sunday's Results (PDF)

ROCHESTER, Mich. (5/3/2015) --
 The University of Detroit Mercy women's track and field team had several top performances Sunday as the Titans concluded competition at the 2015 Horizon League Outdoor Track & Field Championships, hosted this weekend by Oakland University.

Detroit finished fourth out of seven teams with 83 points. 

The Titans had a couple of runner-up finishes as well as several scoring efforts in the final day of competition

Graduate student Louisa Coppola, who won the 10,000-meters in her collegiate debut in the event on Friday, placed second in the 5,000-meter run in 18:05.30. 

Junior Allison Garner placed second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.29, while also claiming fourth in the 200-meters in 25.31.

Sophomore Jayona Dent earned fifth in the 400-meters in 58.49 and graduate student Shannon Marchant was fifth in the 800-metes in a time of 2:15.30.

The 4x100-meter relay foursome of Dent, Garner and freshmen Brogan Holmes and Alyson Hamilton placed fourth in 47.57, while the 4x400 was third as Dent, Holmes, Marchant and freshman Elizabeth Mullen recorded a time of 3:53.65. 

Sophomore Ashley Bayles and senior Lauren Berlin placed third and fourth, respectively, in the hammer throw. Bayles had a throw of 44.64m/146' 5", while Berlin recorded a throw of 43.70m/143' 4". Freshman Delaney O'Rourke made it three Titans in the top six by finishing sixth with a heave of 37.61 meters (123' 5").

Complete 2015 Horizon League Outdoor Award Winners
Outstanding Performer of the Meet (Running): Nina Grambling, Youngstown State
Outstanding Performer of the Meet (Field): Sarah Drozdowski, Valparaiso
Freshman of the Meet (Running): Taylor McDonald, Youngstown State
Freshman of the Meet (Field): Melissa Kirchoff, Milwaukee
Women's Point Total Champion: Nina Grambling, Youngstown State
Coach of the Year: Brian Gorby, Youngstown State
Athlete of the Year: Sarah Drozdowski, Valparaiso
 
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Players Mentioned

Ashley Bayles

Ashley Bayles

Throws
Sophomore
Louisa Coppola

Louisa Coppola

Distance
Graduate Student
Jayona Dent

Jayona Dent

Sprints
Sophomore
Allison Garner

Allison Garner

Sprints
Junior
Shannon Marchant

Shannon Marchant

Mid-Distance
Graduate Student
Alyson Hamilton

Alyson Hamilton

Sprints
Freshman
Brogan Holmes

Brogan Holmes

Sprints
5' 6"
Freshman
Elizabeth Mullen

Elizabeth Mullen

Mid-Distance
5' 6"
Freshman
Delaney O

Delaney O'Rourke

Throws
Freshman
Lauren Berlin

Lauren Berlin

Throws
Senior

Players Mentioned

Ashley Bayles

Ashley Bayles

Sophomore
Throws
Louisa Coppola

Louisa Coppola

Graduate Student
Distance
Jayona Dent

Jayona Dent

Sophomore
Sprints
Allison Garner

Allison Garner

Junior
Sprints
Shannon Marchant

Shannon Marchant

Graduate Student
Mid-Distance
Alyson Hamilton

Alyson Hamilton

Freshman
Sprints
Brogan Holmes

Brogan Holmes

5' 6"
Freshman
Sprints
Elizabeth Mullen

Elizabeth Mullen

5' 6"
Freshman
Mid-Distance
Delaney O

Delaney O'Rourke

Freshman
Throws
Lauren Berlin

Lauren Berlin

Senior
Throws