Meet Report: Miami Hurricane Invitational

A strong contingent of Villanova athletes traveled to Coral Gables, Florida over the weekend to compete in the Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational. All told, a dozen Big East qualifying times were achieved. Perhaps the most noteworthy marks on the men's side were (1) the 6'10.75" high jump PR by Elbert Maxwell and (2) the 1:49.04 PR by Sam Ellison. Maxwell's leap set a new PR and placed him at #56 on the NCAA outdoor performance list. Sam Ellison ran a 1:49.04 PR over 800 meters, a time that places him at #30 on the NCAA outdoor performance list for 2012.

On the women's side, Samantha Yeats equaled her PR in the high jump (5'10"), which places her at #17 on the 2012 NCAA outdoor performance list. Christie Verdier's 54.06 in the 400 meters has her in the top 50 (#46) on the NCAA list as well.









Here are the complete Villanova results from the meet:

M E N

400 meters
8.  Bryan Murphy          48.90 (BE)

800 meters
1.  Sam Ellison         1:49.04  PR  (BE)  NCAA #30
2.  Chris FitzSimons    1:51.07  (BE)

High Jump
3.  Elbert Maxwell       6'10.75"  PR  (BE)  NCAA #56
7.  Matthew Sidney       6'4.75" 

Long Jump
7.  Elbert Maxwell      22'11.75"  (BE)
10. Lazaro Tiant        21'7.50"

W O M E N

100 meters
21. Varonica Johnson      12.14  (BE)

200 meters
29. Qualitra Brown       25.40
30. Emerald Walden       25.74

400 meters
8.  Christie Verdier     54.06 (BE)  NCAA #46
21. Qualitra Brown       57.49

100 meter hurdles
6.  Emerald Walden       14.43  (BE)

400 meter hurdles
8.  Faith Dismuke      1:02.27  (BE)

4 x 400 meters
6.  Dismuke-Verdier-Brown-Walden   3:51.46

High Jump
3.  Samantha Yeats    5'10" PR=  (BE)  NCAA #17

Pole Vault
3.  Alex Wasik            12'5.5"  (BE)
4.  Kathleen McPhillips   11'11.75"  (BE)
5.  Melissa Meggiolaro    11'5.75"

Long Jump
8.  Samantha Yeats        18'0.5"
10. Samantha Francis      17'10.75"