The Lady Chargers finished the 2002 season as a team with another quality preformance at the Butler Twilight Invitational in Indianapolis, IN. Five more school records were set and Amy Phillips all but sealed up a trip to the NCAA Division II National Championships.
Phillips improved her record time in the 3000 meter steeplechase, finishing fourth with a NCAA provisional time of 11:10.84. Candace Chambers also has an outside shot at a spot at the national championships after breaking the UAH record in the 10K with a time of 37:29.74.
LaMardra Moore and Easter Grant broke individual records, while the 4x400 meter relay team (LaDasha Tompkins, Lesley Davis, Easter Grant and Melinda Phillips) improved on their school record mark. Grant improved on her 200 meter dash record, running a time of 26.45, while Moore outdistanced her own record in the long jump with a distance of 5.36 meters.
Complete UAH results
100m - LaMardra Moore - 31st - 13.19
200m - Easter Grant - 25th - 26.45
800m - Lesley Davis - 18th - 2:18.73
Melinda Phillips - 21st - 2:20.52
1500m - Jessica Walters - 27th - 5:24.67
5000m - Jennifer Marty - 23rd - 18:57.62
Natalie Fahey - 25th - 19:20.16
Lesley Davis - 26th - 19:21.37
Rachel Robinson - 28th - 19:35.84
Courtney Hurst - 32nd - 20:05.90
Brooke McDaniel - 33rd - 20:07.73
10000m - Candace Chambers - 3rd - 37:29.74
Aytree Blalock - 4th - 39:03.14
3000m Steeplechase - Amy Phillips - 4th - 11:10.84
4x400m Relay - Lesley Davis, LaDasha Tompkins,
Easter Grant, Melinda Phillips - 9th - 4:08.43
High Jump - LaDasha Tompkins - 15th - 1.52m (4'11.75)
Lindsay Dunham - 15th - 1.52m (4'11.75)
Lauren Bussey - NH
Pole Vault - Laura Hinke - NH
Long Jump - LaMardra Moore - 11th - 5.36m (17'07.00)
Shot Put - Holly Coggins - 18th - 10.04m (32'11.25)
Discus - Bristol Hartlage - 25th - 34.80m (114'02.00)
Holly Coggins - 27th - 31.26m (102'07.00)
Javelin - Bristol Hartlage - 18th - 76-06.00 (23.32m)
Lauren Bussey - 20th - 70-07.00 (21.51m)
Holly Coggins - 21st - 68-00.00 (20.73m)
