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Lady Chanticleers Have Strong Finish in Second Day at UNC Fast Times

Lady Chanticleers Have Strong Finish in Second Day at UNC Fast Times

Sistrunk sets another 60 meter hurdles school record

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C.- The Lady Chanticleers finished the second day at the UNC Fast Times Indoor meet with several top 10 finishers, including senior Chasity Johnson (N. Charleston, S.C./Fort Dorchester) who won the long jump with her leap of 19'4 1/4".  Johnson also won the triple jump on the first day of the meet and finished third in the 200 meter dash with a time of 25.22.  Ikeiylah Brown (Hilton Head, S.C./Hilton Head) finished sixth in 25.49 and Amber White (Ladson, S.C./Stratford) finished ninth in 25.61, also placing for Coastal was Desiree Leach (Columbia, S.C./Irmo) whose 26.83 earned her 23rd place.   

White and Leach also place in the 400 meter dash, White earning second place in 56.85 and Leach seventh with a time of 59.19.  Junior LeAuna Sistrunk (Cincinnati, Ohio/Mason (University of Alabama)) had another record breaking night with her second place finish in the 60 meter hurdles setting a new school record of 8.59.  Jessica Houston (Spartanburg, S.C./Dorman) finished 10th in 9.14 and Elisha Tegeder (Barnegart, N.J./Southern) earned 15th place with her time of 9.59.

In the 60 meter dash, Brown finished tenth in 7.87, while Sistrunk earned 12th place in 7.93 and Courtney Lemon (Hopkins, S.C./Dreher) finished 13th in 7.96.  Two Lady Chants placed in the 800 meters in their first meet of the indoor season, Kelli-Jo White (Wadsworth, Ohio/Wadsworth) was 13th with a time of 2:26.85 and Peggy Busbee (Aiken,S.C./South Aiken) picked up 21st in 2:29.36.  Freshman Theresa Schamberger (Kendalville, Ind./East Noble) earned 11th place in the Mile with a time of 5:15.77 and Aubrey Bergquist (Pataskala, Ohio/Watkins Memorial) was 12th with her time of 5:16.13.

Four other Lady Chants had a good day in the field events, senior Tamara Bryant (Pasadena, Calif./La Salle (Moorpark CC)) finished fourth in the shot put with her hurl of 43' 2 1/4", Houston finished seventh in the high jump clearing 5'4 1/4" and pole vaulters Laura Flath (Lincroft, N.J./Middletown South) and Marcie Veitch (Ontario, Canada/St. Anne) placed ninth (10'11 3/4") and 13th (10'6"), respectively. 

The Lady Chants will return to Chapel Hill next weekend to partake in the North Carolina Invitational.    

 

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Players Mentioned

Aubrey Bergquist

Aubrey Bergquist

DI
5' 4"
Junior
JR
Ikeiylah Brown

Ikeiylah Brown

SPR
5' 10"
Freshman
FR
Tamara Bryant

Tamara Bryant

TH
5' 8"
Senior
SR
Peggy Busbee

Peggy Busbee

DI
5' 5"
Freshman
FR
Laura Flath

Laura Flath

PV
5' 5"
Junior
JR
Jessica Houston

Jessica Houston

HU/JU
5' 7"
Freshman
FR
Chasity Johnson

Chasity Johnson

SPR/J
5' 9"
Senior
SR
Desiree Leach

Desiree Leach

HU/SP
5' 6"
Freshman
FR
Courtney Lemon

Courtney Lemon

SPR
5' 9"
Junior
JR
LeAuna Sistrunk

LeAuna Sistrunk

HU/SP
5' 8"
Junior
SO
Elisha Tegeder

Elisha Tegeder

HU/MU
5' 5"
Junior
JR
Marcie Veitch

Marcie Veitch

PV
5' 5"
Sophomore
SO

Players Mentioned

Aubrey Bergquist

Aubrey Bergquist

5' 4"
Junior
JR
DI
Ikeiylah Brown

Ikeiylah Brown

5' 10"
Freshman
FR
SPR
Tamara Bryant

Tamara Bryant

5' 8"
Senior
SR
TH
Peggy Busbee

Peggy Busbee

5' 5"
Freshman
FR
DI
Laura Flath

Laura Flath

5' 5"
Junior
JR
PV
Jessica Houston

Jessica Houston

5' 7"
Freshman
FR
HU/JU
Chasity Johnson

Chasity Johnson

5' 9"
Senior
SR
SPR/J
Desiree Leach

Desiree Leach

5' 6"
Freshman
FR
HU/SP
Courtney Lemon

Courtney Lemon

5' 9"
Junior
JR
SPR
LeAuna Sistrunk

LeAuna Sistrunk

5' 8"
Junior
SO
HU/SP
Elisha Tegeder

Elisha Tegeder

5' 5"
Junior
JR
HU/MU
Marcie Veitch

Marcie Veitch

5' 5"
Sophomore
SO
PV