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Senior Zeinab Baydoun (right) won the 3,000 meter steeplechase on Saturday.

Women's Track and Field

Baydoun Wins Steeplechase for Titans at Gibson Invitational

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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (4/18/2015) --
Senior Zeinab Baydoun won the steeplechase Saturday to highlight action as the University of Detroit Mercy women's track and field team competed in the final day of the three-day Gibson Invitational at Indiana State.

Overall, Detroit competed in the final two days of the three-day meet, and earned 24.5 points. Top eight finishers earned points at the meet.

Baydoun won over four others in the 3,000 meter steeplechase with a time of 11:40.21. She won the race by more than 40 seconds.

Graduate student Louisa Coppola finished sixth for the Titans in the 1,500 meter run, earning a time of 4:36.91, her best time of the season. Freshman Taylor Smith ran a PR in the same event, finishing with a time of 4:58.15.

Junior Allison Garner placed fifth out of 20 competitors in the 100 meter dash, crossing in a time of 12.16. Freshmen Brogan Holmes and Alyson Hamilton followed with times of 12.66 and 12.93, respectively. Garner was 10th in the 200 meter dash at 25.41, while Holmes followed in 12th with a time of 25.71.

Graduate student Shannon Marchant placed 10th in the 400 meter dash with a time of 57.70. Freshman Elizabeth Mullen crossed in a time of 1:00.21 in the event.

Junior Aisha Potts-Tyre was 11th in the 100 meter hurdles (15.28), while senior Hana Hunt (16.35) and junior Grace Battista (16.64) followed for the Titans. Hunt finished ninth in the 400 meter hurdles in a time of 1:05.73, while Battista crossed in 1:08.87. Potts-Tyre also led Detroit in the triple jump (11.19m/36' 8.50") and long jump (4.97m/16' 3.75"). Hunt was 10th in the javelin with a throw of 29.36 meters (96' 4").

Freshman Sydnie Fetherolf was Detroit's top finisher in the 800 meter run in a time of 2:21.44. Sophomore Samantha Zakalowski had a time of 2:26.89, while junior Haley Morairty posted a time of 2:33.74 in the 800 meters.

The Titans were seventh in the 4x400 meter relay as the quartet of Hunt, Zakalowski, Mullen and Marchant combined for a time of 3:57.41.

Senior Lauren Berlin led Detroit in the discus, reaching 36.26 meters (118' 11") and freshman Delaney O'Rourke earned a PR at 33.46 meters (109' 9").

Detroit has one more weekend of the regular season, competing in two different meets next week. The Titans will have competitors at the Hillsdale Relays and Drake Relays next weekend. The Horizon League Outdoor Championships are the following weekend, May 1-3, at Oakland University.
 
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Players Mentioned

Grace Battista

Grace Battista

Hurdles
Junior
Zeinab Baydoun

Zeinab Baydoun

Distance/Steeplechase
Senior
Louisa Coppola

Louisa Coppola

Distance
Graduate Student
Allison Garner

Allison Garner

Sprints
Junior
Hana Hunt

Hana Hunt

Combined
Senior
Shannon Marchant

Shannon Marchant

Mid-Distance
Graduate Student
Haley Morairty

Haley Morairty

Mid-Distance
Junior
Aisha Potts-Tyre

Aisha Potts-Tyre

Combined
Junior
Samantha Zakalowski

Samantha Zakalowski

Mid-Distance
Sophomore
Alyson Hamilton

Alyson Hamilton

Sprints
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Grace Battista

Grace Battista

Junior
Hurdles
Zeinab Baydoun

Zeinab Baydoun

Senior
Distance/Steeplechase
Louisa Coppola

Louisa Coppola

Graduate Student
Distance
Allison Garner

Allison Garner

Junior
Sprints
Hana Hunt

Hana Hunt

Senior
Combined
Shannon Marchant

Shannon Marchant

Graduate Student
Mid-Distance
Haley Morairty

Haley Morairty

Junior
Mid-Distance
Aisha Potts-Tyre

Aisha Potts-Tyre

Junior
Combined
Samantha Zakalowski

Samantha Zakalowski

Sophomore
Mid-Distance
Alyson Hamilton

Alyson Hamilton

Freshman
Sprints