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Mattear's Hurdles Title Highlights Sun Belt Outdoors
5/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | Track and Field
May 11, 2010
BOCA RATON, FL - Toyria Mattear won the conference championship in the 400 meter hurdles for the second time in her career at the Sun Belt Outdoor Track and Field Championships over the weekend.
Mattear narrowly won the race, edging Roshunda Pierson of North Texas by one one-hundredth of a second in a time of 1:00.17. It is the second time she won the conference title in the event, claiming it in 2008 as a sophomore. Mattear also placed fourth in the 400 meters at the meet.
Patricia Gumbs (2nd/800 meters), Lisa Leutner (4th/3,000 meter steeplechase) and a second place finish by the 4x400 relay team were among the other top-five finishes for FAU on the weekend. Ashani Roberts finished 4th in the triple jump in a school record distance of 41 feet, 2 and a half inches. The Owls ended up 7th in the final standings, two spots higher than they placed at last year's meet.
Gumbs and Mattear will travel to Tampa, FL on Friday to compete in a Last Chance Meet.
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