Whyte Wins 100M on Final Day of C-USA Championship

Sunday, May 12

Charlotte, N.C.

Florida Atlantic

Conference USA Championship

5/12/2019 2:47:00 PM | Women's XC/Track & Field

Conference USA Championship Final Results

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Florida Atlantic University track and field team wrapped up the Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Sunday. The day was highlighted by Natalliah Whyte taking home gold in the 100 meter dash, resetting the Irwin Belk Track record after breaking during yesterday's preliminary round.

Coach Smolka's Take

"Life is full of highs and lows. This weekend is certainly an example of that. We are thrilled by Natalliah's championship win, and very happy that it looks like she and Anca (Anne-Catherine Wasser) punched their tickets to the NCAA Championship first round. At the same time, our overall team performance wasn't at all what we hoped for. We had a lot of points slip through our fingers. We did have some people perform well and miss scoring points by fractions of a second, but we just weren't able to get over the hump."

Quick Hits

Whyte's time of 11.21 in 100 meter dash helped her reach first place. After breaking a 19-year-old track record yesterday, Whyte reset the record by shaving 0.07 seconds off her time for the finals
Anne-Catherine Wasser placed fifth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:01.31
The 4x400 meter relay team of Searra Woods, Jenae Ambrose, Wasser, and Roshelle Francois finished in 11th place with a time of 3:46.79
Mikaela Jonsson raced to a 12th place finish in the 1500 meter run finals with a time of 4:54.62
Cara Simpson had a 11.59 meter jump in the triple jump, putting her in 17th place overall
Five different Owls finished the 5000 meter run. Lauren Macon was the first FAU runner to cross the finish line in 19:26.51 for 36th place. Kelsey Meltzer was one spot behind at 37th with a time of 19:38.62. Brooke Butterfield completed the run in 19:43.62 for 39th place. Christina Humphries right behind her in 40th with a time of 19:46.57. Morgan Graff rounded out the group with a 42nd place finish in 20:21.67
The Owls missed out on opportunities for points on Sunday due to injury or just missing the qualifying cut on Saturday. Renee Shaw qualified for the 100 meter hurdles finals, but was unable to race on Sunday. Megan Giovanniello just missed the qualifying cut for the 800 meter run on Saturday. Whyte had the top 200 meter time in the conference coming into the championship, but wasn't able to compete in the event this weekend. Overall, FAU finished 13th

Up Next

The NCAA Championship Regionals will be held in Jacksonsville, Florida May 23-25. The Owls will wait to see where their times stack up and if those qualify for regionals.

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