Wright's Stellar Day Leads Bears on Final Day at UCF

Saturday, March 20

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Black & Gold Invite

Photo by: Larry Dancy

Wright's Stellar Day Leads Bears on Final Day at UCF

3/20/2021 3:28:00 PM | Track & Field

Wright broke her own program record in the 100-meter dash

By: Kraig Doremus

ORLANDO, Fla. – Cherrish Wright had a solid showing on the final day of the Black & Gold Invite on the campus of the University of Central Florida on Saturday with a pair of medals and a school record in the 100-meter dash.

The Bears started the final day of competition with a silver medal in the 4x400-meter relay. Samaiya O'dneal, Wright, Ceylani Rembert and Lauryn Dancy finished the event in 47.38 seconds, second only to UCF (45.54 seconds). Mercer's second foursome of Hannah Cooper, Kennedi Weston-Shields, Carlandra Jones and Chidimma Uwaomah finished sixth after running the event in 50.20 seconds.

Isabella LeBlanc and Jerrica Hanson finished ninth and 10^th win the 3000-meter run with times of 11:41.37 and 11:50.29.

In the Orange & Black's third event of the afternoon, the 100-meter hurdles, Wright finished ninth with a sub 15-second showing (14.94) for ninth in the program's record book.

Wright also competed in the 100-meter dash, earning a podium finish behind Jacksonville's Nicole Smith and Ciara Holback. She ran the event in 11.85 seconds, a new school record. Dancy finished 15^th (12.14 seconds) while Rembert (22^nd, 12.63 seconds), Uwaomah (26^th, 12.85 seconds) and Cooper (32^nd, 13.09 seconds).

Mercer placed three runners – Jones, Weston-Shields and O'dneal inside the top-15 in the 400-meter dash. Jones crossed the line in sixth with a time of 57.39 seconds to move into the top-five of the Orange & Black's record book, while Weston-Shields and O'dneal finished 12^th and 13^th with times of 1:00.72 and 1:00.76.

Tara Davis and Bella Rhone represented the Orange & Black in the 800-meter run. The duo finished back-to-back in 13^th and 14^th. Davis crossed the line in 2:32.50, and Rhone was only eight seconds behind.

The Bears finished the day with a sixth place showing in the 1600-meter relay. Wright, Weston-Shields, Davis, O'dneal, Rembert and Jones ran the race in 4:02.01.

RESULTS
4x400-Meter Relay
2. Samaiya O'dneal, Cherrish Wright, Ceylani Rembert and Lauryn Dancy – 47.38 seconds
6. Hannah Cooper, Kennedi Weston-Shields, Carlandra Jones and Chidimma Uwaomah – 50.20 seconds

3000-Meter Run
9. Isabella LeBlanc – 11:41.37
10. Jerrica Hanson – 11:50.29

100-Meter Hurdles
9. Cherrish Wright – 14.94 seconds

400-Meter Dash
6. Carlandra Jones – 57.39 seconds
12. Kennedi Weston-Shields – 1:00.72
13. Samaiya O'dneal – 1:00.75

100-Meter Dash
3. Cherrish Wright – 11.85 seconds
15. Lauryn Dancy – 12.14 seconds
22. Ceylani Rembert – 12.63 seconds
26. Chidimma Uwaomah – 12.85 seconds
32. Hannah Cooper – 13.09 seconds

800-Meter Run
13. Tara Davis – 2:32.50
14. Bella Rhone – 2:40.58

1600-Meter Relay
6. Cherrish Wright, Kennedi Weston-Shields, Tara Davis, Samaiya O'dneal, Ceylani Rembert and Carlandra Jones – 4:02.01

UP NEXT
Mercer will be idle to end the month of March. The Bears will run again on April 2-3 at the Embry-Riddle Spike Classic in Daytona Beach, Fla.

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