GAINESVILLE, Fla. - The Thompson sisters were on fire on day two of the Celebration Pointe Classic in Gainesville, Florida, at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center on Saturday night. The Dolphins had another six performances in 8th place or better throughout day two of the competition.
Cassie Thompson (55.37) and Cassidra Thompson (57.37) repeated their personal record performances in the 400m, coming in 2nd and 4th.
Joanna Rogers also achieved an indoor personal best (56.31) in the 400m and finished 3rd.
A very disciplined day for Joy Whittington, as she finished 5th in the 60m hurdle preliminaries and continued to secure 7th place in the 60m hurdle heat. Whittington also finished 15th in the long jump.
Alyssia Richard placed 4th in the shot put, while Alana Lecointe took the 5th spot.
Julia Sue-Kam-Ling secured 5th place in the long jump, and Elon Peon finished 8th.
COACHES COMMENTS
"We had a solid day as a team," said Head Coach Bambi Brundage. "Our sprinters continue to post some fast times with multiple personal bests. I'm really proud of Joy in the hurdles as she had a breakthrough today that will continue to give her confidence throughout the season. The throwers are putting in work, and as we get closer to the conference and taper down, we will see some big throws."
UP NEXT
The Dolphins look ahead to Friday February 9 to compete in the Florida University Last Chance.
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