Track and Field Women Shine at Raleigh Relays

RALEIGH, N.C. The Seton Hall track and field team punched five tickets to the women’s ECAC Outdoor Championships at the Raleigh Relays over the weekend. Junior Jernail Hayes (Newark, Del.) and senior Janeille Brathwaite (Christ Church, Barbados) each qualified in two events.

Hayes was the runner-up in the 400-meter dash and clocked in at 54.82, missing an NCAA Regional qualifying time by just .21 seconds. She also hit a time of 14.39 in the preliminary heats of the 100-meter hurdles for her second postseason bid.

Brathwaite will join Hayes in the 100-meter hurdle event, after crossing the tape in 14.05. Her time was just .13 shy of earning a spot at the NCAA Regionals. In the 400-meter hurdles, Brathwaite ran a time of 1:01.77, and is about a second behind the Regional mark.

Also in the hurdle events, senior Chavanne Hubbard (Somerset, N.J.) hit the finish line in 1:02.19 to place 10^th in the 400-meter hurdles. Freshman Charisse Bryant (Virginia Beach, Va.) was the third athlete to qualify for the ECAC’s in the 100-meter hurdles with a 14.39 effort in the race.

Junior Toneisha Friday (Somerset, N.J.) raced to a time of 55.61 in the 400-meter dash and placed ninth.

The lone male runner to qualify for the postseason was sophomore Matt Rendina (Boothwyn, Pa.), who qualified for the BIG EAST Championships in the 100-meter dash after running a 10.99 in the preliminary heats.

The Pirates return to action next weekend at the Colonial Relays.

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