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May 17, 2008

Complete Results

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The University of Louisville had a pair of new regional qualifiers among the 45 total regional qualifying marks achieved at Saturday's Cardinal Twilight at Cardinal Park. The Cards also added 10 event titles and four new school records in their final event prior to the NCAA Mideast Regional in two weeks.

Tarah McKay and D'Ana McCarty added to the Cards' school record list of regional qualifiers on Saturday. McKay, a sophomore from St. Clements, Ont., won the 800m run with a school record setting time of 2:09.30, breaking the previous school record of 2:10.83 set by Alicia Cavender in 2002. McKay is also a regional qualifier in the 1,500m.

McCarty, a freshman from Indianapolis, Ind., finished fourth overall in the hammer with a career best throw of 180 feet, 5 inches to earn her first career regional bid. Overall, the Cards now have 27 total qualifiers for the NCAA Mideast Regional, including 17 for the BIG EAST champion women's team and 10 for the men's squad. The total is one better than last year's previous best total of 26.

"To have 27 regional qualifiers and set a school record with that number is a great accomplishment for our team and our program," said Cards' head coach Ron Mann. "We're looking forward to the end of the NCAA championship season, especially with our team continuing to excel, and we're excited about what we can accomplish in Fayetteville and Des Moines."

Along with McKay's time, the Cards set three additional school records on Saturday, including two winning performances in the throwing events. Leading the way was junior Jere' Summers with a school record throw of 189-03 to win the discus and move up to No. 2 in the national rankings in the event. The throw was more than three feet better than her previous school record mark of 185-11 set in winning the BIG EAST title two weeks ago.

The final school record on the day came from junior Seidre Forde, with a leap of 20-02.25 to finish second in the long jump. The jump edged out the previous school record jump of 20-01.75 by teammate Amaka Omenyinma earlier this season.

Summers also added a win in the shot put on Saturday with a regional qualifying mark of 53-05, while sophomore Rachel Gehret won the high jump with a cleared height of 5-10.75. Sophomore Teresa Lewis won the 100m hurdles with a season's best and regional qualifying time of 13.84, while sophomore Andrea Sabbatine won the pole vault with a cleared height of 12-01.50.

On the men's side, junior Andre Black led the way with a win in the triple jump with a regional qualifying mark of 50-08.25 and the native of Mobile, Ala., also added a second-place finish in the long jump with a leap of 24-04.25. The long jump was won by Tone Belt, competing unattached, with a leap of 24-11.75. Belt also won Saturday's high jump with a cleared height of 7-00.50.

Other first-place performances for the Louisville men included a win for senior Chris Danks in the 400m with a time of 48.14 and freshman Kyle Gann in the pole vault with a cleared height of 16-00.75.

It was also a good day for former Cardinal athletes Arthur Turland (discus, 194-04) and Wesley Korir (5,000m, 14:12.93) who each earned event wins on Saturday. Other unattached winners on Saturday included Johnie Drake in the men's 100m (10.46), Cynetheia Rooks in the women's 200m (23.69), Todd Dutch in the men's 200m (21.19), Ryan Moore in the men's 400m hurdles (51.82), Tony Thompson in the men's shot put (63-07), Alicia DeShasier in the women's javelin (163-08), Garland Porter in the men's hammer (218-03) and Patricia Soman in the women's long jump (20-09.75).

Up next, the Cards will have a week off from competition before traveling to Fayetteville, Ark., on May 30-31 for the NCAA Mideast Regional. Louisville will conclude the 2008 outdoor season on June 11-14 at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, Iowa.

Cardinal Twilight - Louisville, Ky.
Saturday Results
U of L Men's Individual Results
400m
1	Chris Danks	48.14
400m Hurdles
2	Joey Hodges	53.29
5000m
2	Soimo Kiplagat	14:12.98
High Jump
5	Phil Feinberg	2.05m/6-08.75
6	Neil Angermeier	2.05m/6-08.75
Long Jump
2	Andre Black	7.42m/24-04.25
-	Rudon Bastian	FOUL
Triple Jump
1	Andre Black	15.45m/50-08.25 #
Pole Vault
1	Kyle Gann	4.90m/16-00.75
Discus
3	Andrew Hackney	55.29m/181-05 #
4	Josh Greenwald	54.69m/179-05 #
8	Weston Banks	49.97m/163-11
Shot Put
6	Weston Banks	15.80m/51-10.00
U of L Women's Individual Results
100m Dash
6	Theresa Lewis	12.47
100m Hurdles
1	Theresa Lewis	13.84 #
400m
3	Heather Trimiew	56.77
800m
1	Tarah McKay	2:09.30 # *
2	Kat Alcorn	2:10.67
5000m
2	Taryn Gibson	17:54.85
High Jump
1	Rachel Gehret	1.80m/5-10.75 #
3	Christine Krellwitz	1.70m/5-07.00
Long Jump
2	Seidre Forde	6.15m/20-02.25 # *
5	Amaka Omenyinma	5.80m/19-00.50
Pole Vault
1	Andrea Sabbatine	3.70m/12-01.50
Discus
1	Jere' Summers	57.68m/189-03 # *
3	Chinwe Okoro	47.13m/154-07
Hammer
1	ZeNai Savage	61.35m/201-03 # *
2	Jere' Summers	58.97m/193-06 #
3	Lindsey Cook	56.64m/185-10 #
4	D'Ana McCarty	54.99m/180-05 #
Javelin
5	Holly Geibel	35.67m/117-00
Shot Put
1	Jere' Summers	16.28m/53-05.00 #
4	ZeNai Savage	15.17m/49-09.25 #
5	Chinwe Okoro	14.23m/46-08.25
* = School record
# = NCAA Mideast Regional Qualifier