Greene and Striver hit NCAA qualifying marks in the shot put

Thursday, April 25

Philadelphia, PA

11:30 AM

Millersville University

Penn Relays

Greene and Striver hit NCAA qualifying marks in the shot put

4/25/2019 9:09:00 PM | Women's Outdoor Track and Field

Results

By: Ethan Hulsey, Director of Athletic Communications

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Millersville University women's track and field team sent a select group of athletes to the prestigious Penn Relays on Thursday. Sunflower Greene's NCAA Championships automatic qualifying mark against a host of Division I performers in the shot put, and Aliyah Striver's NCAA provisional qualifying mark in the shot put highlighted the Marauders' afternoon.

MEET HIGHLIGHTS
• Greene topped her previous season best by more than two feet, hitting 52-6 1/2, qualifying her for the NCAA Division II Championships for a third consecutive outdoor season. Greene finished fifth in a field of 13 Division I competitors. Indiana's Madison Pollard won the event with a mark of 53-10. The only other athletes ahead of Greene came from Clemson, Indiana, and the University of Cincinnati.
• Greene also qualified for the championship heat in the hammer throw but finished 11th with a toss of 179-6--more than 20 feet under her previous season best. Florida State's Veronika Kanuchova won the event with a toss of 215-3.
• Striver's career-best of 46-10 3/4 placed her eighth in the field of 41 athletes--the majority of which were from Division I. Striver was the top Division II finisher and the only non-Division I athlete in the top 12. Striver's mark makes her a provisional qualifier for the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
• Madison Martin competed in the college hammer throw and placed 26th out of 31 with a throw of 153-3.
• Millersville's 4x100-meter relay team of Brianna Doherty, Emonie Reviere, Gabriela Karch and Destinee Holloman posted a 48.65, placing them 40th out of 66 teams and five among Division II teams.
• The 4x400-meter relay squad of Lenaiya Flowers, Kay Liebl, Karch and Clara Forney placed 45th in a field of 60 but topped three PSAC teams and was second among all Division II teams with a time of 4:00.53.

NOTES
• Greene placed fourth at the Penn Relays last season with a mark of 52-3 3/4.
• Greene and Striver rank first and third in the PSAC in the shot put, and Greene and Martin rank first and third in both the hammer and discus.

UP NEXT
• Millersville travels to Shippensburg's Paul Kaiser Invitational on Saturday, April 27.