North Carolina Central All-Comers

North Carolina's Laura Gerraughty broke her own all-time ACC record in the shot put with a throw of 60-7 3/4 to win the North Carolina Central University All-Comers Meet Thursday afternoon in Durham.

Gerraughty previously set the ACC record at the Penn Relays two weeks ago with a toss of 60-6 and claimed the indoor title in the event last March.

Teammate Alice Schmidt beat a field of 13 in the 800 meters, winning in a season and personal-best of time 2:03.40. Schmidt won the NCAA outdoor title at 800 meters last year in a time of 2:04.73. In the men's high jump, Jesse Williams of NC State took the event with his clearance of 7-1.

Texas A&M All-Comers

Luke Marrs of Texas A&M provided highlights in the javelin with his mark of 241-02 at the Texas A&M All-Comers meet on Thursday. Teammate Josh Ralston became the fifth Aggie to break the 200-foot barrier in the discus with a personal best throw of 201-7.

Other highlights included heavy wind (4.0) in the men's 110 meter hurdles as Chris Pinnock of Texas A&M won the event in 13.57. The wind was strong again in the women's 200 meters (4.9) as Ebonie Floyd of Houston claimed the event in 23.06. Allison Beckford of Rice was second with her time of 23.28.

Abilene Christian Open

There were several noteable performances from the Abilene Christian Open on Thursday. Leading the way were several Texas Tech athletes as Albert Booker won the 400 meters in 45.72. 800 meter specialist Jonathan Johnson is coming back from his injury indoors while placing second in the quarter-mile with his time of 46.20.

Another Red Raider had an impressive toss in the discus as Jason Young won the event with his mark of 190-10. Teammate Bobby Most got his 18-foot mark in the pole vault while clearing 18-00.

Paddock Invitational

Melissa Bickett of Michigan set her own Ferry Field record at the Paddock Invitational when she sent the discus a season-best distance of 178-1. Teammate April Phillips continued to improve the school record in her signature event, the hammer throw, as she heaved the ball and chain a personal best 199-3.

Emporia State Twilight

Rebekah Green of Kansas State swept all three of the throwing events she participated in at the Emporia State Twilight on Friday night. Green took home the shot put title with her mark of 16.68m, the discus in 50.40m and the hammer throw with her toss of 54.70m.

Florida State Twilight

Once again, the Florida Gators showed why they are one of the top throwing programs in the nation at the Florida State Twilight. Karen Freberg claimed the shot put with her toss of 55-06.25. In the hammer throw, four lady Gators went over 190 feet as Jukina Dickerson edged out teammate Candice Scott, 215-05 to 212-07, respectively.

Gerber ran a national leading time of 2:03.08 in the 800 meters (Prettysporty.com)

Cardinal Qualifier

Florida State's Laura Gerber ran the fastest collegiate time in the 800 meters this year to highlight the Cardinal Qualifier on Friday night at Cobb Track & Angell Field. Gerber's time of 2:03.08 was a career-best for the senior from Geneva, Switzerland.

Other highlights included Brendon Mahoney of Georgia Tech finish as the top collegian in the 1500 meters with his time of 3:43.48. Martin van den Heuvel of Florida State was the next collegian as he clocked 3:44.42.

The men's 5000 meters saw Matt Levassiur of Adams State finish third overall and the first collegian as he came through in 14:07.40. Vicky Gill of Florida State claimed the women's 5000 meters with her time of 15:42.40.

Horizon League Championships

The University of Detroit-Mercy captured its first Horizon League Outdoor Championship Friday afternoon at the Michael A. Carroll Track and Field Stadium.

The Titans ran away with the title, garnering 146 points. Youngstown State (123) finished second followed by Loyola (106), Butler (100), UW-Milwaukee (93) and UIC (36).

Senior Matt Groh of Detroit recorded an impressive trio of victories to cap off his collegiate career as Outstanding Field Performer of the Meet. Groh shattered his own League Championship records in the shot put (57-03.50), discus (175-03), and hammer throw (190-00).

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee captured its third consecutive Horizon League women’s outdoor track and field championship in record fashion.

The Panthers not only shattered a championship record with 252 points but their 171 victory margin over second place Butler also set a new high. Youngstown State (80) finished right behind the Bulldogs in third followed by Loyola (72), Detroit (64), UIC (40) and Wright State (31).

NJCAA Championships

It was the sprinting events that dominated the action at the NJCAA Championships hosted by South Plains College. Although aided by wind-assisted marks, Erick Wilson of Barton CC clocked 9.93 (5.3w) to win the 100 meters and 20.19 (4.2w) which took the 200 meters. Wilson will attend TCU in the fall.

The women's sprinting events also took advantage of the wind as Fana Ashby of Kansas City CC claimed the 100 meters in 11.06 (2.4w) and the 200 meters in 22.69 (4.6w). Ashby will attend Auburn in the fall.

The tailwind reading of 5.0 also helped push freshman Dexter Faulk of Barton CC to the 110 meter hurdles title with his time of 13.58. Keron Francis of Central Arizona had a personal best of 230-04 as the winning mark in the javelin.

Orange and Purple Classic

After jumping 7-1 on Thursday at the North Carolina Central All-Comers, Jesse Williams of NC State cleared 7-4.25 to win the high jump at the Orange and Purple Classic hosted by Clemson.

North Carolina sophomore Laura Gerraughty broke the all-time ACC record in the shot put for the second time in three days and the third time in three weeks as she threw 61 feet, nine inches. Other action included Otis Harris of South Carolina running 45.37 in the 400 meters.

Oxy Invitational

The Oxy Invitational provided several noteable performances which included Cari Soong of UCLA throwing 211'04 in the hammer. Kyle Erickson of UCLA won the 400 meter hurdles in 49.78. Giovanni Lanaro of Cal State Fullerton cleared 18'00.50 in the pole vault.

Campbell/Wright Open

Dan Taylor of Ohio State continued his solid season heading into the Big Ten Championships at the Campbell/Wright Open hosted by Akron with a throw of 190-10 in the discus to set a new Ohio State record.

Nebraska Twilight

Despite the bad weather, Carl Myerscough of Nebraska tuned-up for the Big 12 Championships with his winning marks of 66-03.25 in the shot put and 189-06 in the discus at the Nebraska Twilight.

PAC 10 Combined Events

The PAC 10 Combined Events took place on the campus of USC on Saturday and Sunday. Ellannee Richardson of Washington State improved on her NCAA automatic mark with a total score of 5766 to claim the heptathlon. Lillia Bush of Stanford also met the auto standard with her score of 5519.

Billy Hays Invitational

Andrea Morgan of Findlay clocked 2:04.36 to win the 800 meters as the Billy Hays Invitational at Indiana. Ira Kharun of Indiana claimed the javelin with her toss of 175-07.