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Longfors Leads Women's Track and Field at 62nd Annual Coca-Cola Florida Relays
Friday, March 25, 2005 | Women's Track and Field
Junior All-American Rachel Longfors (Erhard, Minn.) became the first University of Florida women's track and field athlete to post a NCAA regional qualifying score during the 2005 outdoor season Thursday at the 62nd annual Coca-Cola Florida Relays presented by GRU. Longfors took home fourth place honors in the hammer throw with a personal best toss of 58.07m/190-06.
Senior Carling Cookerly (Sarasota, Fla.) added the first Florida individual victory of the season winning the 10,000-meter in a time of 37:25.15 while freshman Lindsay Sundell (Salonga, N.Y.) also earned a top-five finish finishing third in the 3,000m steeplechase in a time of 11:09.17.
"It was a good start today," Florida Head Coach Tom Jones said. "Rachel had a big PR, she is a big-time athlete for us. Carling ran a nice race but she'll run two or three more times this season and she will improve on that."
Longfors returns to the outdoor season after a redshirt season a year ago. She was the second highest collegiate finisher in the event while first place went to American record holder and former Gator Erin Gilreath with a throw of 66.30m/217-06.
Sundell made her collegiate debut Thursday after redshirting during the indoor season while Cookerly claimed her first individual title of the year.
The 2005 Coca-Cola Florida Relays presented by GRU continue tomorrow beginning at 9:00 a.m. with the collegiate men's discus competition.
