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Herd women win 6 at Marietta Indoor

February 07, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

MARIETTA, Ohio -- Marshall University women's track and field athletes won six events Friday at the Marietta Invitational indoor meet.

LaTricia Jones won the weight throw with a toss of 57-08.25, three feet clear of second place.

Andrea Jackson took first place in the triple jump at 40-00.50 feet.

Other first-place finishes included Amber Pierson in the long jump, Rolanda Bruce in the 400-meter dash, Alecia Daniels in the 55-meter hurdles, and the 4x200 meter team of Jackson, Pierson, Chelsey Fowler and Alexis Devaul.

Other highlights included Rachel Coaxum earning second in the 55-meter hurdles. Vanessa Jules and Kristin Smith placed second and third in the high jump, respectively.

Marshall competes next weekend at the Akron Invitational.