Appiah-Padi Wins Hammer with Throw of 37.04 Meters

TOWSON, Md. — Maafio Appiah-Padi (Edmonton, Alberta/Lewisburg Area) established a new personal best and finished in first place in the hammer throw today at the 2015 Goucher Track & Field Classic.

The senior unleashed four throws that were better than any of the attempts by any of the other seven entrants. Her winning throw was 37.04 meters (121'6").

Appiah-Padi also took third place in the shot put with her effort of 10.23 meters (33'6 3/4") and sixth in the discus, which she hurled 23.84 meters (78'2"). Bri Prince (Coopersburg, Pa./Southern Lehigh) placed one spot behind her in the shot at 10.22 meters (33'6 1/2"), one spot in front of her in the discus at 23.92 meters (78'6") and in fifth place in the javelin throw at 23.73 meters (77'10").

Goucher produced the runner-up in four of the meet's 21 events: Monique Welch (Reisterstown, Md./Franklin) in the 100-meter dash (:13.53), Amanda Tascarella (Rocky Point, N.Y./Rocky Point) in the 3000 meters (11:50.94), Danielle Granger (Amherst, Va./Amherst County) in the 400-meter hurdles (1:13.57) and Rebecca Kotula (Fallston, Md./John Carroll School) in the pole vault at 2.29 meters (7'6").

The Gophers actually achieved a 2-3-4 finish in the 3000 meters as Camille Jorgensen (San Diego, Calif./Patrick Henry) followed Tascarella across the finish line with her time of 12:33.76 and Jonelle Palmer (Nashville, Tenn./Hume Fogg Academic Magnet) was fourth (13:40.83).

Granger also placed fourth overall in the 100-meter hurdles as she completed the event in 17.86 seconds.

Laura Williams (Verona, N.J./Verona) cleared 1.32 meters (4'4") on her third attempt to finish in fourth place in the high jump.

The Gophers, who finished in third place with a team score of 93 points, earned points in only one relay. An entry consisting of Granger, Soliana Goldrich (Cleveland, Ohio/Beachwood), Annie Drascher (Bridgewater, N.J./Bridgewater-Raritan) and Kotula completed the 4 x 400-meter relay in 5:00.34, good for third place.

One week from today, the Gophers return to action at the Messiah Invitational.