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Princeton Invitational
May 8, 1999


UD's Connell, Marra Place Fifth at Princeton Track Inv.

 

PRINCETON, NJ -- Brandy Connell placed fifth in the hammer throw and teammate Caron Marra was fifth in the 1,500 meters to lead University of Delaware participants at the Princeton Invitational Saturday at Princeton University.

Connell, the UD record holder in the hammer, placed fifth with a toss of 165-8 while Marra was fifth in the 1,500 meters with a clocking of 4:40.42.

Also for the Blue Hen women, Erin Belz placed sixth in the discus with a throw of 117-10.

The Delaware men had no top six place finishers but weight throwers Sam Yarrington and Tom Marando each enjoyed solid days. Yarrington threw the hammer 176-1 while Marando tossed the shot put 52-3 3/4.

Both the Blue Hen men and women's teams will compete at the St. John's Twilight Invitational next Saturday.

 

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