Women’s T&F: Two Buckeyes On Display at USA Junior Championships – Ohio State Buckeyes
6/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Track & Field
COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio State women’s track and field team had two of its young hurdlers on display this weekend at the USA Junior Outdoor track and field championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus.
Letecia Wright continued her excellent first season with the Buckeyes with a third-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 13.70 — a World Junior Championships qualifying time. Wright earns a provisional spot on the U.S. team that will compete at the 2008 IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland in July. Wright was the only hurdler to qualify for the Big Ten and Mideast Regional final in the 100-meter hurdles. Wright was second among freshman at the NCAA Championships in the 100-meter hurdles and 18th overall. She was the top qualifier in this weekend’s event with a time of 13.67.
Christina Manning took 18th in the 100-meter hurdles with a time of 14.72. Manning is the Maryland state champion in the indoor 55-meter hurdles and will attend Ohio State starting this fall.
