Posted on: Wednesday, May 4, 2005

Young leads record charge

Advertiser Staff

Sophomore Kelly Young set her second Cooke Field record in as many days as the host University of Hawai'i women's track and field team concluded a two-day all-comers meet last night.

Young ran the 800-meter run in 2 minutes, 6.53 seconds to eclipse her own school (2:06.87) and Cooke Field (2:07.07) records. On Monday, the Australia native ran the 600 in 1:30:71 to beat her Cooke Field record of 1:33.08.

Also last night, sophomore Patricia Gauthier pole vaulted 12 feet, 6 inches, setting both Cooke Field and UH records; and junior Novelle Murray threw the hammer 180 feet to set a Cooke Field mark.

On Monday, sophomore Dana Buchanan broke a 24-year-old Cooke Field record when she clocked 4:30.14 in the 1,500. She also owns Cooke Field records in the 1,000 and mile.