Day 1 of Rod McCravy Memorial complete

Six of eight Blue Raider competitors finish in top 10

January 25, 2013 · Athletic Communications

Kameron Rory was MT's highest finisher in the men's long jump invitational event on Friday, earning fifth place with a leap of 7.14 meters.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. - Middle Tennessee kicked off Day 1 of the Rod McCravy Memorial on Friday with six top 10 finishes. The competition, hosted by the University of Kentucky, is the second competition MT has competed in at Nutter Fieldhouse this season.

In the women's high jump, Ann Dudley and Southern Illinois' Kenya Culmer reached 1.80 meters on their final successful jumps, but each failed to hit 1.83m in the next round. Dudley then withdrew from the jump off, allowing Culmer to claim the title.

MT had three of their five invitational long jump competitors finish in the top 10. Rosina Amenebede was sixth in the women's invitational, reaching 5.83 meters (5-10.75 ft). On the men's side, Kameron Rory (7.14m) and Cordairo Golden (7.13m) were fifth and sixth.

India Hammond (5.34m) was fourth in the regular women's long jump while Amber Dandy was seventh. Dandy had a jump of 17 feet, four inches.

Day 2 of the Rod McCravy Memorial begins tomorrow (Saturday) at 9 a.m. CT. A complete schedule of events is available here. For live stats, click here.

Women's High Jump
2. Ann Dudley (1.80m / 5-10.75 ft) jump-off withdrew

Women's Long Jump (Invitational)
6. Rosina Amenebede (5.83m / 19-1.50 ft)

Men's Long Jump (Invitational)
5. Kameron Rory 7.14m / 23-5.25 ft)
6. Cordairo Golden (7.13m / 23-4.75 ft)
15. Nigel Jones (6.67m / 21-10.75 ft)
-- Junior Cadet (FOUL)

Women's Long Jump
4. India Hammond (5.34m / 17-6.25 ft)
7. Amber Dandy (5.28m / 17-4.00 ft)

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