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Mountaineers Go 1-2-3 in Women’s Long Jump on Final Day of Marshall Invitational

Related Topics: Taylor Smith, Pang Yao

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - The App State women's track and field team closed out its indoor regular season slate at the Marshall Invitational on Saturday, tallying three event wins and 16 top-five finishes.

In the women's long jump, junior Siby Yao clinched gold with a leap of 5.74m (18' 10"), while seniors Taylor Smith and Jada Branch earned silver and bronze with marks of 5.59m (18' 4.25") and 5.58m (18' 3.75"), respectively. Yao also finished first in the women's triple jump with a leap of 11.90m (39' 0.50"), followed by senior Djamila Petersen, who took third with a leap of 11.