Three Gallaudet University Track and Field records fall at Mason-Dixon Outdoor Championships

Gallaudet Women’s 400m Hurdles and Shot Put, Men’s 4x400m Relay records broken.

The Gallaudet University Track and Field team broke three school records at the Mason-Dixon Outdoor Championships in Gwynedd Valley, PA on May 5-6, 2012.

Mariah Ransom continued her stellar season, lowering her 400m Hurdles time by 0.36 seconds from 1:06.82 to 1:06.46. The older record was set at the Goucher Invitational on April 7.

Shot Put thrower Jessica Israel eclipsed Carley Lords’ seven-year-old record with a distance of 12.22m (40’ 1 ¼”). Lords at the 2005 Capital Athletic Conference Championships threw for 12.17m (39’ 11 ¼”).

The 4×400 Men relay team of Shawn Gordon-Davis, James Glenn, Michael Haynes and Darius Flowers combined for a time of 3:26.28. It was good enough to break the older record of 3.26.86 by 0.58 seconds. Rodd Gatewood, Alexander Jones, Steven Hubmer and Darrin Green held the 19-year old school record set at the 1993 Mason-Dixon Championships.

Western Oregon University Hurdler Breaks Her 100m Hurdles Record

Janna Vander Meulen sets a new women’s collegiate record in the 100m Hurdles.

Janna Vander Meulen of Western Oregon University ran a 14.80 in the 100m Hurdles, breaking her older record of 14.82 set in April 2011 at the John Knight Twilight Invitational.

The accomplishment took place at the Oregon Twilight meet at Hayward Field on May 5th, 2012.

The 14.80 finish is also a women’s collegiate record previously held by Vander Meulen, and only 0.05 seconds slower than the American record held by Jennifer Body’s 14.75 set at the 1985 World Games for the Deaf.

Vander Meulen also finished with a time of 1:05.58 in the 400m Hurdles on May 4th at the Mt. Hood Track & Field festival and is a threat to break Amber Nash (Spokane Community College)’s collegiate record of 1:04.99.