Banke has a day at the Beach: Weekend wraps up at the Long Beach Invitational

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Banke has a day at the Beach: Weekend wraps up at the Long Beach Invitational

April 20, 2019 | Women's Track & Field

Wisconsin field athletes compete in final day of Long Beach Invite

LONG BEACH, Calif. – In their final day of competition in California, the Wisconsin women's field athletes all placed in the top-25 in their events.

Banke Oginni competed in the invitational shot put and took seventh place. She had a throw of 53 feet, 2 3/4 inches.

Rayce Albino, who tied for fourth place in pole vault yesterday at the Pacific Coast Invitational, tied for ninth in the event today. She had a clearance of 13-3 3/4.

Two Badgers competed in the long jump at the Long Beach Invitational. Mary Bartelson tied for ninth in the event with a leap of 19-3 1/2. Freshman, Armoni Brown took 13th place with a jump of 19-1 1/4.

In the invitational discus, Hanna Barton placed 23rd with a throw of 164-6.

The Wisconsin women's track and field team will return home before heading to Philadelphia to compete at the Penn Relays next weekend.

Long Beach Invitational
Saturday, April 20
Long Beach, Calif.

Long Jump
T9. Mary Bartelson – 19-3 1/2 (5.88m)
13. Armoni Brown – 19-1 1/4 (5.82m)

Pole Vault
T9. Rayce Albino – 13-3 3/4 (4.06m)

Shot Put (Invite)
7. Banke Oginni – 53-2 3/4 (16.22m)

Discus (Invite)
23. Hanna Barton – 164-6 (50.14m)