Blacksburg, Va. (May 6-7) -- Temple women's 4*100 relay team set a new

conference standard of 46.80 this past weekend at the Atlantic 10

Championships. The Owls went on to finish fourth at the event, which was

hosted by Virginia Tech.

Members of the 4*100 relay team, Naomi Beverly, Teresa Covert, Dionna Miller

and Afia Brown, were named to the All-Conference team. Afia Brown was also

named to the All-Conference team for her first place finishes in the 100 and

200 meter dash.

Teresa Covert and Naomi Beverly also recorded finishes in the 200 meter dash.

Covert finished fifth with a time of 25.48 and Beverly finished ninth with a

time of 25.80. In the 400 meter dash, Kasha Craig ran to a seventh place

finish with a time of 58.80. Chanel Dale placed eighth with a time of 59.06

and Patricia Swiggett finished ninth with a time of 59.42. Dale also placed

sixth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 1:09.91.

In the women's long jump, Covert and Dionna Miller tied for fourth place with

a mark of 5.36m 17'07.00. Miller also finished sixth in the triple jump with a

mark of 10.82m 35'06.00. Edith Lewis placed fifth in the triple jump (11.11m

36'05.50). Ursula Moorer finished sixth in the high jump with a mark of 1.49m

4'10.50. Moorer also recorded an eleventh place finish in the shot put (9.00m

29'06.50). Melanie Crumbia finished sixth in the hammer throw with a mark of

38.97m 127'10.00.

Temple's 4*400 meter relay team ran to a third place finish with a time of

3:53.56. The Owls finished eighth in the 4*800 meter relay with a time of

10:28.09.

Marirose Roach threw to a fourth place finish in the javelin throw with a mark

of 38.18m 125'03.00. In the discus throw, Melanie Crumbia finished twelfth

with a mark of 30.33m 99'06.00.