Sports Replay: Track and field competes; tennis hosts Brown

By: Jonathan Ramos/ Sports Director
#Track#

The FIU track and field team had mixed results at the UCF Invitational on March 26 and 27.
The Golden Panthers were led by freshmen Marissa McElveen and Jesteffer Annichiaricio, who both had first place performances in their respective competitions.
McElveen won the long jump event and posted a 18’11.75 score, which is the third best performance in the Sun Belt Conference this season. Annichiaricio won the 300m steeplechase with an impressive 10:37.20 clip.
“We had several personal and lifetime bests made this weekend,” FIU head coach Eric Campbell told fiusports.com. “We need to continue to work hard in the upcoming weeks so we can be ready to perform at our absolute best come the SBC Conference Championships.”
Other notable performances include Christina Raphael, who produced the sixth best discuss throw in the event at 132’6 and Josh Castaldo finished runner up in the discus toss with a score of 125’03. Sprinter Victor Chin ran the 100m and 200m and finished third and seventh at the event, respectively.
The University of Florida finished first in the men’s bracket of the invitational while Harvard won the women’s side.

#TENNIS#

The Golden Panthers (10-7) dropped a match, 4-2, to No. 25 Depaul on March 26.
FIU’s dynamic doubles pair, Liset Brito and Priscilla Castillo, lost the doubles point to the Blue Demons duo of Anna Redesci and Selma Salkovic (No. 13), in blowout fashion, 8-1.
FIU (No. 42) won singles matches to gain a few points with Brito and Maria Jose Vallasciani, but the Golden Panthers lost the remaining three singles points to drop the match.
Due to the Kendall Berry memorial service on March 29, the Golden Panthers final home match of the season against Brown will be played today at 11 a.m.
The team’s seniors (Brito, Vallasciani and Maria Delores Pazo) will be honored before the contest.

#Softball#

The Golden Panthers’ double header against Florida Gulf Coast that was scheduled for March 30 has been postponed for April 6.
FIU’s next series will feature a conference home opener against North Texas, starting April 2 at 5 p.m.
UNT is third in the SBC standings with a 12-9 record, including a 2-1 conference clip.
The Golden Panthers (19-10, 4-2 SBC) are currently ranked second in the SBC, behind Troy.