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June 24, 2009
EUGENE, Ore. - University of Maryland Eastern Shore freshman thrower Vanessa Henry (Capitol Heights, Md.) will compete in the shot put at the 2009 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field on the campus of the University of Oregon Friday.
Henry qualified for event for American-born athletes ages 14-20 with a mark of 14.91 meters at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships May 1 at North Carolina A&T. She shattered the minimum qualifying standard 13.70 meters.
Henry's toss is the Lady Hawks' top shot-put effort of the outdoor season and is ninth best among qualifiers for the USA Junior Championships. She will go up against a field of 21 athletes beginning at noon on June 26. The eight competitors with the best marks advance to the final.
"Vanessa has been working hard for the last three weeks after NCAA Regionals and is in great shape," said UMES head coach Ernest Barrett. "We are very proud of her for qualifying for junior nationals. She will be ready for the weekend."
Henry is the second UMES student-athlete to represent the Lady Hawks at the USA Junior Outdoor Track and Field Championships in as many seasons. Sophomore Danai Lendor (Lawrenceville, N.J.) ran the 400 meters in the 2008 event at The Ohio State University.
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