University of Southern Mississippi Athletics
Bowie Finishes Second in Long Jump at the Millrose Games
2/12/2012 12:00:00 AM | Track & Field
Feb. 12, 2012
NEW YORK - Southern Miss' Tori Bowie traveled to New York City to compete in the Millrose Games on Saturday and came away with a second-place finish in the long jump competition.
Bowie recorded a mark of 20-7 finishing behind the world leader Olga Kucherenko of Russia. She finished ahead of Canadian Olympian Krysha Bailey, former NCAA long jump champion Brianna Glenn and NCAA long jump runner Shameka Marshall.
Bowie is currently ranked fourth in the nation in the long jump.
Results
Long Jump
1, Olga Kucherenko,Russia, 22-1 3/4. 2, Tori Bowie, United States, 20-7. 3, Krysha Bailey, Canada, 20-6 1/4. 4, Brianna Glenn, United States, 20-4½. 5, Shameka Marshall, United States, 20-0½.
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