CNU Showcase 2004

Newport News, VA

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Patterson, Merritt, and Bethel girls steal the show MileSplit Staff Jan 10, 2004

The CNU Showcase saw two individual athletes stealing the show over the two day event that was held at Christopher Newport University\'s state of the art Freeman Center 200 meter unbanked indoor track facility. Those two athletes were Midlothian\'s Amanda Patterson and Woodrow Wilson\'s Lashawn Merritt as Patterson shockingly dipped under 11 minutes in her 3200 meter win in a sign that she has returned to her dominant form found throughout much of the cross country season, while Merritt posted the nation\'s second and fourth fastest times respectively in his 300 and 55 meter dash wins. Also in relay action, the Bethel girls shattered facility records and put themselves on the national leaderboard with their wins in the 4x200 and 4x400 meter relays.