Elon Track and Field Breaks Three Records at Liberty Quad
LYNCHBURG, Va. - Three records were broken as the Elon track and field team earned five titles at the Liberty Quad today, Feb. 11, in Lynchburg, Va. Top honors were earned in the 4x400-meter relay, the 400-meter dash, the 5k, and the long and triple jumps.
Freshmen Bria Bell and Veronica Luedke and seniors Sarah Skogen and Amy Salek made up the 4x400-meter relay team that won first with a time of 3:55.14.
Senior Veronica Day earned first in both the long and triple jumps, while also breaking her school record in the long jump. In the long jump, Day leapt to a distance of 19'2.75" and to 39'1.25" in the triple jump. Senior Lauren Hawkesworth also excelled in the long and triple jumps, finishing second and third, respectively, with jumps of 17'11.5" and 37'10.75"
In the shot put, senior Justine Robertson broke her school record with a heave of 41'11.5" to finish second in the event.
Freshman Kaleigh Birks took third in the 200-meter dash with a new Elon record time of 25.83. In the 400-meter dash, Salek, Bell and Luedke finished one-two-three with times of 57.03, 57.65 and 59.09, respectively. Junior Dana Cataldo took third in the 60-meter dash after crossing the finish line in 7.93.
In the distance events, senior Emily Fournier led the way for the nine Phoenix competing in the 5k. Fournier earned first with a time of 17:49.81, while freshman Allyson Oram finished third in 18:16.76. Freshman Julie Hart was the top Elon finisher for the third straight meet in the 800-meter run finishing in 2:16.54 for second place.
Other top Phoenix performances consisted of a fourth-place finish for Robertson in the weight throw (42'4"), a fourth-place finish for junior Jordan Lee in the high jump (5'1") and a sixth-place finish for sophomore Emily Tryon in the one-mile run (5:14.53)
The Elon track and field team will travel back to Virginia next weekend, Feb. 18-19, for the Virginia Tech Challenge in Blacksburg, Va.
Gilmer Leads Paladins in First Day of Tiger Paw Invitational
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Junior Lee Gilmer placed second with a time of 4:12.92 in the mile to lead the Furman track and field teams Friday in the first day of competition at the Tiger Paw Invitational at the Indoor Track Complex in Clemson, S.C.
The Paladins had three runners among the top 10 in the men's 5,000m, with senior Charlie McGoogan taking fourth place with a time of 15:25.28. Junior Chris Caldwell placed sixth with a time of 15:26.35, followed by junior Jay Miller in seventh place after posting a time of 15:31.29.
For the Furman women's team, senior Jenna Callahan and junior Erin Barker were among the top finishers in the 1,000m, with Callahan taking seventh place with a time of 3:03.89, and Barker placing ninth after recording a time of 3:05.44.
The meet concludes on Saturday, with events beginning at noon.
UNCG Breaks More School Records at Tiger Paw Invitational
CLEMSON, S.C. - Shannon Hall and Kelly Montague each bested the previous school record in the 1,000 meters, while Joey Thompson turned in a top-10 finish in the mile on day one at the Tiger Paw Invitational inside the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex.
Hall completed the 1,000 meter course in a time of 3:08.47, which bested teammate Michelle Chewens' school record by .88 seconds that was set in 2008. Montague also finished ahead of Chewens' time by .32 seconds with a time of 3:09.03 in the 1,000 meter race.
In the mile race, Kerry Hartman ran a time of 5:06.13 to finish in eighth place. Her time was second all-time in school history behind teammate Ashley Schnell who ran a 5:00.68 at the Liberty Open two weeks ago. Shaina Sumney was right behind her in 11th place as she ran a time of 5:08.00, which was the third-best time in school history.
"I'm very happy with the way things went today," said coach Linh Nguyen. "Shannon and Kelly both ran very well in the 1000m, besting the old school record. Kerry and Shaina ran great in the mile despite being stuck in a slower heat. Their times are No. 2 and No. 3 all-time.
On the men's side, Joey Thompson came in ninth place in the mile in a time of 4:21.25, which was 11 seconds off his own school record. Jermaine Coore was right behind him in 11th place with a time of 4:21.58.
In the 1,000 meters, Parker Wenos finished in 10th place in a time of 2:36.80. His time was the fourth-fastest in school history.
Joey and Jermaine had the same problem of getting into a slow heat, but ran well at the front," said coach Nguyen. "Hopefully we'll build on this tomorrow."
The Spartans will wrap up their stay at the Tiger Paw Invitational on Saturday with action beginning at 9:30 a.m.