Mocs Track Post PRs at UK’s McCravy Memorial Saturday

LEXINGTON, Ky. --- Six University of Tennessee at Chattanooga runners set personal records (PRs) Saturday at the Rod McCravy Memorial Invitational hosted by the University of Kentucky at the Nutter Field House.

Senior Nathan Wanuch (Mississauga, Ontario) topped his PR in the men’s Mile Run with a time of 4:17.13 while junior John Gilpin (Nashville, Tenn.) also set a PR in the race posting a time of 4:26.50.

In the women’s 400m dash, junior Gabby Cader (Cleveland, Tenn.) topped her previous best with a time of 1:00.15 along with sophomore Ambria Reese (Memphis, Tenn.) posted a PR of 1:02.63.

In the women’s 800m sophomore Jessica Philpott (Manchester, Tenn.) recorded her PR of 2:22.41. In the men’s 800m freshman Marquis Carter (Memphis, Tenn.) bested his time from the Middle Tennessee Christmas Invitational in December with a time of 1:56.69. Fellow freshman Trevor Janssen (Jordan Station, Ontario) ran the 800m in a time of 1:55.94, just off the school record 1:52.26 set by Ryan Kendall in 2002.

Sophomore Amanda Sumner (Bristol, Conn.) placed 18th in the women’s 3000 meter Section 1&2 race with a time of 10:04.38 while sophomore transfer Rachel Greenwall (Bogart, Ga.) won the women’s Section 3 race with a time of 10:35.56. In the men’s 3000m Section 3 event, freshman Paul Stuart (Brentwood, Tenn.) placed fourth in his first outdoor meet with a time of 8:44.51 while classmate Matthew Marshall (Signal Mountain, Tenn.) was 14th with a time of 9:08.73.

There is no time to rest for the Mocs, however. Next Saturday UTC will travel to Murfreesboro, Tenn., for the MTSU Blue Raider Invitational at the Murphy Center.

Appalachian State Track and Field Completes Kentucky Invitational

LEXINGTON, Ky. - Appalachian State University men's track and field completed the Kentucky Invitational this afternoon, garnering six top-ten finishes including senior Alex Taylor running a personal-best in the 800 meter run, which ranks him second all-time for Appalachian.

Taylor posted a fifth place finish in the 800 meter run, as he ran a personal-best 1:50.81, which ranks him second all-time for the Mountaineers.

App State would see a top-10 finish from senior Chris Moen when he crossed the line at 4:12.98 in the mile run, earning a tenth place finish overall, while Michael Lilley paced Appalachian in the 3,000 meter run, finishing with a personal-best 8:28.89 for a 13th place finish.

Junior Josh Cox led the way for the Mountaineers in the 5,000 meter run as he took home a sixth place finish, running a personal-best 15:11.84 and sophomore Kyle McFoy followed closely behind, posting a personal-best 15:16.44 and a seventh place finish.

Jared Stalling led Appalachian in field events, posting a fourth place overall finish in the weight throw with a 18.80 meter throw and a ninth place overall finish in the shot put with a 16.10 meter toss.

App State will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 1 when they travel to Winston-Salem to compete in the JDL Invitational. The meet is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.

LEXINGTON, Ky, - Appalachian State University women's track team earned five top-ten finishes in the Kentucky Invitational this weekend at Nutter Field House.

Senior Amanda Hamilton paced the Black and Gold for distance runners as she placed sixth overall in the 3,000 meter run, crossing the line at 9:48.20, while Maria Stickley finished second overall in section three of the 3,000 meter run with a personal-best 10:35.88.

App State earned an eighth place finish in the 5,000 meter run as junior Kayla Schneider ran a personal-best 18:21.97.

Junior Cassie Crawford led the way for Appalachian in field events as she garnered a fifth place finish with a 3.65m jump in the pole vault and Chelsea Farr placed ninth overall in the pole vault with a 3.65m jump.

App State will be back in action on Friday, Feb. 1 when they travel to Winston-Salem to compete in the JDL Invitational. The meet is scheduled to start at 1 p.m.

Western Carolina’s Tayla Carter Ties School Record in 60m to Highlight McCravy Day Two

Freshman Tayla Carter tied a seven-year old Western Carolina record in the 60-meter dash as the Catamounts wrapped up the McCravy Memorial Meet at the University of Kentucky, Saturday.

The recently-named Southern Conference Track Athlete of the Week, Carter ran a 7.65 in the 60m in the preliminaries of the event to earn an initial seventh fastest time in the 60-meters. In the finals of the event later in the afternoon, Carter ran the record-tying time to earn a fourth place finish, the highest overall finish of any Catamounts. The record was originally set in 2006 by former WCU athlete Tangelia Johnson.

On the men’s side, sophomore Jerry Wickerson had a great day for the Catamounts. Wickerson earned two top 10 finishes on the day in the 60-meter and 200-meter dashes. Wickerson – who held the SoCon’s fastest 60m time prior to this weekend – ran a 6.92 to place sixth. Wickerson earned his second sixth place finish matching his personal-best in the 200-meter dash, 22.08.

In the men’s 400-meter dash, three Catamounts earned top 15 finishes led by Brandon Hairston who placed seventh. Hairston ran a season-best 48.22 in the event while teammates Aaron Tribble (48.92-12th) and Earl Rahming (15th-49.21) rounded out the top 15.

On the women’s side in the 400m, sophomore Genevieve Emrick – who also holds the current best time in the SoCon – was the sixth fastest collegiate time (56.52) and ninth overall.

In the women’s mile, senior Mara Smith finished a mere second off her personal-best, placing 16th with her time of 5:05.88. Freshman Kaitlyn Shetler ran a 5:17.41 (28th).

The women’s 800-meter run was also a strong race for the Catamounts as three finished in the top 14 led by sophomore Lena Elliott. Elliott placed tenth running 2:14.97 while Hayley Tomlinson followed Elliott in eleventh running a 2:15.01. Jocelyn Keen placed fourteenth with her time of 2:25.28.

Nolan Clark ran a personal-best and a team-best for 2013 in the mile with his time of 4:18.18 to finish sixteenth. Senior Garrett West ran a 4:20.88 to place 24th.

Both 4x400-meter relays placed in the top eight with the men’s team running the fastest time of the year. Aaron Tribble, Brandon Hairston, Aaron Harris and Earl Rahming ran a 3:15.53 to finish fourth while the women’s team placed eighth with a 3:50.95.

Next weekend the Catamounts head to Winston-Salem, N.C., for the Hilton Garden Invitational.

The Western Carolina men’s and women’s track & field teams began competition in the McCravy Memorial Friday on the campus of the University of Kentucky. The Catamounts earned three top 10 finishes on the day.

The men’s and women’s long jump was split into two divisions with the top-seeded athletes competing in the long jump invitational and everyone else competing in the long jump event. On the men’s side in the invitational event, junior Bob McNeil was the seventh best collegiate finisher, placing ninth overall logging 7.02m. His jump was just shy of his season-best 7.03m that he did last week in the Niswonger Invitational. In the women’s invitational, senior Raven Parrish placed 19th (5.23m).

In the long jump event, sophomore Abraham Faison earned a top five finish picking up a jump of 6.30m to finish fifth with teammate Tyler Bell coming in sixth (5.94m). Junior Brittany Powell tied for thirteenth with her best jump of 4.79m in the long jump while teammate Achsah Brice finished two spots back with her jump of 4.78m.

Senior Ashley Wala cleared a season-high 3.50m on her first attempt in the pole vault to earn an eleventh place finish.

In the men’s weight throw, senior Jamie Van Pelt tossed 16.62m on his third throw to finish fifteenth.

The majority of the Catamounts see action tomorrow as day two of the McCravy Memorial begins with the men’s heptathlon 60m hurdles and ends with the running of the 4x400-meter relays. Complete results and a recap of tomorrow’s events can be found at CatamountSports.com with a live stream of the meet and live results on UKathletics.com.

Elon Competes at Penn State National

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., – Emily Tryon set a new school record in the 3,000-meter run as the Elon women’s track and field team competed on the second and final day at the Penn State National on Saturday, Jan. 26. Tryon ran a time of 10:03.87 in the race, breaking her own school-record and finishing seventh overall.

Tryon was one of three Elon runners to set new record times in the 3,000-meter run with Tereza Novotna (10:04.13, 8th) and Allyson Oram (10:07.73, 9th) joining her with the second and third fastest times on the all-time performance list, respectively.

In the one-mile run, Christine Pacewicz broke into the top-five on the performance list after setting a new personal record with a time of 5:11.80.

Bria Bell nearly set a new personal-record in the 400-meter run with a time of 57.81. Bell also had an impressive performance in the 200-meter dash after clocking in with a time of 25.29. Freshman Sydney Griffin was not too far off with a time of 25.40, fourth-best on the all-time performance list.

In the women’s high jump, Haley Laird and Megan Kirschling both finished in the top 10 of the event with cleared heights of 5’5” (1.65m).

Charlise Morgan finished in the top-10 of the shot put with a throw of 46’04.25” (14.13m), second-best throw in her career.

Elon returns to indoor competition next week in the Gene Anderson Invitational at Chapel Hill, N.C.

Junior thrower Charlise Morgan extended her program-record in the weight throw as the Elon women’s track and field team competed in the first day of the Penn State National on Friday evening, Jan. 25. Morgan had a toss of 52’01” (15.87m) for the Phoenix at the Ashenfelter III Indoor Track facility.

Morgan’s throw bests her record performance of last week, when she threw for a then-school record of 51'11.75" (15.84) at the Wake Forest Invitational. Morgan finished 14th overall in the event with Kimberlyn Holt placing 23rd with a throw of 46’04” (14.12m).

Freshman Sydney Griffin also set a new personal-best in the 60-meter hurdles with a qualifying time of 8.73. The Marietta, Ga., native improved by three seconds from her previous record she set last week at Wake Forest.

Louise Prevoteau was 22nd in the long jump with a leap of 16’9.25” (5.11m). Haylee Dawe was 15th in the 5,000-meter run after crossing the line with a time of 17:56.67.

Men's Track and Field Completes Second Event of 2013 at Hokie Invitational

BLACKSBURG, Va. – The UNCG men's track and field team concluded day two of the Hokie Invitational at Virginia Tech Friday evening wrapping up its second event of the indoor track season.

Junior Abraham Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya / Kipkabus) was UNCG's top finisher of the second day at the Hokie Invitational placing fourth in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 15:22.74. He finished 20 seconds behind Norfolk State's Natnael Meseret, who won the event in a time of 15:02.74.

Sophomore Brandon Cain (Graham, N.C. / Coker College) placed seventh posting a time of 16:09.93 in the event.

Freshman John Elwood (Greensboro, N.C. / Northern Guilford) finished the 600-meter race with a time of 1:26.62.

Classmate, Myles White made his debut in the 400-meter run finishing with a time of 53.90. He finished six seconds behind James Taylor of Norfolk State, who placed first in the event with a time of 47.15.

Freshman Joshua Crawford (Fayetteville, N.C. / South View), junior Paul Chelimo (Chebiemit, Kenya / Chebiemit Boys School), and sophomores Corey Paige (Charlotte, N.C. / Mallard Creek) and Eric Williams (Chapel Hill, N.C. / Northwood) teamed up in the distance medley, posting a time of 10:29.98. They finished ten seconds behind Charlotte's team, who won the race with a time of 10:19.29.

The Spartans continue action at the Hilton Garden Invitational, in Winston-Salem, Feb. 1, beginning at noon.

The Citadel Completes Competition at Wesley A. Brown Invitational

Annapolis, Md. –The Citadel men's track and field team closed out a successful day at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational on Saturday. The meet was held at the state-of-the-art Wesley A. Brown Fieldhouse on the campus of The United States Naval Academy.

Geno Porter posted a huge personal-best in the weight throw, recording a heave of 50'6.75" to lead all Bulldogs and nab sixth place in the event.

Mike Sellers threw the shot put 48'.75" to set an indoor personal-best and nab fourth place, while Dylan Gidado took sixth with a throw of 45'8.5".

The relay team of Tevin Williams (52.0), Jamaal Brantley (49.9), Kevin Poland (50.4) and Gus Vazquez-Milan (50.9) took first place in the 4x400 with a time of 3:23.25.

Brantley also ran a time of 22.22 in the 200 to move into seventh in Citadel history, while Williams jumped to fourth place all-time in the 400 with a time of 50.52.

Freshmen Cody Richardson and Darius Johnson improved their times from last week in the 60 and 60 hurdles, respectively. Richardson posted a new personal-best in the 60-sprint with a time of 7.15, while Johnson moved into the ninth in school history in the 60 hurdles, clocking in at 8.98.

Eddie Jones, who was competing for the first time since being crowned long jump champion at the 2012 outdoor conference championship, posted a triple jump distance of 45'8.5" to earn third place.

Denard Smith took second in the long jump with a leap of 22'3.5".

Next up for the Bulldogs is the Hilton Garden Invitational on the new JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. The 2013 SoCon Indoor Championship will be held on the same track on Feb. 23-24.

Eagles Compete at Jimmy Carnes Invitational

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The Georgia Southern Track and Field team finished up competition at the Jimmy Carnes Invite on Sunday Jan. 27. The Eagles placed eighth in a tough field of 12 teams.

The Eagles top performers of the weekend were freshman Keyanna Harris, sophomore Jasmine Walker and junior Cherrelle King. The athletes finished third and fourth in their respective events.

Harris was the first Eagle of the day to place in the top three when she jumped for 1.56m, two centimeters short of her personal best, in the High Jump finishing third overall. Sophomore Jasmine Walker added a third place finish of her own, leaping 5.67m in the Long Jump. Junior Cherelle King rounded out the top performances with fourth place finish in the 400m Dash, crossing the line in 58.55.

Sophomore Kimberly Thomas added another strong 400m Dash performance to her resume when she finished in 58.95 for a sixth place in a race of 19 athletes.

Just like last week, Jasmine Billlings qualified for the 55m Hurdles finals. The senior placed sixth in the finals, ahead of 14 other hurdlers, in 8.36.

Freshman Kelsey Chandler set two personal bests in the Weight Throw (13.77m) and Shot Put (11.45m), good for an 11th and 10th place finish.

Dana Edwards competed in her career-first pentathlon on Saturday, placing eighth with 2762 points.  Ashleigh Rasheed earned her first collegiate first place finish when she won the Shot Put round in the Pentathlon with a throw of 10.05m, finishing 10th overall.

The Eagles will be back on the track next Friday and Saturday at two day Hilton Garden Invitational in Winston Salem, N.C