Appalachian State Men’s and Women’s Track Finish JDL Invitational

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Appalachian State University women’s track team capped off the JDL Invitational tonight in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Junior Breanna Alston picked up a second-place finish in the 200m dash, crossing the line at 24.59 and earned the fifth-place finish in the 60m dash, running a 7.60.

Sophomore Taryn Stern garnered a ninth-place finish in the 800m run, while Jenna Williamson and Meaghan McCauley both earned top-ten finishes in the 5,000m run. Both Williamson and McCauley posted personal-bests as Williamson crossed the line at 18:17.58, while McCauley ran an 18:21.48.

In field events, Cassie Crawford led the way with the Apps only first-place finish on the afternoon in the pole vault. Crawford jumped 3.85m to take home the first-place overall finish, while Debra Domermuth earned a sixth-place finish with a 3.40m jump.

Freshman Brianna Tate earned a fourth-place finish in the shot put, while sophomore Jasmine Suydam also finished in the top ten in the shot put and garnered a ten-place finish in the weight throw with a 16.11m throw.

Tatyana Bryant rounded out the scoring for Appalachian in field events as she posted a fifth place finish in the long jump with a 5.56m jump.

App State’s 4x400m relay team would earn a second-place finish as Stern, Alston, D’Shawrna McLucas, and Breahna Morrison crossed the line at 3:52.99 in their first run as a team this season.

Appalachian State will be back in action on Feb. 9 when they travel to Lynchburg, Va for the Liberty Quad. The meet is slated to start 4:30 p.m.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Appalachian State University men’s track and field team completed the JDL Invitational this afternoon in Winston-Salem, N.C.

Senior Alex Taylor paced the Mountaineers as he competed in the elite mile, placing in tenth with a 4:12.15 for his best time of the 2013 season.

Sophomore Raphael Rojas earned a sixth-place finish in the 800m run, while Josh Cox garnered a fourth-place finish in the 3,000m run with a personal-best 8:39.44.

Brian Graves paced Appalachian in the distance run as he earned a first-place with a personal-best 14:49.63, while Michael Ellis earned an eighth-place finish, crossing the line at 15:22.61.

In field events, Jared Stalling placed third in the shot put with a 15.67m toss and a sixth-place finish in the weight throw with a 17.47m throw.

Zane Lail earned a top-ten finish in the weight throw, while Alex Lomax finished tenth in the pole vault with a 4.45m jump.

Sophomore Henry Bustle garnered the fifth-place finish in the long jump with a 6.88m jump.

The 4x400m relay team of Tyler Combs, Rojas, Trey Edgerton, Stanley Broaden placed seventh, running a 3:25.11.

Appalachian State will be back in action on Feb. 9 when they travel to Lynchburg, Va for the Liberty Quad. The meet is slated to start 4:30 p.m.

Samford Completes Meyo Invitational

SOUTH BEND, Ind. ---- Samford wrapped up competition at Notre Dame’s Meyo Invite Saturday, and after Nathan Hendershot set a school record yesterday, Jonathon Bush added another on the meet’s final day.

The Birmingham native broke his own school record in the 400-meter dash, clocking in at 48.54 Saturday.  The old record of 48.85 was set in the preliminary round of last season’s SoCon Championships.  He is still the only athlete in school history to run the 400-meter dash in under 49 seconds.

Freshman Brandon Hazouri came close to claiming another school record Saturday but fell just short, finishing the mile run in 4:13.80.  The time is good enough to put him second all-time at Samford, less than a second shy of Andy Bishop’s 1998 record of 4:12.90.  Lauren D’Alessio had an impressive showing in the invitational section of the women’s 3,000 meters, placing seventh in 9:35.80.  In the open section of the same event, freshman teammate Rachel Roberts also performed well, finishing third in 9:54.46.  In the men’s open 3,000 meters, Layton Dorsett turned in his own top-ten finish, running a personal-best 8:29.58 to place tenth.  The time also moves him to third all-time at Samford.

In the field events, Owen Wagoner tied for eighth in the invitational men’s pole vault, clearing 16-0.75 (4.90m).  In the men’s high jump, Bob Elliot II and Tyler Kemp each turned in identical jumps of 6-7.5 (2.02m), but Elliot II cleared it on his second attempt, putting him in eighth place overall, while Kemp cleared it on his third try to move to 13th overall.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. ---- Day one is in the books at the Meyo Invitational on the campus of Notre Dame and Nathan Hendershot, who broke a school record in his last outing, can add another to his resume with a top-ten finish in the 1,000 meters Friday.

Hendershot finished seventh in Friday’s 1,000-meter race, running in 2:27.36.  This breaks Paul von Hermann’s previous school record of 2:29.36 set in 2002.  In Hendershot’s last outing at the Auburn Invitational, he broke another one of Von Hermann’s records by running 1:51.78 in the 800 meters.  A transfer this season from Clemson, Hendershot already has broken two school records in only three outings as a Bulldog.

A pair of Samford distance runners set personal bests in the 5,000 meters, with Frances Bernard running 17:40.48 in the women’s race while Luke Weishaar ran 15:39.52 in the men’ s race.  School record-holder Chenelle Terry placed second in Friday’s high jump, clearing 5-8 (1.73m) on her first attempt but could not move past the school-record height of 5-10 (1.78m).

Ryan Cook set a new personal best in the men’s high jump, tying for third with a height of 16-2.75 (4.95m), which beats his previous best of 16-1 (4.90m).  In the women’s competition, Ashley Cope and Laura Bedsole both earned top-ten finishes by clearing identical heights of 11-7.75 (3.55m) to tie for ninth place.  Owen Wagoner, one of Samford’s premiere pole vaulters, ran in Friday’s 60-meter dash prelims and earned a personal-best time of 6.92, finishing 14th.

For a full list of the rest of Samford’s competitors, click the Day One Results link at the top of the story.  The Meyo Invite continues through tomorrow, beginning at 10 a.m. with the 3,000 meters.

Davidson’s Lorentsen Breaks Davidson Men’s Track & Field Pole Vault Record

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Junior Michael Lorentsen shattered the pole vault school record to win the event and lead the Davidson men’s track and field team at the Hilton Garden Invitational Saturday at the JDL FastTrack.

Lorentsen cleared a height of 14 feet, 11 inches (4.55m), breaking the old record of 14-3 1?4 (4.35m) set by Bryce Jones in 2011.

Demetrios Pagonis and Vincent Weir finished 1-2 in the 3000-meter run to lead the Wildcats on the track. Pagonis neared his own school record, finishing in a Davidson top-10 best 8:21.52 to comfortably claim the race, while Weir followed to claim second place by a comfortable margin in 8:32.54.

Xzavier Killings had another successful day, earning a place on Davidson’s top-10 performers list in the high jump with a top leap of 6-2 (1.88m), and he also led the Wildcats in the 200-meter run in 23.49 seconds.

In the middle distance events, Wesley Laytham won the second section of the 800-meter run in 1:57.67, while Sal del Giudice led Davidson in the mile in 4:29.52.

The 4x400-meter relay team of Cyrus Bahram, Wesley Laytham, Sal del Giudice and Charles Rappe won the fifth section of the event in 3:36.90.

Sophomore Whitner Chase paced the Davidson men’s track and field team Friday during the first day of completion. Chase placed seventh in the top section of the 5000-meter run in a personal best 15:13.67.

A pair of freshmen also has successful days, as Killings led Davidson in the 60-meter dash preliminaries with a race of 7.27 seconds, and Charles Rappe was the top Wildcat in the 400-meter run, finishing the prelim in 53.25 seconds.

Davidson will next compete at the Clemson Invitational, Feb. 8-9, while Pagonis will head to the Valentine Invitational hosted by Boston University to compete in the 5000-meter run.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Gracie Gordon recorded a new program record as the Davidson women’s track & field team finished out strong on the second and final day of action at the Hilton Garden Invitational, hosted at the JDL Fast Track Saturday.

Gordon recorded a jump of 5.83m (19-01.50) to take second place overall and set a new school record. She took first in her flight of the event.

Cara Wilck took fourth in her section of the mile, running a 5:39.22 to finish 48th overall. Teammate Grace Watt finished 10th in her section of the 800-meter run, crossing the line in 2:23.69 for 23rd overall. Ashlyn Gruber won her section, running a 2:26.00 for 32nd place.

Natalie Atabek and Erin Osment took eighth and 14th, respectively in the first section of the 3000-meter run. Atabek ran a 10:13.46 for 13th place overall, while Osment finished 21st with a time of 10:49.18. Manya Swick took first in the third section of the event, taking 24th overall with a mark of 10:51.49 while Ali Cobb was 32nd in 11:09.17.

Ashley Paige ran a 30.50 in the 200-meter dash, taking fourth in her section.

Watt and Gruber then combined with Kate Kostecky and Olivia Menden to win the seventh section of the 4x400-meter relay. The quartet finished in a time of 4:14.45, taking 22nd overall.

Chattanoga’s Olsen, Reese Set PRs at MTSU Blue Raider Invitational

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. --- Junior Blake Olsen (Pleasantview, Tenn.) and sophomore Ambria Reese (Memphis, Tenn.) led four University of Tennessee at Chattanooga runners to Personal Records at the Middle Tennessee Blue Raider Invitational Saturday at the Murphy  Center.

Olsen ran a 53.54 in the 400m dash, topping his best time by 0.19 seconds. Reese ran a 2:25.51 in the women’s 800m run, 1.76 seconds better than her top time set last year. Freshman Geoff Nelson (Brentwood, Tenn.) ran a personal best in the men’s 200m dash, surpassing his previous best set in December at the Christmas Invitational. Freshman Rebecca Greenwall posted a PR in the women’s 800m run with a time of 2:21.70, nearly four seconds better than her time at the Christmas Invitational.

Freshman Kiaana Howard (Nashville, Tenn.) placed ninth in the women’s 400m with a time of 1:02.78 with Jessica Philpott placing 12th with a time of 1:03.86, her first time competing in the shorter race.

Sophomore Patrick O’Brien (Chattanooga, Tenn.) led four Chattanooga runners in the men’s 800m run with a time of 2:00.75 followed by junior John Gilpin (Nashville, Tenn.) in 10th with a time of 2:02.62. Freshman DeQuantez Sandifer (Nashville, Tenn.) placed 11th in the event with a time of2:03.59 while freshman Tosin Ayotunde (Ooltewah, Tenn.) was 15th overall with a time of 2:06.98.

In the Mile Run, freshman Matthew Marshall (Signal Mountain, Tenn.) ran the event in a time of 4:30.30 followed by classmate Taylor Hawk (Dandridge, Tenn.) with a time of 4:38.60. Freshman Zack Darby (Knoxville, Tenn.) was eighth in the men’s 3000 meter run with a time of 9:10.03 while classmate Iman Isang (Chattanooga, Tenn.) was fifth in the men’s 55m Hurdle finals with a time of 8.14.

The Mocs return to action next weekend at the MTSU Valentine Invitational at the Murphy Center.

Catamounts Wrap Up Hilton Invitational

Western Carolina track & field concluded the Hilton Garden Invitational Saturday, wrapping up the two-day meet at the location of the 2013 Southern Conference Indoor Championships, the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem.

As part of Head Coach Danny Williamson’s strategy of putting athletes in different than normal events this weekend in preparation for the SoCon Championships, Jocelyn Keen ran the mile for the first time this season. Keen fared well, notching a sixth place finish. Keen ran a 5:04.79, the fastest WCU time of the season in the event.

Freshman Tayla Carter – who tied the WCU 60m dash record a week ago – bested her own SoCon-leading time in the 200m dash as she ran a 24.70. Carter’s time is just off the Western Carolina 200m record, a 24.51 time from Raquel Ramseur that was set in 2006. Teammate Brittany Diggs crossed the line in 25.61, finishing in eleventh.

Western Carolina’s men also fared well in the 200m dash picking up two top-six finishes. The reigning Southern Conference Track Athlete of the Week – Brandon Hairston – placed fourth overall as the third best collegiate finisher, running a 22.36. Teammate Jerry Wickerson finished sixth with his time of 22.49.

In the men’s mile, senior Garrett West earned tenth place, crossing the stripe in 4:22.17. Michael Cornwell placed 20th with his time of 4:26.46.

In the women’s 3000m run, senior Mara Smith finished just outside of the top 10 placing eleventh overall with her time of 10:18.99.  On the men’s side, Chase Fisher placed 20th in 8:57.21.

Sophomore Kyle Bernier earned a top-5 finish in the men’s heptathlon. Bernier tallied 3776 points to finish fifth.

The women’s 4x400-meter relay team comprised of Shiniqua Pryor, Achsah Brice, Kiyonna Morgan and Michaela Williams finished fifth in 3:55.65.

A day after setting the WCU weight throw record, Alisha Bradshaw recorded a 13.52m throw in the shot put to earn second place. Freshman Jasmin Brown joined Bradshaw in the top-10 placing eighth (12.64m). In the men’s event, freshman Jared Johnson threw a personal record 14.68m to finish eighth.

Keith Leonard cleared a season-high 4.60m (eighth) in the pole vault with teammate Justin Tripplett placing tenth (4.45m).

Next weekend, the Purple and Gold take the short trip down to Clemson, S.C., for the Tiger Paw Invitational, beginning Friday and going through Saturday.

The Western Carolina track & field teams began competition in the Hilton Invitational at the JDL Fast Track, Friday. The Catamounts tallied a win and nine top 10 finishes to go along with Alisha Bradshaw’s record-setting performance.

In the women’s weight throw, Bradshaw threw a 16.91m toss on her second attempt to best Valerie Metz’s 16.64m throw back in 2000. The sophomore’s previous best was a 15.89m throw in the first meet of the season. Bradshaw earned third place overall in the event. Senior Jamie Van Pelt also threw a personal record on the men’s side as the Tampa, Fla., native tossed a 17.45m on his first throw to earn seventh place.

Much of Friday was consumed by the multi-events. Western Carolina’s Michaela Birek placed fifth overall in the event with 3258 points, receiving a boost for her first place finish in the 800m run (2:27.62). On the men’s side in the heptathlon, Kyle Bernier will complete the events tomorrow.

Several track events were run today including the women’s 60-meter dash. No Catamount qualified for the finals in the event, but Janise Robinson ran the fourteenth fastest time crossing the line in 7.79, a season-best for the junior.

In the women’s 400-meter dash, sophomore Genevieve Emrick - the SoCon leader in the event – placed second in her heat to finish third overall. Emrick ran just off her season-best time, finishing in 57.03. Teammates Corina Archie-McMillan (59.09) and Kendra Douglas (59.33) each won their respective heats and placed fourteenth and fifteenth overall.

On the men’s side in the 400m event, WCU picked up its first win of the day. Junior Aaron Harris led the crowded, 87-man field with his time of 49.36. The win is the first for Harris since earning the SoCon 400m title at the outdoor championships last season.

In the women’s triple jump, junior Brittany Powell notched a personal record for the second consecutive week. The Alpharetta, Ga., native threw a long of 11.61m to place eighth, besting her toss of 11.47m last week in the McCravy Memorial.

The women’s pole vault featured three Catamounts in the top 10 with Ashley Wala leading the way in third place. Wala cleared a season best 3.55m – just shy of her career high 3.60m. Behind Wala were Korie Bennett (3.35m-9th) and Kayla Heineike (3.25m-10th).

The Catamounts conclude the Hilton Invitational tomorrow as the heats for the 60m hurdles begin the day on the track at 10:00 a.m. as the women's shot put, men's high jump and the women's long jump take place on the field. The final event of the day is the 4x400-meter relay at 7:10 p.m.

Four School Records Fall as Wofford Men’s and Women’s Track and field Complete Hilton Garden Invitational

WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. – The men’s and women’s track and field teams saw four school records fall at the two-day Hilton Garden Invitational Friday and Saturday.

Alyssa Burkert set the school record in the 400m with a time of 1:00.62 and finished in 31st place.  She also finished in third place in the 800m with a time of 2:17.43, a second and half off the second record.   Sam Hughes ran a new school record in the 5,000m with a time of 18:20.79 good enough for fifth place.   Brandon Sloan broke the school record in the long jump with a distance of 4.47m and finished in 38th place.   Nicole Klasnic set a new school record in the mile run with a time of 5:13.32 to place her in 17th place.   Katie Kessler took 5th in the 800m with a time of 2:18.39.  Carlly Egan ran a personal best in the 3,000m with a time of 11:17.11 to finish in 38th place.   Alissa Williams finished in 22nd place in the 3,000m with a time of 10:50. 65.

On the men’s side, Patrick Cummings just missed the school record by .11 of a second in the 800m as he finished with a time of 1:59.91 in 18th place.  Ryan Doyle finished 17th in the 5,000m with a time of 15:44.45.  Tevin Johnson placed in the top 25 in two events, the long jump with a distance of 6.25m in 24th place and the triple jump with a distance of 12.55m in 25th place.

The Terriers will return to the track with the Tiger Paw Invitational on February 8.

Elon’s Kirschling Sets High Jump Mark at Gene Anderson Invitational

CHAPEL HILL, N.C – Freshman Megan Kirschling broke her own school record in the high jump as the Elon women’s track and field team competed at the Gene Anderson Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 2. Kirschling set the new record after clearing the bar at 5’10” (1.78m) inside the Eddie Smith Fieldhouse.

Kirschling had previously set the program record in the event with a cleared height of 5’8” (1.73m) in the first two collegiate meets of her career. She reached the mark at the Liberty Kickoff on Dec. 1, and again at the Wake Forest Invitational on Jan. 19, winning the title at both meets.

Kirschling cleared the bar on her first four attempts of the day while fouling only once. She needed two attempts to establish her new personal record at 5’10” with Maryland’s Amina Smith clearing the same height. Smith was declared the winner after clearing the bar on her only attempt, with Kirschling finishing as the runner-up.

The women’s 4x400 relay “A” team of Bria Bell, Veronica Luedke, Jennifer Pash and Louise Prevoteau won the title with a time of 4:00.28.

In throws, Kimberlyn Holt set a new personal best in the weight throw with a toss of 50’3.5” (15.33m) on her final attempt. Teammate Charlise Morgan had a mark of 50’0” (15.24m) to finish in seventh overall, one spot behind Holt. Morgan also had a toss of 45’0.25” (13.72m) in the shot put to finish fifth.

The Elon distance team dominated the one-mile run with five runners placing in the top-10. Tereza Novotna(5:03.60) and Allyson Oram (5:06.27) crossed the line in two and three positions, respectively. Emily Tryon(5:14.01) and Jenny Gallagher (5:15.29) claimed the fifth and sixth spots with Caroline McCaslin (5:18.29, 9th) rounding out maroon and gold in the top-10.

Ellie Taff finished third in the 800-meter run after crossing the line with a time and new personal-record of 2:19.99. Brennan McDavid also competed for the Phoenix and ran a time of 2:24.66 for a ninth place standing.

Prevoteau finished fourth in the long jump, hitting a mark of 18’4.25” (5.59m). Marie Borowycz had a season-best mark of 17’0.75” for a seventh place standing. Prevoteau also broke into the top-five on the program’s all-time performance list in the 60-meter hurdles with a time of 9.12 in the finals.

Borowycz claimed fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 35’8.50” (10.88m). Teammate Janelle McNeil’s mark of 35’6.50” (10.83m) placed her sixth overall.

Elon had three runners claim spots in the top-10 of the 400-meter dash, with Bell finishing as the runner-up with a time of 57.74. Luedke clocked in at 58.99 to finish fourth and Pash running a time of 1:01.10 to place ninth.

Bell was also the Phoenix’s top finisher in the 200-meter dash, clocking in with a time of 25.90 and fifth overall. Kayleigh Birks was not far behind with a time of 26.33 and a sixth place finish.

Elon will return to competition by traveling to the Liberty Quad next weekend, Feb. 8-9, in Lynchburg, Va.

College of Charleston Competes at Gene Anderson Invitational 

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The College of Charleston women’s track & field team had four top-five performances and six top-10 marks, as they competed at the Gene Anderson Invitational at the Eddie Smith Field House on the campus of North Carolina Saturday. 

Sophomore Hayley McMahon finished in second-place in the 800-meter run in a time of 2:19.07. McMahon also raced the mile, where she finished fourth, crossing the finish line in 5:07.21. McMahon’s mile time is the eighth fastest time in school history and her 800 is the 10th fastest in the history of the program.

Freshman Roshani Glover advanced through to finals of the triple jump and finished in third-place with a best jump of 11.42 meters. The mark is tied for sixth best in school history.

Also in the field events, senior Chelsea Taylor, competing in her first meet in nearly a year, finished third in the pole vault with a jump of 3.35 meters, which tied the 10th best performance in school history.

In the 3,000-meter run sophomore Danielle Sams finished 10th in 10:55.46 and in the shot put sophomore Tiffany Sisk was seventh with a throw of 13.04 meters.

CofC head coach Amy Seago said the team is making progress, but there is still work to be done to get to where they want to be for the Southern Conference Indoor Championship Feb. 23-24 in Winston-Salem, N.C.

The Cougars will have one more meet before the SoCon Championship. They will compete Feb. 8-9 at the Tiger Paw Invitational hosted by Clemson.

UNCG Track and Field Concludes Hilton Garden Invitational

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The UNCG men's track and field team concluded play at the Hilton Garden Invitational Saturday at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem. The two-day event marked the second time this indoor season that UNCG has run at the JDL Fast Track.

Junior Paul Chelimo (Chebiemit, Kenya/Chebiemit Boys School) made his indoor debut in the Elite Mile Run which included both the top collegiate runners and professional runners. Chelimo placed seventh in the 11-man race and was the second fastest time of a collegiate runner, turning in a time of 4:09.41. The top three finishers in the Elite race were all under the four-minute time, a first in the state of North Carolina.

Junior Abraham Kemboi (Eldoret, Kenya/Kipkabus) won his heat in the mile-run (section three), posting a personal-best time of 4:21.63. Freshman Josh Crawford (Fayetteville, N.C./South View) ran his first mile event and placed sixth with a time of 4:26.03.

The Spartans posted a third-place finish in the distance medley relay with a time of 10:36.52, trailing Radford's top time of 10:16.31. Running for UNCG were junior Tyron Alston (Mebane, N.C./Eastern Alamance), Paul Katam (Eldoret, Kenya/Sacho), John Elwood (Greensboro, N.C./Northern Guilford) and Taylor Day (Cornelius, N.C./Hopewell).

The Spartans return to action next weekend as a majority of the team will travel to the Clemson Tiger Paw Invitational. Chelimo and Katam will head to Seattle, Wash., to take part in the prestigious Flotrack Husky Classic.

The Citadel Track and Field Completes Action at Hilton Garden Invitational

Winston-Salem, N.C. – The Citadel track and field teams finished up its third indoor meet of the season on Saturday as the Bulldogs got their first run on the brand new JDL Fast Track in the Hilton Garden Invitational. The Bulldogs will trek back to the same site for the Southern Conference Indoor Championships on Feb. 23-24.

The women's 4x400 team of Micah Wessinger, Danielle Williams, Tanisha Bethel and Taylor Viana posted a season-best relay time of 3:59.98 to earn third place in their section.

Wessinger continued her impressive weekend by running a personal-best in the 400 with a time of 60.25. The senior captain also clocked in at 2:17 in the 800, while Daniele McKee finished closely behind with a time of 2:21 in the same event.

After breaking the freshman 400 record in her first collegiate track meet, Williams improved on the time, posting a 59.37 to move into second place in Citadel history in the event.

Nicole Levermann, who is preparing to represent The Citadel in the conference multi-events, cleared the bar in the high jump at a season-best 5'4.25".

Geno Porter logged his second consecutive heave of over 50-feet to take fifth place in his flight. The redshirt sophomore threw the 35lb. weight 50'6.75" last week at the Wesley A. Brown Invitational to earn the SoCon track and field athlete of the week award.

Kasandra Polson and Clay Allen heaved the weight throw a whopping, 46'.5" and 46'1.5", respectively, to post personal bests, while freshman Darius Johnson improved his 60 hurdle time of 8.85 to move into eighth place all-time.

The Bulldogs will head to Clemson, S.C., next weekend to compete in the Tiger Paw Invitational.

More Personal Bests for Eagles at Day Two of Hilton Garden Invitational

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – The Georgia Southern Track and Field team continued yesterday’s trend and set four more personal bests at the second and last day of the Hilton Garden Invitational at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C. Freshmen Alyssa Felton and Taylor Johnson improved their records for two events over the past two days.

After setting a new personal best in the 60m Dash yesterday, Felton improved her Long Jump by 17 centimeters, leaping for 5.69m, good for a fourth place finish. Taylor Johnson improved her Shot Pup mark to 9.32m as well as her High Jump mark to 1.42m, improving her old best by 20 centimeters.

Freshman Keyanna Harris also continued to establish herself in the High Jump, finishing 12th with a new personal best of 1.62m.

Freshman Jami Joyner ran her fastest mile ever, taking almost seven minutes off her old time.

Next up for the Eagles is the Samford Multi and Invitational at Samford University next weekend on Feb. 8 and 9.