Bulldogs Compete at ETSU Buccaneer Track and Field Invitational
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Citadel’s track and field teams competed in the Buccaneer Invitational prelims and semifinals on Friday.
For the men’s squad, sophomore Josiah Johnson placed sixth in the 60-meter hurdles semifinals and qualified him for the final. Johnson set a new personal best of 6.88 seconds, the third-best time in program history. Senior Jordan Ross also landed the third-place position in the 5,000-meter race with a time of 15:12.95.
Junior Mady Riegel on the women’s team took the No. 11 spot in the weight toss final with a throw of 43 feet, 7.75 inches, and freshman Jessy Page followed to take 13th place with a toss of 42-10.25. Senior Caillian Colquitt placed 11th in the 5,000 with a time of 19:00.09.
The Bulldogs will continue competition in the Buccaneer Invitational when the finals resume on Saturday. Results from the meet will be available at CitadelSports.com.
ETSU Hosts Buccaneer Track and Field Invitational
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – On the second day of the Buccaneer Track and Field Invitational, the ETSU men’s and women’s track and field teams dominated the meet on Friday inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletics Center as it recorded three number one and 13 top-5 finishes.
Highlights of Day Two
- Southern Conference 2015-16 freshman of the year, Kyra Atkins, set the tone early for the Bucs as she crushed the competition in the women’s 60m hurdles. In the preliminary round, the Greer, S.C. native finished first with a time of 8.50. Just an hour and a half later, she matched her prelim finish as she sat atop of the leaderboard. Her closest competitor came in 0.28 seconds behind Atkins. Teammates Kiara Price and Allison Wilson both made the cut to qualify for the finals on Saturday.
- On the men’s side of the 60mH, Michael Williams finished eighth and just 0.07 seconds away from tying second place. After qualifying to the semi-finals, the New Jersey native rose six spots to second place. He finished with a time of 8.25, which was a difference of 0.12 seconds quicker than his prelim round. The semi-final time is also his fastest time he has posted in the 2017 season.
- In her first 400m event at ETSU, Lamisha Simmons cracked the top-5 in the event. She crossed the finish line with a time of 58.37 to put her in third place. The finish qualified her for the finals that will take place on Saturday.
- Williams had a second top-5 finish on Friday when he placed fourth in the men’s 400m. The senior clocked in at 49.26 and qualified for the finals. He was 0.16 seconds away from tying third place in the event.
- The lone Buccaneer in the women’s 60m, Kiana Davis, was very successful as she finished second in the semi-finals and prelims in a 73-person event. The sophomore blasted past her competitors as she clocked in at 7.73 in the prelims, and she followed that performance by shaving 0.07 seconds off her time in the semi-finals to qualify for the finals.
- ETSU had two runners in the men’s 60m that cracked the top-10 in both the prelims and semi-finals. Both Matt Moore and Patrick Taylor claimed the two spots for the Blue and Gold in the event. Moore was the only Buc to qualify for the finals as he clocked in at 6.80 in the semi-final event.
- Both ETSU distance medley relay teams were fantastic as the men’s 4000m DMR won the event, and the women’s claimed runner-up status. The men, consisting of Haydn Borghetti-Metz, Ashton Wilson, Harper Sigler and Adam Bradtmueller, finished the 4000m relay at 10:12.04. The women, consisting of Kaitlyn Lay , Aubree Collins, Emily Lord and Victoria Hutchens crossed the finish line at 12:25.20, which was just half a second behind first place, Queens University.
- ETSU continued its dominance in the track events as all three Bucs qualified for the 200m finals tomorrow. Davis placed second at 25.24, just 0.09 seconds behind first. Atkins followed by placing sixth, and Starr Graham finished in eighth with a 25.64 time.
- Benjamin Johnson paved the path for ETSU in the field events as he finished third in the weight throw. The redshirt sophomore annihilated his personal best mark as he set a new high at 17.66m. His previous best was 17.06, which he achieved two weeks ago in Blacksburg. Every time he competes in the weight throw, Johnson sets a new personal record.
- Jacob Dunlap cracked the top-15 in the weight throw as well. He made a mark of 14.52m, which is also a personal best. His previous best was accomplished at the ETSU Track and Field Invitational to open the season with a throw of 14.41m.
In the final event of the day, Malick Gemechu crushed his personal best time with a 15:11.51 performance and also placed him in second place in the men’s 5000m. His previous best was set two weeks ago at the Hokie Invitational with a time of 15:46.32.
Spartan Men’s Track & Field Shows Strong at Camel City Invitational
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.- Taking to the JDL Fast Track for the second time in as many weeks, UNCG men’s track & field represented the Blue and Gold well Friday at the Camel City Invitational.
The top finisher on the day was Luke Sumerford (Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley), who garnered fifth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 15:26.16. Teammates Patrick O’Grady (Roswell, Ga./Blessed Trinity) and David Guthrie (Fayetteville/South View) weren’t far behind, finishing 11th (15:38.33) and 12th (15:38.35), respectively.
In the 60 meter hurdles, Jeffery Beane (Asheboro, N.C./Asheboro) came in at 8.75 for 30th, while Dakarai Shipp (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook) and Alex Roy (Clayton, N.C./Clayton) placed 33rd (4:28.43) and 39th (4:30.04), respectively, in the mile.
William Sandin’s (Raleigh, N.C./Broughton) 2:01.61 in the 800 meters placed him in 33rd-place. A few seconds later, Trelek Jones came in at 52nd with a time of 2:06.99.
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Catamounts Open Up Action at the Buccaneer Invitational
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – The Western Carolina men’s and women’s track & field team visited Johnson City, Tenn., for the second time this indoor season to compete in the Buccaneer Invitational Friday. WCU qualified 16 athletes for Saturday finals while picking up 15 other top-10 finishes on the day.
WCU’s top finisher on the day was freshman Shawnda Martin who won the 5,000m event after completing the distance in 18:17.73 which would rank as the top time on last season’s squad and is currently the top time this season.
Senior Chenell Bryan picked up a second place finish in the women’s long jump as she touched down at 5.71m (18-09.00).
Sophomore Simone Williams led a group of three Catamounts in the women’s weight throw as she placed third with a toss of 16.85m (55-03.75). Senior Hailey Cook finished one spot back in third with a mark of 16.69m (54-09.25) while junior Alisha Blackmon came in at eighth with a distance of 15.39m (50-06.25).
The men also excelled in the weight throw as four Catamounts placed in the top-10. Senior Scott Peretin led the way in fourth with a toss of 17.33m (56-10.50). Next in line was sophomore Dakota Wright who placed sixth with a mark of 17.09m (56-01.00). Junior Chase Stehling finished one spot back in seventh after tossing the element 16.44m (53-11.50) while junior Mateius Brown finished in ninth after stopping the tape at 14.91m (48-11.25).
The women’s distance medley relay team took fourth in the 4,000m race as they completed the distance in 12:34.21. The men also excelled in the DMR as they placed fifth with a time of 10:37.45.
Senior Korie Bennett and junior Meghan Breden tied for fifth in the women’s pole vault as they each cleared 3.50m (11-05.75). The women also picked up a top-five finish in the pentathlon as sophomore Marisa Scott compiled 2,406 points over the five events.
Sophomore Ashley Parker was WCU’s final top-10 finisher as she tied for eighth in the women’s high jump after clearing 1.58m (5-02.25).
The 16 qualifiers from Friday will compete in the event finals on Saturday along with a number of other events as the Catamounts wrap up action at the Buccaneer Inviatational.