The Citadel's Sam Sharnas
The Citadel Athletics
The Citadel's Sam Sharnas

Men's Outdoor Track and Field

Sharnas breaks The Citadel's 10,000m record

Drops previous record by nearly 30 seconds

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – Junior distance runner Sam Sharnas broke the school record in the 10,000 meters Friday to highlight The Citadel's eventful day at Charleston Southern's Throwers Distance Carnival.
 
Men's Results
  • Sam Sharnas broke the school's all-time record in the 10K with a time of 30:55.80, passing the previous record set by Austin Waldrop in 2013 with a time of 31:24.58.
  • JP Caglione took first place in the hammer throw with a toss of 185-5 (56.51m), a new personal best. He finished second in the discus with 134.11 (41.12m) and second in the shot put with 53-5.5 (16.29m) for fourth all-time.
  • Reggie Reynolds finished in third place in the hammer throw with a PR of 156-4 (47.65m) for the 10th all-time mark in school history.
  • Caleb McDonald was the top collegian in the javelin throw, with his PR throw of 152-1 (46.37m) good for third overall in the event, as Ian McCorkle, Devin Merrick, Fred Hamilton, and Stephen Kraeling took fourth through seventh spots for the Bulldogs.
  • Aidan Richer led The Citadel in the 800 meters, taking fourth overall and third among collegiate competitors with a time of 1:57.40.
Women's Results
  • Ali Ruffin finished in the second spot in the javelin with a throw of 119-10 (36.52m) for the 10th best school mark ever. Mya Dollard was the third-best collegian in the event with her PR throw of 104-1 (31.72m).
  • Tatiana Corso took fourth in the hammer throw with 103-11 (31.69m). She also finished third in the discus among collegians with a toss of 108-2 (32.97m).
  • Yanna Cuesta finished fourth overall and third among the collegians in the shot put with a PR put of 34-6.25 (10.52m), good for 10th all-time.
  • Reanna Wrecsics won the 800 meters with a time of 2:52.35. Kennedy Delancy was second with a time of 2:56.19, while Jayln rounded out the sub-3 minute finishes in third at 2:58.01.
Next Event
The Citadel has spring break ahead to prepare for its trip to University of South Carolina in two weeks at the Weems Baskin Invitational March 25-26.