atlanta, georgia – Upstate's men's and women's track and field teams closed out the Georgia Tech Invitational with impressive new records in the men's pole vault. The Mountaineers recorded 64 top-25 finishes between the Georgia Tech Invitational and Wake Forest Invitational, setting a new school record in the boys' 5,000 meters in addition to a new record in the boys' pole vault.
new student matthew gray He set an App state record in the boys pole vault with a personal best of 5.33 meters (17 minutes, 5.75 inches). His record surpassed the previous record of 5.32 meters (17 minutes 5.25 inches) set by Todd Poremba in 1998.Senior patrick freeman 6th place (4.92m (16' 1.75″)) Matthew Bigelow He placed 7th (4.77 meters (15 feet 7.75 inches)).
Girls 4x100m relay 1st grade team nicole wells and Sierra SmithSenior taylor smithand new students Jayla Adams He finished second with a score of 44.93, 0.20 points off the 1989 program record of 44.73. taylor smith and Sierra Smith In the women's 200m, she placed 7th (23.82) and 9th (23.93).Wells, Jr. Mariah McCordnew student Kendall Johnsonand second grade day tally She also placed in the top 25 in the women's 200 meters. Sierra Smith Adams also competed in the women's 400 meters with the sophomores. Addison Olendick-Smith. Adams won in 8th place (55.19). Sierra Smith was 16th (55.79), and Orendick Smith rounded out the top 25 with a personal best time of 56.81.
Senior Nigel Wilkins He finished third in the men's triple jump with a jump of 15.62 meters (51 feet 3 inches). His jump puts him in seventh place on App State's all-time list.In the men's discus throw, senior athletes Nathan Carl and Chris Wainscott They took third place (50.62 meters (166 feet 1 inch)) and fourth place (49.24 meters (161 feet 6 inches)), respectively. 2nd grade jeremiah burch jr. He placed 14th with a toss of 43.60 meters (143 minutes 0 seconds).
Freshman Almonte Ferguson and the boys 4×100 meter relay team Kenneth Crawford II,Sophomore harrison robinsonand senior Cole Klenbrink He placed 4th with a time of 41.01 seconds. Klenbrink continued to anchor the Mountaineers' men's 4×400 meter relay. 2nd grade quartet parker kinneySenior Jabari Daltonnew student davis hunt, Klenbrink stopped the clock in 3:12.93 to take sixth place. Kinney and Klenbrink also placed 12th (47.23 seconds, PR) and 16th (47.47 seconds, PR) in the men's 400 meters, respectively. Kinney remains fifth on the program's all-time list, while Klenbrink moves into sixth place at this tournament. After running the first leg of the men's 4×100 meter relay, Ferguson also finished 13th in the men's 200 meters with a time of 21.62 seconds.
In the men's 400m hurdles, Jabari Dalton He finished in 6th place with a personal best time of 52.60 seconds. davis hunt He recorded a time of 54.96 seconds and placed 22nd. Dalton is currently tied for eighth in program history.Graduate student in women's 400m hurdles alexia mehring His time was 1:02.34, which placed him 13th and fifth on App State's all-time list.
Senior megan plummer In the women's discus, she placed ninth with a personal best toss of 40.74 meters (133 feet, 8 inches). Nadiya Byard In the women's high jump, she tied for 11th with a clearance of 1.60 meters (5 feet 3 inches). Jared Hyatt He placed 13th in the men's high jump with a difference of 1.91 meters (6'3.25 inches). Rhys Ammon In the women's 800 meters, she posted a personal best time of 2 minutes, 13.22 seconds, placing 17th and moving into 10th place on App State's all-time list.Senior jasmine donahue and elizabeth fuller They finished within the top 25 with personal best times of 2:13.84 (21st overall) and 2:14.92 (25th), respectively.
friday rewind
Friday, Junior Garrett Bivens At the Wake Forest Invitational, he set a new school record for the boys 5,000 meters, stopping the clock in 14:18.05 and setting the tone for the day. Bivens finished fourth overall in the race. The previous record was 14:19.97, set by Joe Heylin in 2005.
Sophomore students at Georgia Tech Invitational Tournament Eva Studny She finished third in the women's pole vault with a difference of 3.80 meters (12 feet 5.5 inches). noel meeker and Celia Agee Their clearance was 3.65 meters (11 minutes, 11.75 inches), tied for 6th and 11th respectively. In the men's shot put, Wainscott won the bronze medal with a toss of 16.44 meters (53 minutes, 5.75 inches), and Karl took fourth place with a toss of 16.44 meters (53 minutes, 5.75 inches). Wainscott also placed seventh in the men's hammer throw with a throw of 56.90 meters (186 feet, 8 inches).Women's Hammer Throw Junior Diana Cooper She placed in the top five in the women's shot put with a toss of 53.26 meters (174 feet, 9 inches) and also placed in the top 15 in the women's shot put with a toss of 12.99 meters (42 feet, 7.5 inches).
The Mountaineers also placed fifth in the men's 110 meter hurdles and women's 100 meters. 2nd grade harrison robinson The clock stopped at 14.34 seconds in the men's 110m hurdles. taylor smith She recorded a time of 11.63 seconds in the women's 100 meters.
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The Mountaineers will return to Boone to host the App State Open April 26-27 at Randy Marion Track and Field.
