The HLG Track & Field enjoyed some beautiful weather on Saturday at the CMU/Asics Invite in Fayette, MO. In all, seven new team records were set in addition to 13 top-10 finishes.
RESULTS
For the women, Holland McCoy had a standout day as the freshman delivered 3 top-10 performances. After setting a new personal best mark in the high jump (1.50m), she went on to finish 8th in both the 400m Hurdles (1:12.74) and pole vault (2.53m). Jocelyn Bright set a new school record mark in the triple jump, finishing 4th with a top leap of 9.89m. Amanda Miller finished 5th in the pole vault (2.83m) and Eva Knowles 10th in the long jump (4.70m) to add to the 10 top-10 finishes for the ladies. Abbie Herrold had another strong showing, placing 14th in the shot put (10.39m) while setting a new record mark in the hammer throw (30.56m)
Sarah Erickson had another solid day as the freshman finished 10th in the 1500m run (5:22.95). Carissa Eichmeyer continued to progress in the 5K Race Walk, dropping nearly 30 seconds off her previous school record time to finish 4th in 31:35.17. The 4x100m relay team of Jasman Edmond, Amanda Miller, Sindy Chavez, and Eva Knowles improved their school record by racing to a time of 52.43, good for 8th place.
The men were led by freshman John Anderson who set two new school records. John started the day by taking 12th place in the 110m hurdles, with a new team record time of 16.51 seconds. Later in the day, John would take 10th place in the 400m hurdles (59.10) and he completed a busy day by finishing 8th in the javelin, breaking his own school record with a toss of 45.70m. Ben Griffin contined his rapid development as the freshman shaved two more seconds off of his 1500m time, finishing 14th with a time of 4:25.04. Gheron Dorsett led the way for the throwers, placing 19th in the discus (34.35m) and 21st in the shot put (11.14m).
The team will have this weekend off and will be in action again on Tuesday, April 20 at Illinois College in Jacksonville, IL.
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