Lions open indoor season at Get Your Marks Field Meet
The Mars Hill men's indoor track & field team kicked off the Indoor Track Season on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at the Get Your Marks Field Meet hosted by JDL Fast Track.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Mars Hill men's indoor track & field team kicked off the Indoor Track Season on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina at the Get Your Marks Field Meet hosted by JDL Fast Track.
Only field events were contested – High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Pole Vault, Shot Put, Weight Throw. The meet was an opportunity primarily for freshmen athletes and athletes without a collegiate mark in a field event to obtain a mark prior to upcoming December/January meets where a mark is required for entry.
Lucas New competed in both High Jump and Pole Vault. New captured his first event win of his collegiate career with a first place finish in High Jump. New tied the Mars Hill Indoor record with a jump of 2.0m (6' 6.75"). He placed second in Pole Vault with a vault of 3.65m (11' 11.75").
Hank Bowen competed in long jump, placing 11th overall with a jump of 5.78m (18'11.75).
Iggy Welch competed in Shot Put, placing third overall with a throw of 12.73m (41' 9.25").
Will Wainwright placed fourth in Shot Put with a throw of 12.55m (41' 2.25"). Wainwright competed in Weight Throw as well, placing fourth overall with a throw of 11.88m (38' 11.75").
To view the full meet results, please click here.
Next up: The Lions travel back to JDL Fast Track Saturday, December 7th to compete in the Visit W-S College Kick-Off.
