Lions compete at final regular season meet at Catamount Classic
CULLOWHEE, N.C. - The Mars Hill men's and women's outdoor track and field teams competed at the Catamount Classic, hosted by Western Carolina on Friday, April 24-Saturday, April 25.
MEN'S RECAP:
A small crew competed as the team tuned up for next week's South Atlantic Conference Championship.
Will Wainwright captured his 3rd event in on the season in Javelin with a throw of 59.84m. Wainwright competed in Discus as well, throwing a new personal best 47.97m. Wainwright ranks 1st in Conference standings in both Javelin and Discus. Wainwright also competed in Shot Put, placing 8th with an outdoor best 14.11m.
Jack Zalevskiy threw a personal best in Hammer throw, placing 8th at the Classic with a throw of 46.52m.
Brennon Craig threw a personal best in javelin with a mark of 38.72m. Craig placed 22nd overall.
Three Lions competed in the 1500m run. All three set new personal bests. Justin Owens placed 18th with a time of 4:06.66. Eli Taylor placed 24th with a time of 4:10.50. Grant Richardson placed 31st with a time of 4:24.97.
Luke Capps placed 25th in the 800m run with a personal best 2:08.09.
Mason Smith placed 11th in the 3000m Steeple Chase with a personal best 11:17.08.
WOMEN'S RECAP:
Natalee Powers broke the school record in the 1500m run with a personal best 4:43.05. Powers placed 6th overall.
Sophie Ratcliff placed 12th in the 1500m run with a personal best 4:52.65. Mary Malcom placed 20th in the 1500m run with a personal best 4:58.11. Lola Korth placed 21st in the 1500m run with a personal best 5:01.18. Alleigh Flewwellin placed 22nd in the 1500m run with a personal best 5:05.57.
Fernanda Osuna competed in both the 1500m run and the 3000m Steeplechase. Osuna placed 35th in the 1500m run with a season best 5:46.61. Osuna placed 10th in the Steeplechase with a time of 14:12.20.
Katie Harwood placed 36th in the 1500m run with a time of 6:02.99.
Cierra Williams placed 14th in Discus with a throw of 34.23m and 9th in Shot Put with a throw of 11.32m.
Next up, the Lions travel to Emory & Henry to compete in the South Atlantic Conference Outdoor Championships on Wednesday, April 29th – Thursday, April 30th.
