Mountaineer Open Results

BOONE, N.C.- The Mars Hill men's track and field team competed with success in the 2013 Mountaineer Indoor Open Track Meet, held Friday and Saturday at the Holmes Convocation Center.

The event the Lions enjoyed the most success in was the One-Mile Run, with three Mars Hill runners finishing among the top five. Alex Griggs placed second with a time of 4:37.22, three seconds behind Nicholas Kelly of Appalachian State. Eric Blackburn placed fourth in the event by running a 4:40.04. Cesar Reyes rounded out the Lions' top five performers with a time of 4:40.95.

Kiel Bollero and Daniel Jezioranski each placed in the top ten of the One-Mile Run as well. Jezioranski placed eighth with a time of 4:45.46, while Bollero finish one-hundredth of a second behind in ninth place.

Blackburn, Griggs and Reyes also turned in strong performances in the 800 Meter Run. Blackburn placed fifth in the event, while Griggs and Reyes placed seventh and eighth respectively.

In the 400 M Dash, Ryan White placed fourth among Division II runners with a time of 53.14. Teammate Korey Bryant finished just behind, running a 53.86 to finish 11th.

Rounding out the Lions' top performers was Erin Parker with an eighth place finish in the 200 M Dash. The freshman turned in a time of 23.15.

Mars Hill will compete at the University of North Carolina on Saturday, Feb. 2.