Lions place 10th at Catamount Classic

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - The Mars Hill men's outdoor track & field team competed in the Catamount Classic hosted by Western Carolina University this past Friday and Saturday.

DAY ONE: 

Day one of competition was a rainy filled afternoon/evening. Eleven Lions competed in a variety of events throughout the day.

Throwers:

Lee Prescott broke his own school record in the hammer throw with a sixth place throw of 45.94m. Prescott earned three points towards the men's overall team score.

Justus Shelton competed in javelin, placing seventh overall with a throw of 45.71m. Shelton earned two points towards the men's team total.

Andrew Hensley placed 14^th in javelin with a throw of 35.92m. Brandon Bailes placed 15^th with a throw of 34.97m.

Sprinters:

Jackson McClain placed 11^th in the 100m sprint, finishing with his second fastest time on the season, running a time 10.92s.

Ethan Lee competed in both the 100m and 200m sprints. Lee posted a new personal best 11.28s in the 100m, placing 23^rd overall. Lee placed 34^th in the 200m with a time of 23.39s.

Elijah Swain posted a new personal best 23.27s in the 200m sprint. Swain placed 31^st overall.

Distance:

Blake Freeman posted a season best 17:07.88 in the 5000m run. Freeman placed 29^th overall.

Jumps:

Jared Benain placed 14^th in long jump with a mark of 6.00m.

Jackson McClain placed 15^th with a jump of 5.93m.

Overall, the men's team finished day one with a team score of five points

Day 2 Recap

Day 2 was a hot, sunny day for competition. Seven Lions competed throughout the day.

Jumpers:

Jared Benain competed in triple jump. Benain tied his season best with a jump of 14.44m. He placed fourth overall, earning six points for the team.

Levi Higgins placed ninth in high jump with a mark of 1.9m. Higgins earned one point toward the team total.

Throwers:

Ben Goodlett threw an outdoor season best 13.10m in shot put. Goodlett placed 11^th overall. Goodlett also competed in discus, placing 12^th overall with a throw of 36.95m.

RaQuan Coles threw a season best 35.29m in discus, placing 16^th overall in the event.

Lee Prescott competed in both shot put and discus. Prescott placed 14^th in shot with a throw of 12.98m and 15^th in discus with a throw of 35.37m.

Ashtin Gainey competed in shot put, placing 22^nd overall with a throw of 11.06m.

Distance:

Connor Cecil competed in his first collegiate track meet. Cecil placed 35^th in the 800m run, finishing in a time of 2:14.35.

The Lions finished 10^th overall out of 13 teams with a team score of 12 points.

To view the full list of results, please click here.

Next up, the Lions travel to Hickory, North Carolina on Saturday April 22^nd to compete in the L-R Open hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne University.