Mars Hill competes at Montreat Invitational

BLACK MOUNTAIN, N.C. - The Mars Hill women's outdoor track & field team competed this past Friday and Saturday at the Montreat Invitational hosted by Montreat College.

Throwing Events:

Javelin

Mykayla King, Alina Mueller, Keagan Osika, and Lacey Scott represented the Lions on the javelin runway. King and Mueller both advanced to the finals. King placed 4^th overall with a throw of 31.10m. Mueller finished 6^th with a throw of 28.68m. Osika and Scott both competed in javelin for the first time. Osika finished 12^th with a throw of 25.47m while Scott placed 23^rd throwing 19.76m.

Shot Put

Bailey Beeman and Cierra Williams took to the ring in shot put. Beeman placed 22^nd with a throw of 8.58m. Williams placed 24^th with a throw of 8.58m.

Jumping Events:

High Jump

Keagan Osika competed in the women's high jump. Osika finished 5^th overall with a jump of 1.39m and earned 4 points toward the women's team total.

Pole Vault

King took to the sky in pole vault, nearly setting a new personal best in the process. King placed 12^th overall on the day with a vault of 2.8m.

Long Jump

Mueller led the way with an 11^th place finish. Mueller jumped 4.77m on the day. Makayla Rogers jumped a season best 4.57m. Rogers placed 13^th overall. Haley Eddinger finished just behind Rogers with a season best jump of 4.56m. Beeman set a new personal best in the event with a jump of 4.44m. Beeman placed 15^th overall. Maya Adams placed 20^th overall with a jump of 3.95m.

Triple Jump

Eddinger and Rogers took to the runway to compete in triple jump. Eddinger placed 10^th overall with a jump of 9.17m while Rogers placed 11^th with a jump of 9.16m.

Running Events:

The Mars Hill distance squad fielded two 4x800m relay teams. Mueller, Lindsey Jenkins, Emma Bridges, and Elana Mackey placed 3^rd overall with a time of 10:48.94. The group earned six points toward the team total.

Maya Adams, Megan Van Etten, Anahi Reta, and Alyssa Jamerson made up the second team, placing 6^th overall finishing with a total time of 11:55.16.

100m

Six Lions competed in the 100m sprint. Osika led the way with a time of 13.04s, placing 14^th overall. Elida Taylor competed in her first ever 100m sprint. Taylor placed 20^th overall with a time of 13.52s. Scott placed 25^th with a time of 14s while Eddinger placed 29^th with a time of 14.3s. Rogers finished in a time of 14.73s, placing 31^st overall. Tristen Quarles competed in her first outdoor meet of the season. Quarles placed 34^th overall with a time of 15.69s.

200m

Osika, Taylor, and Adams represented the women's team in the 200m sprint. Osika finished in 11^th place with a time of 26.87s. Taylor sprinted to a season best 27.81s. Maya Adams placed 35^th overall with a time of 35.63s.

100m Hurdles

Simone Giggetts hit the track for her first outdoor meet of the season. Giggetts placed 4^th overall with a time of 16.19s.

Mueller placed 11^th with a time of 18.82s.

1500m

Five Lions competed in the 1500m run.  Jenkins led the way for the ladies, finishing 10^th overall with a time of 5:08.02. Jamerson and Bridges finished close together with times of 5:38.44 and 5:39.31, respectively. Van Etten finished with a time of 6:00.59 and Reta finished with a time of 6:13.10.

The Lions travel to High Point University to compete in the Vertklasse Meeting on March 31^st – April 1^st.