Mars Hill competes at Catamount Classic

CULLOWHEE, N.C. - The Mars Hill women's outdoor track & field team traveled to Cullowhee, North Carolina over the weekend to compete in the Catamount Classic hosted by Western Carolina University.

Day 1 Highlights

Haley Eddinger competed in women's Pole Vault. Eddinger placed 8^th overall with a vault of 2.95m.

Alina Mueller placed 6^th in Javelin with a throw of 29.82m.

Emma Bridges set a new personal best in Javelin. Bridges threw 27.47m, placing 9^th overall.

MyKayla King placed 11^th in Javelin with a throw of 25.97m. King placed 11^th overeall.

Sarah McNeil set a new personal best in the 1500m run with a time of 5:48.31. McNeil bettered her time by 7 seconds. McNeil placed 34^th overall.

Day 2 Highlights

Bailey Beeman competed in both Discus and Shot Put. Beeman set a personal best in Discus with a throw of 27.99m. Beeman set a personal best in Shot Put with a throw of 9.95m. Beeman placed 18^th overall in Discus and 14^th in Shot Put.

Kayla Rice set personal bests in both Discus and Shot Put. Rice threw 25.98m in Discus and 7.56m in Shot Put. Rice placed 20^th in Discus and 23^rd in Shot Put.

La'Miya Blake set a personal best in Shot Put with a throw of 9.87m. Blake placed 15^th overall.

Elana Mackey established a season best in the 400m run with a time of 1:05.29. Mackey placed 13^th overall.

Alizee Piette competed in her first collegiate 400m run. Piette placed 18^th overall with a time of 1:11.78.

Next up, the Lions travel to Boone, North Carolina on Saturday, April 27th to compete in the App State Open hosted by Appalachian State University.