Lions compete at Bulldog Invite
The Mars Hill men's outdoor track & field team travelled a short distance down the road to Asheville, North Carolina late last week to compete in the UNCA Bulldog Invite.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - The Mars Hill men's outdoor track & field team travelled a short distance down the road to Asheville, North Carolina late last week to compete in the UNCA Bulldog Invite.
Personal bests and season bests were set by many Lions on this sunny high-wind day and several Lion's finished top 5 in their respective events.
Top 5 Finishers:
- Jared Benain placed 2nd in men's Triple Jump with a mark of 14.40m.
- Justus Shelton placed 2nd in men's Javelin with a throw of 47.18m.
- Jesse Shelton placed 3rd in all three of his events – Hammer, Discus, and Shot Put. Shelton threw 42.87m in Hammer, 49.76m in Discus, and 16.87m in Shot Put. Shelton broke the Mars Hill Outdoor Shot Put record with this throw.
- Antonio Lorenzo placed 5th in men's Shot Put with a throw of 14.01m.
- Levi Higgins placed 5th in men's High Jump, matching his season best jump of 1.85m.
- Gabriel Hunt set a 24-second PR in the 300m Steeplechase with a time of 10:23.4. Hunt placed 4th overall.
- Traveon Howell set a personal best in the 400m Hurdles with a time of 1:01.58. Howell placed 5th overall.
Personal Bests and Season Bests:
Jackson McClain ran a season best in the 100m with a time pf 10.73s. McClain placed 7th overall.
Ethan Lee doubled up on personal bests today with PR's in the 100m and 200m sprints. Lee placed 13th in the 100m with a time of 11.07s and 10th in the 200m with a time of 22.41s.
Brandon Wright and Braxton Cummings set personal bests in the 800m finishing nearly side-by-side in the race. Wright placed 16th with a time of 2:02.03. Cummings placed 17th with a time of 2:02.58.
Johnathan McIntyre established a personal best in men's Javelin with a throw of 39.39m. McIntyre earned a trip to the finals and placed 6th overall in the event.
In his first meet of the '24 season, RaQuan Coles established a new personal best in Discus with a throw of 35.31m. Coles placed 13th overall.
Ashtin Gainey and Jasiah Robinson both set personal bests in Shot Put. Gainey placed 9th overall with a throw of 13.13m. Robinson placed 13th overall with a throw of 12.06m.
Tarus Kipsang and Kelvin Kiprop both established personal bests in the men's 1500m run. Kipsang placed 24th overall with a time of 4:17.62. Kiprop placed 26th overall with a time of 4:19.76.
Wanya Martin set a new personal best in men's Long Jump with a jump of 5.65m. Martin placed 13th overall.
Meet results: http://www.cfpitiming.com/2024_Outdoor_Season/UNCA_2024/UNC-Asheville_full_meet_results_2024.pdf
Next up, the Lions travel to Cullowhee, North Carolina on April 19th- 20th to compete in the Catamount Classic hosted by Western Carolina University.