Results
RICHMOND, Va. – The Concord University men's track and field team had seven top-10 finishes at the Fred Hardy Invite hosted by the University of Richmond at Robins Stadium Friday and Saturday.
The Mountain Lions had four runners finish in the top 10 of the 3,000-meter steeplechase. Freshman
Isaac Prather ran 9:53 in the event to place fourth. He was followed by senior
Michael Ruhnke who finished sixth in a time of 9:57. Running the event for the first time, freshman
Cedric Drennen came through in 10:07 to place eighth. Sophomore
Samuel Haynes was right behind in ninth, clocking 10:11.
Overall, CU occupied six of the top 13 spots as senior
Jacob Ashcraft was 12
th (10:23) and junior
Cooper Brady followed in 13
th (10:28).
Sophomore
Marcus Wilson just missed the school record in the 400-meter hurdles as he clocked a time of 55.74 seconds and finished sixth. Senior
Corey Carvelli was also a top-10 placer as he stopped the timer at 57.22 seconds, good enough for ninth.
Carvelli and Wilson along with sophomore
Trevor Armes and junior
Brett Strickland helped Concord to a seventh-place showing in the 4x400-meter relay as they group ran 3:30.06.
Freshman
Daniel Baldwin and sophomores
Samuel Thomas and
Raheem Williams all ran personal-record times in the 5,000-meter run. Williams led the group with a time of 15:51 and a finish in 18
th. Thomas placed 20
th as he clocked 16:23. Baldwin came through in 25
th as he clocked a time of 17:46.
In the 800-meter run, senior
Roger Foster was 13
th in a showing of 1:59.94.
Concord's sprinters had a successful weekend. Sophomore
Jonathan Roebuck finished 18
th in the 100-meter dash (11.49). Fellow sophomore
Kelshawn Grant was also 18
th—in the 200-meter dash—with a time 23.24 seconds.
Freshman
Jamal Fisher sprinted 55.21 seconds in the 400-meter dash to finish 22
nd. He was joined in the top 25 by freshman
Micah Bates who finished 25
th in a time of 56.38.
NOTE: Away from Richmond, senior
Jason Weitzel competed at the Raleigh Relays where he broke the school record in the 10,000-meter run with a time of 30:11. Weitzel's time is ranked ninth in Division II after he hit a provisional qualifying mark.
Concord hosts the Concord Invite April 5 at Callaghan Stadium.
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