Results
SALEM, Va. – The Concord University women's track & field team opened up the indoor season at the Bast-Cregger Invite Friday and Saturday on the campus of Roanoke College.
Concord recorded six top-five finishes over four different events.
The effort was spearheaded by senior
Jada Strachan who won the 500-meter dash in a time of 1:20.28. Junior
Jerell Strachan finished as the runner-up with a showing of 1:22.70. Senior
Briana Parsons placed 14
th as she crossed the tape in 1:39.09.
The Strachans followed up the 500-meter performance with a strong showing in the 300-meter dash. Je. Strachan came through in third place with a time of 43.06 seconds. Ja. Strachan placed fifth in 43.55 seconds.
Freshman
Erin O'Sullivan was the runner-up in the 1,000-meter run as she stopped the timer at 3:21.22.
Junior
Emily Wallace rounded out the top five finishers as she clocked a time of 19:16.30 in the 5,000-meter run, good enough for fourth.
In the field, junior
Maggie Thompson cleared 1.42 meters in the high jump to place 11
th.
Freshman
Madison Cornett opened her collegiate career with a time of 12:08.66 in the 3,000-meter run as she cracked the 15 in 13
th.
NOTE: On Friday night at Grand Valley State, junior
Hannah Altizer broke the indoor program record in the 5,000-meters with a time of 17:38.65, setting the record by 46 seconds.
The Mountain Lions will take the Christmas Break and return to action January 14 at Marietta College.
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