SALEM, Va. – The Concord University women's track & field team had its final tune-up before the Mountain East Conference Championship next weekend as it competed at the Roanoke College Invite Saturday.
Freshman
Erin O'Sullivan had two top-10 finishes on the afternoon. She came through seventh in the mile run with a time of 5:37.14 while placing eight in the 800-meter run, stopping the clock at 2:33.84. In the mile, O'Sullivan was joined in the top 20 by junior
Gretchen Mills (13
th / 5:54.77) and freshman
Britney Cochran (19
th / 6:24.35).
O'Sullivan broke into the top 16 in the MEC in both the mile and 800-meters.
In the 800-meters, senior
Briana Parsons finished 15
th in a time of 2:40.13, and Mills clocked 2:42.68 to place 18
th.
Freshman
Madison Cornett was seventh in the 3,000-meter run as she crossed in 11:41.62. Cornett holds onto the 16
th spot in the 3,000-meters in the MEC.
Senior
Jada Strachan placed fifth in the 400-meter dash by clocking 1:02.16. Freshman
Kaylee Dixon was 14
th (1:11.55), junior
Alaina Mills finished 16
th (1:12.05) and sophomore
Taylor Perry placed 18
th (1:16.66).
Perry added a 15
th-place showing in the 60-meter hurdles as she sprinted 12.08 seconds. Strachan was 18
th in the 200-meter dash as she came through 27.72 seconds.
The top 16 athletes in each events qualify for the MEC Championship which starts Friday in Huntington, West Virginia on Marshall's campus.
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