Concord Travels to High Point for Two-Day Meet

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ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's and women's track & field teams are back in action when they compete at the Bill Webb Invite Friday and Saturday on the campus of High Point University.

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LAST TIME OUT
The CU men finished third at the Myrtle Beach Collegiate Challenge as they began the outdoor season over the weekend. Graduate student Issac Prather picked up Mountain East Conference Athlete of the Week honors for winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 9:02.45—the second fastest time in Division II. Sophomore Logan Zuchelli (9:39.16) was the runner-up. Junior Caleb Hatcher finished third (9:49.05). Graduate student Cedric Drennen was a winner in the 3,000-mter run as he came through in 8:50.31. Fellow graduate student Samuel Haynes claimed third with a showing of 9:09.17. Drennen, Prather, senior Alex Watty and Zuchelli were the runners-up in the 4x800-meter relay as they combined to run 8:01.14. Watty was in the top 10 in two different events (800-meter and 1,500-meter runs).

For the Concord women, they placed seventh at Myrtle Beach in the team standings. Graduate student Hannah Altizer placed second in the 3,000-meter run (10:59.05) on her way to picking up MEC Athlete of the Week. She helped two different relays, the 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter, finish in the top 10. Altizer along with freshman Savannah Cunningham, sophomore Erin O'Sullivan and senior Emily Wallace ran 10:05.44 in the longer of the two relays, placing as the runners-up. The 4x400-meter relay of Altizer, Cunningham, junior Ryann Davis and senior Jerell Strachan was ninth (4:18.87). O'Sullivan was fourth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase in a time of 12:33.59. Freshman Talayna Holmes finished seventh in the 100-meter dash (12.93 seconds).

BILL WEBB HIGH POINT ENTRIES
The 1,500-meter run is stacked with several Mountain Lions. The one entered at 4:20 or faster are Prather (3:58), Watty (4:00), Drennen (4:00), Zuchelli (4:05), junior Preston Prather (4:08), sophomore Ethan Board (4:09), Haynes (4:11), graduate student Daniel Baldwin (4:20), Hatcher (4:20) and freshman Alex Irvin (4:20). Four entries take to the track in the 200-meter dash. Graduate student Gerard Hearst has the fastest time among CU competitors, 23.44 seconds. Sophomore Prince Bhebhe is under 24 seconds (23.69). Freshman Alex Patton (25.69) and sophomore Kevon Young-Warren (26.39) are also scheduled to compete. In field event entries, junior Jared Sandy and sophomore Jonny Sweeney compete in the javelin. The top 4x400-meter relay squad will be Board, senior Robbie Cochran, sophomore Ian Gardner and Watty.

Seven CU women will be in the blocks for the 200-meter dash. Holmes has an entry under 27 seconds (26.83). Others in the field include Strachan (27.02), Cunningham (27.93), sophomore Kylea Pollinger (28.78), Davis (29.20), sophomore Shyanna James (33.15) and freshman Katherine Webb (no previous time). The 1,500-meters will also be busy for the Maroon and Gray as eight toe the line. The group is led by Wallace's time of 4:37. The rest of the field includes Altizer (4:50), O'Sullivan (5:10), sophomore Madison Cornett (5:18), freshman Katy Walkup (5:25), senior Gretchen Mills (5:40), sophomore Baylee Bentley and freshman Emma Londeree. Graduate student Jasmine Abrell and junior Shayla Short will both be in the shot put.