Emma Jenkins
Emma Jekins

Concord Hits MEC Standards at Marshall Invite

2/10/2024 8:04:00 PM

Results

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – The Concord University women's track & field team had its final chance to meet qualifying marks for the upcoming Mountain East Conference Championships, scheduled for next weekend, as they were in action at the Marshall Invite at the Chris Cline Athletic Complex.

Several top performances headlined the action as junior Madison Cornett (10:59.00) and sophomore Katy Walkup (10:59.37) ran hip-to-hip in the 3,000-meter run. In the process, they solidified their spot in the event at the MEC Championship as they sit 15th and 16th in the conference. They finished 13th and 14th at Marshall.

Sophomore Emma Londeree had a personal-record time in the 5,000-meter run as she came through in 20:48.04, good enough for eighth. Freshman Sara Turner followed in ninth with a time of 21:57.82 and fellow freshman Piper Doughton stopped the clock at 21:58.82 to take the final spot in the top 10.

Notable field event results were freshman Nadiyah Abdussalaam clearing 2.60 meters in the pole vault to place sixth while graduate student Abbey Wallace hit 9.74 meters in the shot put to finish 19th.

Concord's 4x400-meter relay of junior Alexis Anzevino, freshman Hayley Collins, junior Kaylee Dixon and sophomore Emma Jenkins secured a spot in the top 10 by running 4:48.92, finishing 10th.

In the mile run, Jenkins sported a time of 5:42.18 which was 14th while sophomore Colette Lindley came through in 6:12.54 to place 19th.

CU returns to the campus of Marshall of the MEC Championships beginning February 16.
 
 
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