Ian Gardner
Ian Gardner

Men's Track & Field MEC Championship Update

4/29/2024 9:28:00 PM

Results

FROSTBURG, Md. – The Concord University men's track & field team is ninth on day two of the Mountain East Conference Championships at Bobcat Stadium. 
 
The Mountain Lions have tallied 14 points. Charleston is up to 99 points in the lead. 
 
For the second time in as many nights, senior Preston Prather scored points for CU. The Summersville, West Virginia native placed fifth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase as he clocked a career-best time of 9:43.97. The 3,000-meter steeplechase was the only running event final Monday evening. 
 
Freshman AJ Skeens was just out of the scoring as he clocked 10:07.78 to finish ninth. Fellow freshman Andrew Tickle was 12th in a time of 10:22.18. And freshman Wes Holcomb came through in 15th as he stopped the timer at 10:57.82. 
 
Graduate student Gerard Hearst won his heat in the 100-meter dash prelims and sprinted 10.63 seconds as he moved onto Tuesday's final. Freshman Jaidyn Foddrell clocked 11.06 seconds to finish 13th. 
 
Junior Ian Gardner sped to a third-place finish in the 400-meter dash prelims as he clocked a career-best time of 48.22 seconds. 
 
And in the 800-meter run prelims, junior Ethan Board ran a near three-second personal-record time of 1:53.68 to secure fifth place and qualify for Tuesday's final. Graduate student Alex Watty was 10th (1:55.31) and freshman Jaedan Holstein was 13th (1:55.87) in the 800-meters. 
 
Foddrell placed ninth in the 200-meter dash (22.04 seconds) and fellow freshman Bradley Harris sported a time of 22.97 seconds in 15th.
 
Junior George Acuna III was just out of the top eight in the 400-meter hurdles as he clocked a career-best time of 1:00.94 to place 10th. Senior Isaiah Jackson-Darby was 11th in a personal-record showing of 1:00.98. 
 
Tuesday's competition begins at 12:00 p.m. with only final running events on the schedule. 
 
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