Concord Competes at Charlotte's 49er Classic

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's and women's track & field team travels to the 49er Classic hosted by Charlotte Thursday through Saturday at the Irwin Belk Track & Field Center.

LIVE COVERAGE
Flash Results will provide live results throughout the weekend.

Live Results

NOTE: The only events contested on Thursday will be the heptathlon and decathlon.

LAST TIME OUT
The top performances for the Mountain Lion men at Myrtle Beach Challenge came in the distance events. Junior Alex Irvin was fifth in the 10,000-meter run with a personal-record time of 33:01.84. Sophomore Bramley Childress was eighth as he crossed in 33:23.85. Sophomore Braden Ward scored two top-10 finishes. He placed third in the 5,000-meter run with a showing of 15:18.25. He placed sixth in the 3,000-meter run (8:48.05). Senior Logan Zuchelli was ninth in the 3,000-meter steeplechase as he finished in 9:47.45. Sophomore Andrew Tickle was 13^th in a time of 10:06.17.

Like the men, some of the top performances for the CU women came in the 10,000-meters. Senior Madison Cornett was the runner-up in a career-best time of 39:11.20. Sophomore Sara Turner was seventh in a time of 41:27.02. Junior Emma Jenkins was third in the 800-meter run as she crossed in 2:27.03. Junior Katy Walkup stopped the timer at 18:46.68 in the 5,000-meters which was good enough for eighth. Freshman Cierra Parker just missed the outdoor school record in the high jump as she cleared 1.60 meters and placed 14^th.

49ER CLASSIC ENTRIES
In the sprint events, sophomore Ryan Covington as well as freshmen Landon Meredith, Aaron Miller and Brady Prior are entered in the 200-meter dash. Junior Connor Cormack, freshman Reese Hickey and sophomore AJ Skeens will represent Concord in the 1,500-meter run while freshman Garrett Kinder and junior Johnathan Payne are entered in the 800-meter run. Four Mountain Lions will be in the 3,000-meters: freshman Brandon Canaday, sophomore Garrett Hatcher, junior Bryce Legg and senior Zach Wilson. And after strong outdoor openers last weekend, Ward and Zuchelli are in the 10,000-meters.

Starting with the throwing events for the Mountain Lion women, sophomore Abby Humphrey, freshman Gracie McAlister and graduate student Abby Wallace are entered in the shot put. Humphrey, junior Lilly Jackson and McAlister are scheduled to compete in the javelin. The 10,000-meter trio from last week, Cornett, sophomore Piper Doughton and Turner will be in the 5,000-meters. Graduate student Emily Wallace makes her season debut in the 3,000-meters Saturday as she is joined in the event by sophomore Abbey Londeree.