Concord Hosts Mikey Cox Distance Classic Saturday

Live Results

ATHENS, W.Va. – The Concord University men's and women's track & field teams open the outdoor portion of the schedule by hosting the Mikey Cox Distance Classic Saturday afternoon at Callaghan Stadium.

The meet will start at 11:30 a.m., and a complete schedule be found here.

LIVE COVERAGE
New River Timing Company will handle live results of the meet.

Live Results

LAST TIME OUT
Concord wrapped up the indoor season at the Mountain East Conference Indoor Championships February 22.

Sophomore Cassidy Hammonds broke three school records during her All-MEC Honorable Mention performance in the pentathlon. She scored a school-record 3,369 points in the pentathlon which eclipsed her own program mark. Hammonds also broke her own record in the long jump (5.71 meters) and ran a school record in the 60-meter hurdles (9.27 seconds). Freshman Violet Wall was 12^th in both the 800-meter and mile run in her MEC Indoor debut.

Redshirt freshman Dom Collins was the MEC Champion in the 60-meter dash. Sophomores Daminn Cunningham (long jump) and Dallas Ford (triple jump) both earned podium finishes in their respective events to gain All-MEC recognition. Ford set the school record in the triple jump (14.05 meters). Junior Braden Ward scored points in the 3,000-meter run as he finished seventh. Ward was also a top-10 finisher in the 5,000-meter run.

MIKEY COX DISTANCE CLASSIC ENTRIES
Saturday's meet will consist of events from 800-meters and longer. A 4x400-meter relay will close the day.

The Mountain Lion women will have six athletes in the 3,000-meters. Junior Abbey Londeree and senior Emma Londeree have top 10 seed times. The freshmen quartet of Molly Jones, Avery Lilly, Wall and Larissa Wickline make their outdoor debut in the event Saturday. Sophomore Larah Blevins and junior Charlotte McGinnis are scheduled for the 5,000-meters. Junior Piper Doughton and Sara Turner will compete in the 10,000-meter run with Turner also in the mile. CU's 4x400-meter relay will be Doughton and sophomores Kendall Lilly, Cierra Parker and Jenna Webb.

In the 3,000-meters for the CU men will be sophomore Brandon Canaday, junior Bramley Childress, junior Andrew Tickle and Ward. Childress will also be in the 10,000-meters along with freshman Johnny Walkup. Concord occupies the top three seeds in the mile run: sophomore Reese Hickey (4:24), Childress (4:25) and junior AJ Skeens (4:26). The 4x400-meter relay squad will be freshman Myless Gurnee, junior Jaedan Holstein, freshman William Jackson and sophomore Aaron Miller.