Results
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Concord University women's track & field began the final month of the outdoor track season Friday at the Golden Eagle Invite at Laidley Field.
Field events, specifically the throwing events, were at the forefront of the top performances for Concord.
Freshman
Chloe Cox and junior
Meagan Poticher both posted personal-record throws in the hammer. Cox marked 37.00 meters to place 18
th. Meanwhile, Poticher was 23
rd as she tossed 34.76 meters. The duo also stood out in the discus throw. Cox hit a career-best mark of 33.70 meters to finish eighth. Poticher was two spots back at 33.34 meters, a season-best throw.
Sophomore
Gracie McAlister also had a season-best mark in the discus (29.60 meters) as she placed 16
th.
Sophomore Cassidy Hammons was one of the highest individual finishers for the Mountain Lions. She finished sixth in the 100-meter dash in a season-best sprint of 12.45 seconds.
Junior
Sara Turner matched Hammonds' finish by placing sixth in the 5,000-meter run in a time of 21:32.00.
Junior
Kiley Smich clocked 1:02.35 to finish 12
th in the 400-meter dash. Sophomore
Jenna Webb recorded a season-best time of 1:06.11 as she finished 19
th.
Smich added a ninth-place showing in the long jump, marking 4.81 meters.
Making her collegiate debut in the pole vault, freshman
Avery Lilly cleared 1.85 meters to place 14
th.
The Mountain Lions host the Concord Open Friday, April 10 at Callaghan Stadium.
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