Rome, Ga.— The Carson-Newman track and field team competed in the Shorter Invitational on Saturday, while also sending its pole vaulters to the Winthrop Adidas Invitational in Rock Hill, S.C.
Those who were in competition at Winthrop were Tori Gaul (Salisbury, N.C.) and Marshall Shank (Granite Quarry, N.C.). Gaul placed second-overall with a provisionally qualification mark of 3.70m in the women's pole vault.
Shank just missed out on a provisional qualification mark, but the fifth-place mark of 4.75m shattered a 45-year old Carson-Newman program-record in the event that was set by David Johnson in 1971.
The rest of the Eagle squad who ventured down to Rome, Ga. to compete in the Shorter Invitational saw a good deal of action on the day as a number of C-N athletes competed in multiple events on the day.
Kevin Snead (Richmond, Va.), who provisionally qualified in the men's 100m dash last week at the Power Sox Invitational following a 10.56 second time improved on the time Saturday by claiming another first-place showing in the event of 10.52 seconds.
The sprinter also recorded another first-place showing in the men's 200m dash after concluding the run in 21.51 seconds.
Of the four timed events Snead has taken part in thus far into the 2016 outdoor season, the Richmond, Va. native has won every event.
Priscah Jemeli (Eldorett, Kenya) competed in three distance events on Saturday and placed top-10 in two. Jemeli's 4:56.94 time in the women's 1500m run was good enough for a sixth-place finish, while her 2:24.37 time in the women's 800m run was good enough for ninth-place overall.
Lachlan Dickie (Knoxville, Tenn.) recorded a second-place finish in the men's 5000m run following a time of 15:30.97 and Tanner Stepp (Jefferson City, Tenn.), who has already provisionally qualified in the men's high jump, competed in the men's javelin throw for the first time this season and finished the day in fourth-place with a 43.18 mark.
Christina Stumpf concluded the men's high jump with a 1.90m leap which was good enough for a third-place finish and Samantha Gudger (Bristol, Tenn.) wrapped up the women's high jump in fourth-place following a 1.59mmark.
Tiana Mills (Chattanooga, Tenn.) also recorded a top-10 finish on the day in the women's triple jump after concluding the day with an 11.30m mark for a sixth-place showing.
"A lot of kids ran and competed better today than they did the week before with a number of people breaking milestones and personal-bests," coach David Need said. "Today was a good meet and as a team, we took a positive step forward today. I am pleased with today, but again, this can't be our high-water mark. We have to continue to improve."
Carson-Newman will be at it again on April 7 at the Tennessee Relays.
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Carson-Newman Women
Long Jump
4) Tiana Mills 5.23m
5) Samantha Gudger 5.23m
20) Erika Zackery 8.84m
3000m Steeplechase
8) Amber Farmer 13:32.43
9) Sky McCarter 13:35.77
10) Jennifer Warren 13:35.91
12) Duncan Sparks 14:31.30
15000m Run
6) Priscah Jemeli 4:56.94
14) Hannah Green 5:09.35
20) Ashlyn Page 5:16.29
27) Rebekah White 5:30.26
100m Hurdles
20) Samantha Gudger 17.78 seconds
400m Dash
16) Madison Pickel 1:01.32
26) Jessica Capron 1:05.43
100m Dash
30) Cassie Smith 13.36 seconds
33) Briana Hunter 13.65 seconds
800m Run
9) Priscah Jemeli 2:24.37
11) Sarah Sharp 2:24.87
16) Kathleen O'Neill 2:29.16
17) Aiyana Martino 2:30.14
400m Hurdles
12) Erika Zackery 1:12.18
5000m Run
11) Sara Honaker 19:59.50
12) Priscah Jemeli 20:24.37
200m Dash
27) Shauntae Miller 26.97 seconds
33) Cassie Smith 27.29
34) Madison Pickel 27.31
4 X400m Relay
5) Carson-Newman 'A' 4:12.10
1. Madison Pickel
2. Sarah Sharp
3. Shauntae Miller
4. Jessica Capron
Shot Put
6) Bre Lockett 11.99m
16) Christianna Smith 10.49m
27) Amanda Bennett 8.56m
28) Jasmine Johnson 7.66m
Javelin Throw
10) Bre Lockett 25.90m
11) Christianna Smith 25.90m
17) Erika Zackery 22.06m
Triple Jump
6) Tiana Mills 11.30m
High Jump
4) Samantha Gudger 1.59m
Discus Throw
16) Amanda Bennett 26.93m
19) Christianna Smith 25.88m
22) Kiayna O'Neal 20.84m
23) Jasmine Johnson 20.02m
Carson-Newman Men
Long Jump
3) Timontrez Eady 6.88m
4) T.J. Davis 6.84m
5) Ray Artybidge 6.65m
Discus
10) Roy Collins 32.17m
11) Jonathan Mason 32.10m
4 X 800m Relay
2) Carson-Newman 'A'
1. Joshua Marsh
2. Mark Edwards
3. Ray Tiller
3000m Steeplechase
10) Alec Bross 11:32.48
4 X 100m Relay
7) Carson-Newman 'B' 43.75
1500m Run
17) Luke Greer 4:11.56
36) Kellan Sabol 4:32.64
37) Joshua Marsh 4:32.96
400m Dash
9) Ray Tiller 50.84 seconds
12) Christian Stumpf 51.29 seconds
16) Jeremiah McCarter 51.94 seconds
100m Dash
1) Kevin Snead 10.52 seconds
7) Timontrez Eady 11.03
23) Cole Potter 11.39 seconds
26) D.J. Luster 11.57 seconds
800m Run
12) Anthony Jackson 1:59.16
37) Joshua Marsh 2:12.47
38) Colin Smith 2:13.73
200m Dash
1) Kevin Snead 21.51 seconds
23) Matt Rust 22.78 seconds
29) Ray Artybidge 23.37 seconds
31) D.J. Luster 23.49 seconds
400m Hurdles
10) Aaron Seward 58.62 seconds
5000m Run
2) Lachlan Dickie 15:30.97
4 X 400m Relay
6) Carson-Newman 'A' 3:23.74
1. Matt Rust
2. Christian Stumpf
3. Ray Tiller
4. Timontrez Eady
13) Carson-Newman 'B' 3:35.16
1. Anthony Jackson
2. Colin Smith
3. Jeremiah McCarter
Shot Put
10) Lee Wells 12.18m
11) Darius Morris 12.10m
15) Roy Collins 11.21m
19) Jonathan Shephard 9.67m
Javelin Throw
4) Tanner Stepp 43.18m
8) Lee Wells 38.94m
20) Roy Collins 29.90m
High Jump
3) Christina Stumpf 1.90m
9) Celem Bellamy 1.75m
Winthrop Adidas Invitational Results
Women's Pole Vault
2) Tori Gaul 3.70m
Men's Pole Vault
5) Marshall Shank 4.75m
-CN-