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Hitt, Smoak Lead Track Teams At App State

BOONE, N.C. -- Jennifer Hitt and Ashley Smoak both recorded third-place finishes to lead the Anderson College track and field teams at the Mountaineer Winter Indoor Invitational last weekend at Appalachian State. Hitt, a qualifier for the NCAA Division II cross country meet, finished third in the one-mile run with a time of 5:38.03. Smoak finished third in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 11:59.04. In the field events, Kasey Harold finished fifth in the high jump with a height of 1.37 meters. The top performance for the men's team was by freshman Ethan Schaffner, who finished eighth in the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:44.62. Anderson Results -- Women 55-meter dash -- Jennifer Sellers, 18th, 8.58 200-meter dash -- Sellers, 17th, 30.66 400-meter dash -- Terra Michael, 11th, 63.36; Ashley Hughes, 14th, 65.95 1 Mile -- Jennifer Hitt, 3rd, 5:38.03; Ashley Smoak, 8th, 5:51.01; Ashten Guffee, 18th, 6:41.09; Gretchen Harding, 20th, 6:44.21 3,000 Meters -- Smoak, 3rd, 11:59.04 4x400 Relay -- Anderson, 4th, 4:29.75 High Jump -- Kasey Harold, 5th, 1.37 meters Shot Put -- Harold, 17th, 7.57 meters Men 55-Meter Dash -- Kipp Chrismer, 20th, 6.84 200-Meter Dash -- Chrismer, 20th, 23.79 400-Meter Dash -- Jordan Prescott, 16th, 54.01; Nick Niesielowski, 19th, 57.70 800 Meters -- Patrick Burt, 10th, 2:06.57; Jason Bryan, 11th, 2:12.80 3,000 Meters -- Ethan Schaffner, 8th, 9:44.62; Matt Atkinson, 11th, 10:07.81 4x400 Relay -- Anderson, 6th, 3:44.43 Long Jump -- Niesielowski, 11th, 5.56 meters Shot Put -- Bryce Gaulin, 11th, 9.95 meters