COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Anderson University men's and women's track and field teams opened their respective seasons at Columbia International's Rams Winter Invitational on Saturday by posting more than a dozen personal-records and nearly two dozen Top-10 finishes.
"With it being November, I am very pleased with how both teams performed," said Anderson head coach Kevin Eagle. "We had several personal-bests across the board, which is a great sign of what's to come once we start doing event-specific training. We are going into the winter break with a lot of confidence and ready to start racing again in January."
Women's 5000 Meters
Senior Hannah Beach 7th - 18:27.90 (Outdoor Personal Record)
Senior Olivia Rish 8th – 18:47:05 (Outdoor Personal Record)
Freshman Faith Nelson 9th – 18:51.04
Freshman Elise Matthews 10th – 18:54.61
Junior Melea Sangl 11th – 19:01.01
Freshman Emily Golden 17th - 19:28.01
Freshman Madison Crumley 18th - 19:53.30
Freshman Elizabeth Timberlake 20th - 20:13.32
Freshman Hagan Wilson 21st - 20:27.29
Women's 800 Meters
Junior Kamryn Osterbind 1st – 2:16.25 (Outdoor Personal Record)
Sophomore Rebecca Ward 2nd – 2:22.82 (Outdoor Personal Record)
Sophomore Autumn Bladen 3rd – 2:23.66 (Outdoor Personal Record)
Sophomore Brianna Quartararo 4th – 2:24.35
Freshman Lauren Childers 6th – 2:25.45
Junior Katie Landry 8th – 2:28.95 (Outdoor Personal Record)
Freshman Joeli Hayden 9th – 2:32.45
Sophomore Lauren Pernell 10th – 2:34.89 (Outdoor Personal Record)
Women's Shot Put
Junior Katie Landry 2nd – 11.19 meters
Sophomore Lauren Pernell 10th – 8.97 meters
Sophomore Avonlea Smith 12th – 8.43 meters
Women's Weight Throw
Sophomore Avonlea Smith 12th – 8.72 meters (Outdoor Personal Record)
Women's High Jump
Sophomore Lauren Pernell 2nd – 1.45 meters (Outdoor Personal Record)
Women's High Jump
Sophomore Lauren Pernell 2nd – 1.45 meters (Outdoor Personal Record)
Women's Long Jump
Sophomore Lauren Pernell 9th – 4.62 meters (Outdoor Personal Record)
Men's 5,000 Meters
Junior Thomas Sutcliffe 9th - 15:31.61
Senior Matthew Burgess 10th – 15:33.27 (Outdoor Personal Record)
Freshman Jonathan Roberts 11th – 15:33.71
Junior Brandon Wilson 15th – 15:45.39 (Outdoor Personal Record)
Sophomore Michael Burgess 17th – 15:52.86 (Outdoor Personal Record)
Senior Ben Clark 19th – 15:58.11
Senior Philip Quillen 21st – 16:03.34
Senior Hayden Tuten 23rd – 16:54.49
Freshman Ben Elson 28th – 17:27.27
Men's 800 Meters
Cameron Owens-Hunter n/a - 1:56
Hunter Norman n/a – 2:02
Men's Shot Put
Senior Conner Wheatley 10th – 11.90 meters (Outdoor Personal Record)
Men's Weight Throw
Senior Conner Wheatley 6th – 14.36 meters (Outdoor Personal Record)
