COLUMBIA – Newberry's track and field teams competed in one final meet before the South Atlantic Conference outdoor championships, competing at the Gamecock Invitational hosted by South Carolina.
In the Field:
Freshman sensation
Isaiah Parker broke his own personal record in the discus by throwing for a mark of 44.06m, good enough for sixth place in the event. Parker would also place 11th in the shot-put event with a 13.95m throw.
Malik Morant and
Treyshawn Miller continued their steady improvement throughout the season as both posted new personal records with throws of 12.44m and 11.89m in the shot-put event.
Kayshon Mitchell would also break his personal record in the hammer throw with a 43.46m throw for 11th place in the event. Sophomore
Tyrese Grant would come close to eclipsing his career best mark of 6.44m in the long jump with a 6.40m mark today.
D'Arion Johnston maintained her outstanding marks in field events after a 5.42m mark in the long jump, toppling her previous career best set last weekend.
Rikaya Williams broke a personal record in the discus as well, making a throw of 32.97m for 15th place.
On the Track:
Much like on the field, Newberry's performers on the track set several career bests today.
Quinn Wilson broke his personal best in the 1500m with a time of 4:13.72 to place 22nd overall.
Chandler Stanley just barely broke his personal best time of 1:00.92 in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:00.85 at the event.
Tashayna Flinch topped two of her personal bests in the 400m and 800m events with times of 1:01.05 and 2:28.67 respectively.
Kenia Smith erased nearly five seconds off her previous record in the 1500m with a time of 6:08.44 in the event today.
Newberry's
Elka Variste,
Jayln Dockery,
Tahleebah Martin and
D'Arion Johnston would set a new record in the 4x100 relay race, finishing with a time of 47.77 for 12th place.
Up Next:
Newberry will head to Hickory, N.C. for the South Atlantic Conference outdoor track and field championships starting on Thursday, April 18th through Saturday, April 20th.
