RESULTS

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Newberry track and field teams completed their second outdoor meet of the season at the Columbia International University Ram Invitational. The two-day meet in the South Carolina capital city saw Newberry break six school records and finished in the Top 10 in five events.

Day 1:
For the men, freshman thrower Parker Pitts scored first for the Wolves, placing seventh in the javelin throw with a toss of 42.74m. Redshirt sophomore thrower Jon Williams made the finals in the hammer throw and finished seventh overall out of 26 competitors with a toss of 40.45m while freshman sprinter Jared Kilday had his college debut and improved upon his previous personal best by 11 seconds while securing the No. 5 all-time spot in school history with a mark of 17:46.15 in the 5000m run.

For the women, sophomore sprinter Emma Johnson recorded a personal best and broke the school record in the javelin throw with a toss of 23.27m. Johnson also placed fifth in the 100H with a time of 16.06. Sophomores Kensley Dantzler, Alaya Lindquist, Mandy Kirkley and junior Kenia Smith went the distance in the 4X1500 and Smith made her Newberry debut in the event. The four athletes hit a current NCAA Division II national lead and a NCAA Division II No. 7 all-time mark with a time of 23:41.05. 


Day 2:
For the men, Pitts finished third in the shot put with a mark of 13.48m and 11th out of 50 in the discus throw with a toss of 37.94m. Junior sprinter Elijah Fulmore placed third in the 110H with a time of 15.29.

For the women, freshman sprinter Sarah Abumere broke the 400m school record and finished eighth with a time of 1:01.03. Lindquist hit a personal best in the 800m while also securing the No. 2 all-time mark in school history with a time of 2:33.31. Dantzler also had a great day in the 800m, improving her mark from the previous meet and secured the No. 3 all-time mark in school history with a time of 2:45.60.

In their season debut in the 3000m steeplechase, both junior Chandler Stanley and senior Anne Bouwkamp had a solid day in the distance event. Stanley set a new school record, beating his previous record by 12 seconds by running a 10:26, while also placing in the Top 5 while Bouwkamp ran a 13:39 which earned her a third place finish at the meet.

To wrap up the weekend, Dantzler, Lindquist, junior Tashayna Flinch and Smith shattered the school record in the 4x400 by over half of a minute with a time of 4:36.76. 

The Wolves will compete in two weeks, as they return to Central, S.C. for the second time this season on Apr. 3 to take part in the SWU Invitational