Men's Track and Field 4/3/2022 11:31:00 AM Turner Kirby, Athletic Communications Assistant

Podium Sweep Highlights Gotta Run Invitational

Hunter, Crowell, Williams Make History in Hammer Throw

Central, S.C. - After a couple of weeks off from competition, the Newberry Track and Field Teams returned to action at the Gotta Run Invitational hosted by Southern Wesleyan. The Wolves had five different athletes win their respective events and thirty new program top-ten times were set.

The highlight of the weekend came in the men's hammer throw as Jase Hunter, Kegan Crowell, and Jon Williams became the first trio in program history to sweep the top three spots in any event. Hunter led the way with a 53.74m, a new school record, Crowell was second with a throw of 46.46m, the third furthest in program history, and Williams took the bronze with a throw of 46.27m, good for fourth all-time in program history. Walker Flores also added his name to the top ten list in the hammer throw as he would end with a mark of 35.60m, good for sixth all time in program history. However, Hunter wasn't finished with just one podium spot as he would land another top-three finish in the discus on Saturday with a throw of 41.98m, good for second all time in program history. Crowell and Flores also joined the top ten list in the discus as Crowell would throw a mark of 39.96m and Flores would throw 31.83m, good for fourth and tenth all time, respectively.

On the track for the Men of Newberry on Saturday, Elijah Fulmore topped the podium in the 110m hurdles with a time of 14.86s, the second fastest time in program history. Biel Salas also joined Fulmore on the podium with a third place finish in a time of 15.33s, third fastest all time. Salas also ran the second fastest 400m hurdles time in school history with a finish of 57.98s. Fulmore was also a part of the 4x100 team that finished third and broke the school record with a time of 42.15s alongside Cameron Henderson, Kayln Cook, and Kalvin Tobias.

Other program top ten performances on the men's side include:
Sean Price - Javelin, 48.70m - #2 All Time
Nevius Fisher - Long Jump, 6.65m - #2 All Time; 100m, 10.99s - #3 All Time
David Fibla - 400m, 52.03s - #3 All Time
Davison Wright - 100m, 11.08s - #6 All Time

On the women's side, Andrea Pascual-Rivera continues her dominant stretch as she would place first in the hammer throw with a school record throw of 48.37m. Kennedy Myers would throw the fifth furthest mark in the hammer with a mark of 32.53m. Myers would follow that up with a third place finish in the discus with a school record throw of 35.25m. Pascual-Rivera would also have a high mark in that event as she would finish with a furthest throw of 31.24m, good for seventh all time. Tyla Stolberg would place second in the javelin in her debut for the season with a school record throw of 35.35m. Meanwhile, Savannah Jordan would join Stolberg on the top ten list in the Javelin with a throw of 28.38m, good for second all time in program history.

On the track for the Women of Newberry, Sarah Abumere would place first in the 100m with a time of 12.38s. Tyshira Green would also join the top ten list in program history as she would run 13.40 in the 100m and 27.47s in the 200m, good for seventh all time in both events. Abumere would also be a part of the 4x100m team that placed first alongside the three Johnsons in Jada Johnson, Emma Johnson, and Charlette Johnson.

Other top ten marks on the women's side include:
Reagan Wells - 800m, 2:35.39 - #4 All Time; 1500m, 5:41.68 - #4 All Time
Layla Warren - 100m hurdles, 16.18s - #3 All Time
Diamond Wright - 100m hurdles, 17.50s - #4 All Time
ShaNadia Marshall - Shot Put, 10.29m - #4 All Time

The Wolves will be back in action this Saturday as they will host the Hub City Invitational in Spartanburg, S.C. at the Jim and Elain Kilbreth Track.

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