Coastal Carolina Invitational Day 1 Results
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The Coastal Carolina men's and women's track and field team opened up their 2019 outdoor season in nearby Myrtle Beach at Doug Shaw Stadium for the Coastal Carolina Invitational. The Chanticleers had a successful first day as it saw a stadium and school record broken along with 11 other top ten finishes.
Men
Erik Eckleben broke the Doug Shaw Stadium and Coastal Carolina record in the long jump with a distance of 7.67 meters. The Doug Shaw Stadium was set by Diego Lawerence (7.53) of Campbell in 2011. The senior Eckleben beat the Chanticleer mark set back in 2007 by Jerome Simpson (7.50)
Teammates
Christian Johnson and
Richie Sadler placed second and third respectively with distances of 6.86 and 6.65 meters. Johnson's mark was good for a personal best. A season ago, Johnson set a previous high of 6.72 meters.
Kieran Moore placed second in Friday's hammer throw with a distance of 49.87. The senior got his best throw of the competition on the second try after throwing 46.26 on the first attempt and 48.58 meters on the third. The William Grove, Pennsylvania native couldn't replicate his second place throw in his last three attempts as he fouled each time.
Chanticleers,
Connor Langdon and
Zahir Scott took home top ten finishes in the javelin on day one. The junior Langdon had his best throw in round four as he reached 44.18 meters. Langdon earned himself a personal best throw in the event as he beat his former personal best throw of 42.66 at last year's Sun Belt Championships at Texas State. The freshman Scott in his first outdoor event picked up a sixth place finish when he threw 37.82 meters on his first attempt.
In the 5000 meters,
Doug Mullen earned himself a top ten finish as the sophomore finished sixth with a time of 16:00.02
Women
Sammy Jo Layko started her senior season as she earned a second place finish in the hammer throw with a distance of 52.17 meters
In the women's 5000 meters, junior Alexis Carpenter earned a top ten finish as she finished 19:37.32, placing tenth. Also in the same event, freshman
Alyssa Lynch placed in top 20 performance with a time of 20:59.26.
In the pole vault, freshman
Katie Bond earned a seventh place finish with a throw of 2.90 meters.
Coastal will be on the track Saturday morning for Day 2 of the Coastal Carolina Invitational.
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