CLEMSON, S.C. – The Coastal Carolina indoor track & field teams wrapped up their weekend at the Bob Pollock Meet on Saturday afternoon at the Clemson Indoor Track & Field Complex in Clemson, S.C.
Highlighting the women's day was the women's 4x400-meter relay team of
Amelia Canetto,
Shani'a Bellamy,
Lauren Gordon, and
Nya McGowan raced to a fifth-place finish with a time of 3:46.85 on Saturday, the eighth-best time in program history.
Junior sprinter
Melissa Jefferson registered a sixth-place finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.70, while a pair of Chants in
Camryn Lorick and
Kadasia Evans placed in a tie for 13th overall in the high jump event with matching marks of 1.56 meters.
In the 800-meters,
Amilia Wise-Sweat and
Ashley Rulison finished in 26th and 33rd overall, respectively, with times of 2:21.26 and 2:26.20, with Rulison's time being a new personal-best mark.
On the men's side, freshman
Jens Rueckert Jr. finished eighth overall with a leap of 2.01 meters in the high jump event, while freshman
Garrett Bivens raced to a 29th-place finish in the 3000-meters with his time of 8:38.43.
Three Chants competed in the 800-meters on the men's side, as
Gage Nielsen was the top-Chant finisher, placing 36th overall with a time of 1:58.52, while fellow freshman
Jack Benoit (2:00.00) and senior
Jerardo Perez (2:02.22) finished 40th and 42nd overall, respectively.
Veteran Chant
Ty Floyd was one of four Chants to compete in the 200-meter dash, as the super senior placed 25th with a time of 21.99. Fellow Chants
DeVonte Harris (22.12),
Keshon Sapp (22.12), and
Robert Johnson (22.27) finished 29th, 30th, and 32nd, respectively, in the sprint event.
The Chanticleers will take a week off before returning to action at the Darius Dixon Memorial hosted by Liberty in Lynchburg, Va., on Feb. 11-12.
Coastal's Top-15 Performances on Day 2 of the Bob Pollock Meet
Women's 200-meter dash
6.
Melissa Jefferson – 23.70
Women's High Jump
13.
Camryn Lorick – 1.56 meters
13.
Kadasia Evans – 1.56 meters
Women's 4x400-meter relay
5.
Amelia Canetto,
Shani'a Bellamy,
Lauren Gordon,
Nya McGowan – 3:46.85
Men's High Jump
8.
Jens Rueckert Jr. – 2.01 meters
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