CONWAY, S.C. – For the first time in three weeks, the Coastal Carolina men's and women's track & field teams will be back in action as they take part in the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational in Gainesville, Florida.
The last time out for the Chants was Saturday, March 26, on the final day of the Weems Baskin Invitational in Columbia, SC. During the meet, several Chanticleers had very strong showings.
Melissa Jefferson claimed the top spot in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.26 seconds.
Jermaisha Arnold also placed ninth in the event (24.48). Arnold (53.74) and
Amaryah White (56.10) placed in the top 10 for the 400-meter dash invite, finishing second and sixth, respectively.
Shani'a Bellamy earned a spot on the podium with her third-place finish (13.66) in the 100-meter hurdles, while
Sydney Clemens came home fourth (13.76).
The 4x100 meter relay team of Jefferson, Sweeney, Bellamy, and
Mekenze Kelley notched a second-place finish with a time of 44.41, which set a new school record for the event.
On the men's side,
Reggie Barlow tied for eighth in the 100-meter dash invite with a time of 10.60 seconds.
Jeremiah Talbert earned a top-10 spot in the 400-meter dash invite, placing sixth (47.98), while
Garrett Bivens finished seventh (3:59.65) in the 1500-meter run.
In the 110-meter hurdles,
Tyler Graves claimed the top spot with his time of 13.99, while
Jaquon Williams also finished fifth in the hurdles event with his time of 14.40. Graves also notched a fourth-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles event (53.51).
Freshman
Cole Castro cleared the bar at 1.80-meters to earn a fourth-place finish in the high jump, while the 4x100 meter relay team of Barlow, Talbert,
Ty Floyd, and
Garrett Wilkins earned a fifth-place finish (40.66).
Live results for the event and a live video stream for day two of the meet can be found on the Track & Field/Cross Country schedule page at
www.GoCCUsports.com.
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