GAINESVILLE, Fla. – It was a historic day for the Coastal Carolina men's and women's track & field teams as they wrapped up the last day of the Tom Jones Invitational, as several school – and two Sun Belt Conference – records were either tied or broken.
On the women's side, the 4x100-meter relay team of
Kayla Sweeney,
Shani'a Bellamy,
Jermaisha Arnold, and
Melissa Jefferson crossed the line fifth in the event with a time of 43.58, which set both a NEW school and Sun Belt Conference record. It also is the seventh-best time in the NCAA this year.
Jefferson later claimed the top spot in the 100-meter dash, crossing the line first in 11.00, which became the new school record for the event and tied for the second-best time in NCAA this year. It was also a Sun Belt Conference record, as he shattered the previous record of 11.17 set back in 1993 by Twilet Malcolm of Louisiana.
Arnold set both a new personal best and school record in the 400-meter event with a time of 52.37, which ranks as the sixth-best time in NCAA this year.
Mekenze Kelley came home ninth with her time of 52.66, which was a personal best and the second-fastest time in school history. Kelley's time ranks 10th in NCAA this year for the event.
Bellamy went on to place 16th overall in the 100-meter hurdles with her personal-best time of 13.74, while
Sydney Clemens finished 24th overall with a new PR of 14:07. Both times rank fourth and eighth, respectively, in CCU's record books.
In the women's 800-meters, freshman
Amilia Wise-Sweat finished 33rd overall with her time of 2:15.59, which was the 10th-fastest time on CCU's outdoor track & field all-time performance list, while in the 3000-meters fellow first-year Chant
Meagan Moreno crossed the finish line in second overall with a time of 10:08.65.
In the field events,
Alexis Estep etched her name in CCU's record books with a throw of 13.43 meters in the shot put event, as her new personal-best mark ranks sixth all-time and placed her 21st overall.
On the men's side,
Reggie Barlow set a new personal best and school record in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.36.
Keshon Sapp crossed the line in 10.54, which is a personal best and is tied for the fifth-best time in school history.
Robert Johnson set a personal best in the 400-meters with a time of 48.61, while CCU's
Aaron Pierce posted a new personal-best mark of 13.38 meters in the shot put.
Next up for the Chants is a trip to Columbia for the University of South Carolina Open, which begins at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 23.
Women's Results
Hammer Throw
18.
Zayna Fray-Samuel – 49.16M (PB)
19.
Lauralyn Clifford – 48.87M (PB)
High Jump
T-11.
Camryn Lorick – 1.60M
Shot Put
21.
Alexis Estep – 13.43M (PB)
Triple Jump
24.
Kayla Ulmer – 11.23M (-0.7)
25.
Keiran Martin – 11.22M (-1.4)
4x100 Meter relay
5.
Kayla Sweeney/
Shani'a Bellamy/
Jermaisha Arnold/
Melissa Jefferson – 43.58
800-Meters
33.
Amilia Wise-Sweat – 2:15.59 (PB)
37.
Molly Jones – 2:17.04
100-Meter hurdles
16.
Shani'a Bellamy – 13.74 (-1.0) (PB)
24.
Sydney Clemens – 14.07 (-1.0) (PB)
32.
Alyssa Smith – 16.79 (1.5)
400-Meters
6.
Jermaisha Arnold – 52.37 (PB)
9.
Mekenze Kelley – 52.66 (PB)
100-Meters
- Melissa Jefferson – 11.00 (-0.1) (PB)
3000-Meters
- Meagan Moreno – 10:08.65
Men's Results
Men's Shot Put
15.
Aaron Pierce – 13.38 M (PB)
16.
Stephen Kirkwood – 13.06M
110-Meter Hurdles
11.
Tyler Graves – 14.04 (-0.9)
16.
Braydon Bennett – 14.30 (-1.1)
20.
Jaquon Williams – 14.41 (2.2)
4x100 Meter relay
16.
Reggie Barlow/
DeVonte Harris/
Keshon Sapp/
Ty Floyd – 40.58
400-meters
36.
Jeremiah Talbert – 48.47
37.
Robert Johnson – 48.61 (PB)
38.
DeVonte Harris – 48.66
100-meters
24.
Reggie Barlow – 10.36 (1.8) (PB)
35.
Keshon Sapp – 10.54 (2.1) (PB)
41.
David Ejumeta – 10.73 (1.8) (PB)
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