LAFAYETTE, La. – The Coastal Carolina men's and women's track & field teams returned to action for day two of the 2022 Sun Belt Outdoor Track & Field Championships on Friday in Lafayette, La.
 
WOMEN (7th of 10 – 17 points)
 
Nikki Boon took part in the final three phases of the heptathlon – long jump, javelin, and 800-meters – and claimed a top-three spot in all of them.  She posted a pair of third-place finishes in the long jump (5.41M) and 800-meters (2:23.58, a NEW personal best) while claiming second place in the javelin (39.59M).  As a result, Boon earned a third-place overall finish in the heptathlon with 5,061 points. The 5,061 points are the most by a Chanticleer in the heptathlon event in program history.
 
During the women's long jump event, Kayla Ulmer set a new personal best leap of 5.08 meters, while Camryn Lorick finished seventh in the high jump at 1.65M.
 
Shani'a Bellamy and Alexis Glasco qualified for the 100-meter hurdles final on Saturday.  Bellamy finished third in the prelims on Friday with a new personal best time of 13.59, which is the third-fastest time in CCU history. Bellamy was followed by Glasco in fourth at 13.65.  Sydney Clemens also finished eighth with her time of 14.01 in the preliminary round.
 
Melissa Jefferson, Kayla Sweeney, and Bellamy each advanced to the 100-meter finals.  Jefferson claimed the top spot with a time of 11.37, while Sweeney finished third (11.71) and Bellamy in eighth (11.85) in the preliminaries.  Glasco also set a new personal best mark during the event with a time of 11.94.
 
Three more Chants in Jermaisha Arnold, Mekenze Kelley, and Amaryah White all moved on to the 400-meter finals on Saturday.  Arnold qualified first overall (53.38), followed by Kelley in second (53.73), and White in seventh (55.52).  Amilia Wise-Sweat also qualified for the 800-meter finals with a fourth-place finish at 2:14.40.
 
MEN (9th of 10 – 3 points)
 
Tyler Graves qualified for the 110-meter hurdles final on Saturday with a time of 14.02, which put him in fourth place.  Jeremiah Talbert finished seventh in the 400-meters preliminary round with a time of 48.16, which advanced him to the finals.  Reggie Barlow also moved on to the 100-meter final with a sixth-place finish at 10.60, while Ty Floyd posted a new personal best of 10.69 in the sprint event.
 
Day three of the 2022 Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships will begin tomorrow at 12:30 p.m. ET.  Live scoring and a video stream can be found on the Track and Field/Cross Country Schedule page at www.GoCCUsports.com.
 
Women's Team Scores
1. Arkansas State – 98 points
2. Texas State – 47
3. South Alabama – 39.5
4. UT Arlington – 39
5. Louisiana – 34
6. ULM – 23
7. Coastal Carolina – 17
8. Troy – 15.5
9 Georgia State – 15
10. App State – 14
 
Women's Results
Heptathlon Long Jump
3. Nikki Boon – 5.41 M
 
Heptathlon Javelin
2. Nikki Boon – 39.59M
 
Heptathlon 800-Meters
3. Nikki Boon – 2:23.58 (PB)
 
Heptathlon Final Standings
3. Nikki Boon – 5,061 points
 
Long Jump
23. Keiran Martin – 5.36M
25. Kayla Ulmer – 5.08M (PB)
27. Kadasia Evans – 4.54M
 
Shot Put
20. Alexis Estep – 12.66M
22. Lauralyn Clifford – 12.24M
 
High Jump
7. Camryn Lorick – 1.65M
11. Kadasia Evans – 1.60M
 
100-Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
3. Shani'a Bellamy – 13.59 (PB) (Q)
4. Alexis Glasco – 13.65 (Q)
8. Sydney Clemens – 14.01
 
400-Meters (Prelims)
1. Jermaisha Arnold – 53.38 (Q)
2. Mekenze Kelley – 53.73 (Q)
7.  Amaryah White – 55.52 (Q)
12. Amelia Canetto – 56.49 (PB)
24. Nya McGowan – 58.36
 
100-Meters (Prelims)
1. Melissa Jefferson – 11.37 (Q)
3. Kayla Sweeney – 11.71 (Q)
8. Shani'a Bellamy – 11.85 (Q)
13. Alexis Glasco – 11.94 (PB)
28. Zahria Jones – 12.28
 
800-Meters (Prelims)
4.  Amilia Wise-Sweat – 2:14.40 (Q)
 
Men's Team Scores
1. South Alabama – 66 points
2. Arkansas State – 54
3. UT Arlington – 39
4. App State – 29
5. Texas State – 28
6. Troy – 23
7. Louisiana – 18
8. ULM – 11
9. Coastal Carolina – 3
10. Little Rock – 2
 
Men's Results
Long Jump
16. David Ejumeta – 5.23M
 
Shot Put
18. Aaron Pierce – 13.09M
19. Stephen Kirkwood – 12.25M
 
110-Meter Hurdles (Prelims)
4. Tyler Graves – 14.02 (Q)
13. Jaquon Williams – 14.77
14. Braydon Bennett – 14.81
 
400-Meters (Prelims)
7. Jeremiah Talbert – 48.16 (Q)
11. DeVonte Harris – 48.39
15. Robert Johnson – 48.97
29. DeShon Harris – 52.50
 
100-Meters (Prelims)
6. Reggie Barlow – 10.60 (Q)
11. Ty Floyd – 10.69 (PB)
12. Garrett Wilkins – 10.70
15. David Ejumeta – 10.72
 
800-Meters (Prelims)
21. Jack Benoit – 1:57.19
29. Tomas Duncan – 2:21.91
 
3000-Meter Steeplechase
13. Ethan Blackwelder – 10:00.73
 
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