GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Redshirt sophomore Ellie Wolski raced to a first-place finish in the women's 5000-meters, as the Coastal Carolina men's and women's track & field teams combined to total 10 personal-best marks on day one of the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational on Friday in Gainesville, Fla.
 
 
Women's Team
 
Wolski turned in a time of 16:59.98 to cross the finish line first overall in the women's 5000-meter run. Her time is a personal-best mark and the ninth-fastest time in CCU's outdoor all-time performance list.
 
Also posting personal-best records on Friday were sprinters Kayla Sweeney (23.66), Sydney Clemens (24.73), and Lauren Gordon (24.84) in the 200-meter dash, while hurdler Alexis Glasco set a new personal-best time of 58.36 in the 400-meter hurdles.
 
Sweeney's time of 23.66 in the 200-meters marks the sixth-best time on CCU's all-time performance list, while Glasco's time of 58.36 is the third-best time in the school's history.
 
On top of Wolski's win and Glasco's 19th-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles, the Chants' Keiran Martin placed 14th in the women's long jump event with a leap of 5.56 meters, while Lauralyn Clifford finished 18th in the women's hammer throw with a mark of 49.40 meters.
 
Running for Nike, professional and former Chant Melissa Jefferson crossed the finish line in first place with a time of 23.02 (1.8) in the women's 200-meter dash Olympic Development event.
 
 
Men's Team
On the men's side, the Chants also recorded five personal-best marks on Friday, highlighted by Ethan Blackwelder and his runner-up finish in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase with a personal-best time of 9:42.14.
 
Fellow distance runner Trey Kraimer posted a personal-best time of 3:56.37 in the 1500-meter run, while in the 200-meter dash, both Garrett Wilkins (21.23) and Deondre Hardy (21.58) turned in new personal-best marks.
 
CCU's Michael Martello turned in a personal-best distance of 47.01 meters in the men's hammer throw, placing 17th overall and one spot in front of fellow Chant Killian Oberheu and his mark of 38.91 meters.
 
Also picking up top-20 finishes on Friday for the Men in Teal was George Werner Jr. (10:17.52) with a third-place finish in the men's 3000-meter steeplechase and Tyler Graves (51.50) with an 18th-place showing in the 400-meter hurdles.
 
Senior Aaron Keeler finished 14th overall in the men's javelin throw with a distance of 47.72 meters, while Hardy placed 19th in the men's long jump event with a leap of 6.87 meters.
 
The Chanticleers will be back in action for day two of the Tom Jones Memorial Invitational tomorrow starting at 9 a.m. ET.
 
 
Chanticleer Performers - Friday
 
WOMEN
 
Women's Hammer Throw
18. Lauralyn Clifford – 49.40m
 
Women's Long Jump
14. Keiran Martin – 5.56m (0.7)
24. Destiny St. Cyr – 5.34m (-0.3)
26. Mia Lewis – 5.22m (-1.2)
 
Women's 200-Meter Dash
42. Kayla Sweeney – 23.66 (0.6) (PR)
82. Sydney Clemens – 24.73 (1.5) (PR)
85. Lauren Gordon – 24.84 (1.2) (PR)
 
Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
19. Alexis Glasco – 58.36 (PR)
44. Alyssa Smith – 1:04.52
 
Women's 5000-Meters
1.Ellie Wolski – 16:59.98 (PR)
 
 
MEN
 
Men's Hammer Throw
17. Michael Martello – 47.01m (PR)
18. Killian Oberheu – 38.91m
 
Men's Javelin Throw
14. Aaron Keeler – 47.72m
 
Men's Long Jump
19. Deondre Hardy – 6.87m (0.4)
 
Men's 200-Meter Dash
38. Garrett Wilkins – 21.23 (+2.7) (PR)
59. Deondre Hardy – 21.58 (-0.4) (PR)
75. Jaavier Jackson – 22.94 (-0.4)
 
Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
18. Tyler Graves – 51.50
 
Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
2. Ethan Blackwelder – 9:42.14 (PR)
3. George Werner Jr. – 10:17.52
 
Men's 1500-Meter Run
41. Trey Kraimer – 3:56.37 (PR)
 
 
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