Six Chants Etch Names in Top-10 Performance List on Friday

Friday, April 28

Jacksonville, Fla.

Coastal Carolina University

East Coast Relays

Day 1 Results (HTML)

Kayla Sweeney at the 2023 Alan Connie Invitational (3-17-23)

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4/28/2023 11:59:00 PM | Track & Field/Cross Country

Day 1 Results (HTML)

CCU men and women combined for 13 personal-best marks

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coastal Carolina men's and women's track & field teams combined to turn in a total of 13 personal-best marks, highlighted by six times that broke into the Chanticleers' outdoor track & field all-time performance list on day one of the East Coast Relays on Friday at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla.

Day 2 of the East Coast Relay hosted by the University of North Florida will start tomorrow at 11 a.m. ET.

Women's Team

The Coastal women's team had five top-10 finishes, nine personal best marks, and four Chanticleers write their names into the record books with top-10 times on Friday at the East Coast Relays.

In the 200-meter dash, junior Kayla Sweeney turned in a time of 23.41 (1.2), which is the fourth-best time in CCU's history and good enough to place her in fifth place overall, while fellow Chant Alexis Glasco finished 10th overall with her time of 23.81 (-0.5), which is the seventh-fastest time on CCU's all-time performance list. Both times are also personal-best marks.

The other two performances that ranked in the Chanticleers' top 10 came in the 1500-meters, as junior Molly Jones placed ninth with her personal-best time of 4:30.25 and redshirt sophomore Ellie Wolski finished 11th with her best time of 4:33.40. Jones' mark was the fourth-best time in CCU's annals, while Wolski's time ranks 10th all-time.

The other Chants to record personal-best marks on Friday were Lauren Gordon (24.60 (1.6)) and Sydney Clemens (24.60 (0.6)) in the 200-meter dash, Lauralyn Clifford (51.14m) in the hammer throw, Olivia Lee (3.20m) in the pole vault, and Mia Lewis (5.55m) in the long jump.

Men's Team

On the men's side, both Garrett Wilkins and Deondre Hardy etched their names into the Coastal all-time performance list in the 200-meter dash.

Wilkins turned in a personal-best time of 21.18 (-0.2), which placed him 17th overall and was tied for the fourth-fastest time in CCU history, while Hardy finished 21st overall with his personal-best and the 10th-best time in CCU's record book at 21.37 (2.1).

Hurdler Tyler Graves posted a third-place finish in the 400-meter hurdles with his time of 51.61, while thrower Michael Martello finished ninth in the hammer throw with a new personal-best distance of 47.23 meters.

Also scoring a top-10 finish for the Men in Teal was Ethan Blackwelder in the 3000-meter steeplechase with his time of 9:43.60, while fellow Chant George Werner Jr. finished one spot behind Blackwelder in 11th place with his personal-best time of 10:07.20.

Chanticleer Performers - Friday

WOMEN

Women's 200-Meter Dash
5. Kayla Sweeney – 23.41 (1.2) (PR)
10. Alexis Glasco – 23.81 (-0.5) (PR)
31. Lauren Gordon – 24.60 (1.6) (PR)
31. Sydney Clemens – 24.60 (0.6) (PR)
53. Brianna Tillman – 25.80 (1.9)

Women's 400-Meter Hurdles
18. Alyssa Smith – 1:05.44

Women's 1500-Meters
9. Molly Jones – 4:30.25 (PR)
11. Ellie Wolski – 4:33.40 (PR)

Women's Hammer Throw
5. Zayna Fray-Samuel – 57.14m
9. Lauralyn Clifford – 51.14m (PR)

Women's Pole Vault
26. Olivia Lee – 3.20m (PR)

Women's Long Jump
16. Keiran Martin – 5.64m (2.1)
21. Mia Lewis – 5.55m (2.1) (PR)
32. Destiny St. Cyr – 5.26m (0.6)
38. Claire Spiller – 4.89m (0.2)
39. Naturee Thomas – 4.75m (2.0)

MEN

Men's 200-Meter Dash
17. Garrett Wilkins – 21.18 (-0.2) (PR)
21. Deondre Hardy – 21.37 (2.1) (PR)
31. Brendan Kovar – 21.70

Men's 400-Meter Hurdles
3. Tyler Graves – 51.61

Men's 1500-Meters
24. Trey Kraimer – 3:57.62

Men's 3000-Meter Steeplechase
10. Ethan Blackwelder – 9:43.60
11. George Werner Jr. – 10:07.20 (PR)

Men's Hammer Throw
9. Michael Martello – 47.23m (PR)
13. Killian Oberheu – 38.48m

Men's Shot Put
15. Michael Martello – 13.75m
17. Chance Tressler – 13.57m

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