YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The West Virginia Wesleyan Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field teams saw one school record, one event win, one tie for 1
st, eight total Top-4 finishes, and 11 personal records at the YSU College Mid Major Invitational. The throwers and pole vaulters competed at the Muskingum Meet in Muskingum, Ohio.
How The Men Finished
A team of
Cayden Robinson,
Jose Filion,
Cole Bracken, and
Anthony Sanders broke the school record in the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 10:25.92!
Tanner Faulkiner finished 4
th in the 60-meter dash, crossing the line at 6.91. Freshman
Tommy Hart ran a personal-best 7.23 in the event.
Faulkiner also had a Top-25 finish in the 200-meter dash with a time of 22.64.
Sterlin Thropp finished at 23.18 in the event.
Tommy Hart ran a 23.31, giving himself another PR.
Thropp finished in the Top-20 in the 400-meter dash, running 51.49. Filion had another solid run, crossing the line at 53.13.
Cayden Robinson finished 23
rd in the 800-meter dash at 1:58.33.
Cole Bracken finished at 2:02.71.
In the 1-mile run,
Cayden Robinson finished 7
th and had a new PR with a time of 4:18.51, only five seconds shy of 1
st place.
Anthony Sanders came in 16
th in the 3000-meter run, crossing at 8:50.45.
Evan Pyles ran a personal-best in the event, finishing at 8:53.17.
Aaron Kupfner finished 9
th and set a new PR in the 60-meter hurdles, running 8.59.
How The Women Finished
Ny'Tierra Hobbs had two Top-3 finishes. In the 60-meter dash, she ran a 7.73, good for a new PR and 3
rd place. In the 200-meter dash, she finished 3
rd with a time of 25.55.
Shannon Farrow's 27.43 in the 200 was also a new personal-best.
Dakota Johnson placed 14
th in the 800-meter dash, setting a new PR with a time of 2:25.04.
Kristina Lesho finished at 2:39.98.
Sophomore
Leigha Hall finished 3
rd in the 5000-meter run, crossing the line at 18:47.36.
Alyssa Kelleher placed 22
nd with a time of 21:00.69.
In the 60-meter hurdles,
Aubrey Wiethe finished at 9.73.
Samantha Cash finished the Pentathlon with a total score of 3237, which is only 10 points away form the NCAA Provisional Mark.
Other Notable Performances
Roman Moore threw a personal-best in the Shot Put (13.13m) and in the Weight Throw (13.08m)
Elizabeth Kittle threw 9.98m in the Weight Throw, setting a new PR
Where They Go Next
Wesleyan will be at the Second Jud Logan Light Giver Open next Friday and Saturday on the campus of Ashland University.
Â