BOONE, N.C. -- Appalachian State women's track & field captured 10 total events at the season opening Mountaineer Indoor Meet inside the Holmes Center on Friday and Saturday.
The Mountaineers finished first at the five team meet with 90 points.
In the triple jump, the Black and Gold captured the top three spots with senior
Chelsey Hargrave (McLeansville, N.C./Williams) taking first with a leap of 40-6.25. Junior
K'Lynn Beal (Raleigh, N.C./Broughton) was second with a PR leap of 39-4.00 and junior Ilia Mumford (Rural Hill, N.C./Parkland) was third with a PR distance of 37-7.00.
The Apps also took the top three spots in the 55-meter dash. Sophomore La'Bria King (Charlotte, N.C./East Mecklenburg) crossed the finish line first in a PR 7.09 second, Hargrave was second with a PR of 7.18 second and freshman
Samara Gibson (Clayton, N.C./Corinth-Holders)Â finished third in 7.24. King also won the 200-meter dish in 26.35 seconds.
The Mountaineers also saw success in the 300-meter dash, taking the top three spots. Freshman
Jessica Dixon (Louisburg, N.C./Broughton) opened up her collegiate career with a first place finish in 40.13 seconds. Gibson crossed the tape second in 40.46 and junior
Erin Morrison (Winston-Salem, N.C./Parkland) was third in 41.38 seconds.
In the long jump, Beal finished first with a leap of 19-0.50, Hargrave finished second with a leap of 18-10.00 and Mumford took third with a PR distance of 18-5.25.
Junior
Imani Chapman (Raleigh, N.C./Sanderson) was victorious in the 55-meter hurdles in a PR time of 8.13 seconds and senior
Phylissa Greeley (Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic) finished first in the mile in a PR time of 5:15.10.
In the high jump, senior
Hunter Welborn (Booneville, N.C./Starmount) cleared 5-7.00 to take first place.
The 4x300-meter relay team of Dixon, Morrison, Gibson and King claimed first place in 2:46.56.
Appalachian State will now take time off for the holidays and will compete again on January 12-13 at the ETSUÂ Meet.
