Van Ord Finishes Second on Day 1 at SBC Championships
App State women's track and field concluded Day 1 at the SBC Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Friday competing in three events.
Van Ord Finishes Second on Day 1 at SBC Championships
ARLINGTON, TEXAS – Tristin Van Ord snatched the silver medal in the women's 10,000-meter race as Appalachian State University women's track and field wrapped up day one action on Friday at the Sun Belt Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Arlington, Texas.
 
After competing in three events, the Mountaineers sit fourth with a team score of 15 points with 13 of them coming from the 10,000-meter race. Van Ord cruised across the finish line in 36:41.96 for second and was followed by Emily Fedders (Beckley, W.V./Woodrow Wilson) in fifth (37: 59.87/pr) and Kerry Leonard (Wilmington, N.C./Laney) in eighth (38:05.31).
 
Makaila Roberts (Rural Hall, N.C./Reagan) started the day off with a bang for the Mountaineers in the heptathlon collecting 2,878 points, the second best first-day point total in school history, and sits eighth after the first four events. Roberts posted three personal records on Friday and turned in her best performance in the shot put where she launched over a foot and a half personal best of 34-03.50 (10.45m).
 
Lastly in the pole vault, Taylor Drummonds (Boone, N.C./Watauga (East Carolina), Hannah Emery (Battle Creek, Mich./Battle Creek Lakeview) and Lainey Hunnicutt (Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg) all cleared 12-0 (3.60m) with Drummonds and Hunnicutt tying for seventh and Emery landing in 10th on jumps.
 
App State will continue championship competition tomorrow, May 13 at Mavericks Stadium starting with the heptathlon at 9:30 a.m. CT, field events at 12:30 p.m. and the running events at 5 p.m.
 
5/12 SBC Outdoor Championships Results: Day One
 
Heptathlon (First 4 Events): 8. Makaila Roberts; 7. 100H – 14.62 (892 pts.), T-7. HJ – 4-11.50 (1.51m) (632 pts.) outdoor pr, 10. SP – 34-03.50 (10.45m) (559 pts.) pr, 9. 200m – 26.02 (795 points) pr
Pole Vault: T-7. Taylor Drummonds & Lainey Hunnicutt, 12-0 (3.60m); 10. Hannah Emery, 12-0 (3.60m)
10,000m: 2. Tristin Van Ord, 36: 41.96; 5. Emily Fedders, 37: 59.87, pr; 8. Kerry Leonard, 38:05.31; 10. Natalie Kile, 38.49.63; 12. Erin Jameson, 39:02.02, sb
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