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Women's Track & Field

Women’s Track & Field Takes Part in Buccaneer Invitational

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – App State women's track & field won three events at the Buccaneer Track & Field Invitational on Friday and Saturday.
 
There was no team scoring in the meet.
 
In the pole vault, Celia Agee cleared 3.40m to take first place. Silvanna Curtain also cleared 3.40m to finish second and Casey Meinert cleared 3.25m to place fifth.
 
The Mountaineers also had three finish in the top-eight in the triple jump. Peighton Simmons won the event with a mark of 12.31m, Nevaeh Haddock finished fourth with a mark of 11.57m and Hassani Burris was eighth with a mark of 11.20m.
 
Lila Peters won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 17:57.56, with Maya Sweeney placing fifth in 19:06.21.
 
Simmons also recorded a second-place finish in the long jump, covering 5.88m. Djamila Petersen was fifth with a mark of 5.68m and Breah Taylor placed eighth with a mark of 5.39m.
 
Jelonnie Smith qualified fifth in the 200-meter dash in prelims and went on to finish third in the finals with a time of 25.54 seconds.
 
Kayla Carson was sixth in the high jump with a mark of 1.55m.
 
The Mountaineers will compete at a pair of meets next weekend. App State will send a group of athletes to the New Mexico Collegiate Classic and a group to the South Carolina Invitational.
 
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Players Mentioned

Hassani Burris

Hassani Burris

Jumps
Sophomore
Kayla Carson

Kayla Carson

Jumps
Sophomore
Silvanna Curtin

Silvanna Curtin

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Casey Meinert

Casey Meinert

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Jelonnie Smith

Jelonnie Smith

Sprints
Sophomore
Celia Agee

Celia Agee

Pole Vault
Freshman
Nevaeh Haddock

Nevaeh Haddock

Jumps
Freshman
Lila Peters

Lila Peters

CC, Distance
Freshman
Djamila Petersen

Djamila Petersen

Jumps
Freshman
Peighton Simmons

Peighton Simmons

Sprints, Jumps
Junior

Players Mentioned

Hassani Burris

Hassani Burris

Sophomore
Jumps
Kayla Carson

Kayla Carson

Sophomore
Jumps
Silvanna Curtin

Silvanna Curtin

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Casey Meinert

Casey Meinert

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Jelonnie Smith

Jelonnie Smith

Sophomore
Sprints
Celia Agee

Celia Agee

Freshman
Pole Vault
Nevaeh Haddock

Nevaeh Haddock

Freshman
Jumps
Lila Peters

Lila Peters

Freshman
CC, Distance
Djamila Petersen

Djamila Petersen

Freshman
Jumps
Peighton Simmons

Peighton Simmons

Junior
Sprints, Jumps