LYNCHBURG, Va. -- App State women's track & field will head back to Liberty for the Darius Dixon Invitational on Friday and Saturday, in its final tune up before the Sun Belt Championships. Friday's field events begin at 3 p.m., with running starting at 4 p.m. On Saturday, field competition begins at 11 a.m. with running events starting at noon.
PARTICIPATING TEAMS
App State, Campbell, East Carolina, ETSU, High Point, Liberty, North Carolina, Northeastern, Toledo, Towson, UNCG, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Western Carolina, William & Mary and Wofford.
LAST TIME OUT
App State competed at the Brant Tolsma Invitational at Liberty last weekend.
- The Mountaineers saw a pair of runners enter the top-10 in program history in the 1,000-meter run. Bianca Copeman placed second in the event with a time of 3:09.41, while Faith Younts finished right behind in third-place in 3:09.58. Copeman's time ranks sixth in program history and Younts' mark sits eighth.
- Taylor Smith had a strong day, capturing the long jump with a mark of 18-9.25 (5.72m). Smith also competed in the 60-meter dash, qualifying fourth with a time of 7.73 seconds. In the finals, she crossed in 7.75 seconds to finish sixth. Also in the long jump, Maya Hanks placed second with a leap covering 18-4.25 (5.59m) and Nevaeh Haddock finished in a tie for sixth with a mark of 17-3.25 (5.26m).
- The Mountaineers also had a solid showing the triple jump, seeing three athletes finish in the top-six. Djamila Petersen recorded a second-place finish with a leap of 39-9.25 (12.12m), Hassani Burris was fourth with a mark of 38-0.00 (11.58m) and Haddock finished sixth with a mark of 37-3.00 (11.35m).
- The Black and Gold placed three in the top-eight of the 1-mile run. Izzy Evely crossed third in a PR time of 5:09.17, Kylee Frady placed seventh in 5:16.14 and Jasmine Donohue was right behind in eighth-place in 5:17.10.
- The 200-meter dash saw App State place three sprinters in the top-11. Jessica Dixon led the Mountaineers across the finish line in 25.28 seconds. Samara Gibson crossed ninth with a time of 25.58 seconds and LaBria King placed 11th in 25.76 seconds.
- Ani Judd teamed with Frady, Gibson and Dixon for a ninth-place in the 4x400-meter relay in 4:08.96.
SUN BELT RANKINGS
With the Sun Belt Championships right around the corner, App State has eight athletes ranked in the top-eight in three different events in the conference:
UP NEXT
App State will head to Birmingham, Ala. for the Sun Belt Championships on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23.
