BLACKSBURG, Va. / WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - App State women's track and field closed out the first day of competition at the Doc Hale VT Meet at Virginia Tech and Camel City Invite at the JDL Fast Track on Friday. The Mountaineers collected a total of nine top-10 finishes on the first day of competition.
Action at the Camel City Invite resumes at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, while the Doc Hale VT Meet resumes at 11 a.m.
Doc Hale VT Meet | Blacksburg, Va.
Senior
Mariah Atwater finished fifth overall in the women's 400 meters with a personal best time of 55.98. Atwater remains third in the App State all-time list for the women's 400 meters, improving from her previous PR of 56.02. In the women's long jump, junior
Siby Yao and senior
Taylor Smith took sixth and eighth, respectively. Yao recorded a personal best leap of 5.90m (19' 4.25") and Smith recorded a leap of 5.76m (18' 10.75"). Freshman
Addison Ollendick-Smith placed eighth in the women's 800 meters, stopping the clock at 2:14.45 for a personal best of her own. Ollendick-Smith remains 10th in the App State all-time list for the women's 800 meters, improving from her previous PR of 2:15.13.
Camel City Invite | Winston-Salem, N.C.
In the women's pole vault, senior
Celia Agee landed fourth with a clearance of 3.50m (11' 5.75") and freshman
Ava Studney took fifth, also with a clearance of 3.50m (11' 5.75"). Freshman
Daye Talley took sixth in the women's 200 meters with a personal best time of 25.95, while sophomore
Regan Hodge placed eighth in the women's 600 meters, stopping the clock at 1:43.66 for a personal best. Hodge's time places her fifth in the program's all-time list for the event. Sophomore
Graysen Arnold placed eighth with a toss of 16.45m (53' 11.75") in the women's weight throw.
