ATLANTA, Ga./HICKORY, N.C./WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The App State track and field team tallied 17 top-10 finishes as they split for a trio of meets on Friday, competing at the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta, Ga., LR Bears Invitational in Hickory, N.C., and Wake Forest Invitational in Winston-Salem, N.C. on Friday.
Georgia Tech Invitational | Atlanta, Ga.
Kicking off competition at the Georgia Tech Invitational in Atlanta, junior
Chris Wainscott took fourth in the men's shot put with a mark of 8.11m (190' 7") and placed fifth in the men's hammer throw with a toss of 58.11m (190' 7"). Also in the men's shot put, fellow junior
Nathan Karl rounded out the top-10 with a toss of 16.23m (53' 3"). In the women's pole vault, senior
Celia Agee recorded a clearance of 3.56, (11' 8") for a fourth-place finish. In the women's long jump, junior
Siby Yao landed in the top-10 with a leap of 5.60m (18'4.5").
On the track, freshman
Harrison Robinson recorded a time of 14.36 in the men's 110-meter hurdles to place fifth overall.
Graduate student
Jonah Bird led the Mountaineers in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal best of 9.26.97, finishing eighth overall. Bird was followed by junior
Ben Datte, who took 15th (9:49.18). Senior
Claire Mason finished 12th in the women's 3,000-meter steeplechase with a personal best of 11:38.46.
LR Bears Invitational | Hickory, N.C.
At the LR Bears Invitational, hosted by Lenoir-Rhyne in Hickory, N.C., junior
Megan Plummer took third in the women's discus with a toss of 37.7m (122' 73") and fourth in the women's shot put with a toss of 11.15m (36' 7"). Sophomore
Graysen Arnold posted a pair of fourth place finishes in the women's discus (36.93m (121' 2")) and women's shot put (11.55m (37'10.75")).
Sophomore Reagan Hodge stopped the clock at 2:28.76 to finish eighth in the women's 800 meters.
Wake Forest Invitational | Winston-Salem, N.C.
In Winston-Salem, N.C. at the Wake Forest Invitational, junior
Calbert Guest finished sixth in the men's 3,000-meter steeplechase, crossing the line with a personal best of 8:57.83. Guest's time moves him to fifth in the App State record book.
Up Next
Action at the Georgia Tech Invitational resumes at noon on Saturday in Atlanta, Ga.
