RALEIGH, N.C. – A pair of new school records highlighted the App State men's and women's track & field team's first day of competition at the Raleigh Relays on Thursday.
Graduate student
Ethan Turner clocked a personal best and program record of 14:08.07 in the men's 5,000 meters. He finished 94th out of 213 competitors. The previous App State record of 14:18.05 was set by
Garrett Bivens last spring. Additionally, freshmen
Henry Stark and
Thomas Wlazlowski rose to second and third in the App State all-time list after clocking times of 14:10.86 and 14:14.87, respectively.
Redshirt senior
Calbert Guest set a new program record in the men's 10,000 meters with a personal best of 29:12.85. The previous school record was 29:39.31, set in 2021 by Isaac Benz. Senior
Oliver Wilson-Cook stopped the clock at 29:47.64 for a personal best of his own, which moved him to third in the App State all-time list. Guest finished 72nd overall in the event, while Wilson-Cook rounded out the top-90.
In the men's 1,500 meters, junior
Ethan Lipham recorded a personal best of 3:47.12 to round out the top-50. He remains fifth in the all-time list.
With a toss of 15.21m (49' 11"), freshman
Christopher Stewart rounded out the top-20 in the men's shot put. Fellow freshman
Dennis Mowatt Jr. recorded a toss of 13.91m (45' 7.75") to place 39th, while junior
Jeremiah Burch Jr. placed 42nd with a mark of 13.76m (45' 1.75"). Senior
Jake Stanley placed 30th in the men's javelin with a toss of 46.10m (151' 3"). In the women's shot put, freshmen
Brittany Ellis and
Emily Edwards placed 44th (11.58m (38' 0")) and 45th (11.42m (37' 5.75"), PR), respectively.
Competition at the Raleigh Relays will resume on Friday at 9:45 a.m. with field events. Track events are scheduled for an 11:45 a.m. start.
