MILL SPRING, N.C. – The App State women's track and field team rounded out competition at the UNC Asheville Collegiate Opener at Tryon International with nine first-place finishes. The Mountaineers also went 1-2-3 in four events on Saturday.
On the track, junior
Jayla Adams placed first in the women's 300 meters with a personal best of 38.70, which was 0.20 shy of the school record of 38.50, set in 2013 by Breanna Alston. Adams, whose previous best was 39.00, remains second all-time in the event. Senior
Damyja Alejandro-Ortiz took second with a time of 39.24, which elevated her to fifth in the App State all-time list. Juniors
Nicole Wells and
Kendall Johnson placed third (39.49) and fourth (40.51), respectively. Earlier in the day, Adams, Johnson, and Wells advanced to the women's 60-meter finals, where they placed third (7.62), fourth (7.66), and fifth (7.72), respectively.
In the women's 600 meters, freshman
Josie Jackson, sophomore
Savannah Moore, and senior
Addison Ollendick-Smith took the top-three spots with times of 1:37.26 (PR), 1:38.12, and 1:40.83, respectively. Jackson rose to third all-time in the record book for the event. The trio also went 1-2-3 in the women's 800 meters, with Jackson clocking another personal best, 2:17.06, to place first. Ollendick-Smith secured second with a time of 2:17.18 and Moore placed third, stopping the clock at 2:20.71.
Freshmen
Tessa Massa and
Elizabeth McCart set pace for the Mountaineers in the mile, placing first and second with personal bests of 5:11.23 and 5:11.53, respectively. With a time of 10:26.91, sophomore
Breanna Budzinski placed first in the women's 3,000 meters. Junior
Mary Biagini followed close behind, stopping the clock at 10:36.78 to place second, while freshman
Ashby Williams rounded out the top three with a time of 10:37.63.
In the women's long jump, freshman
Alana Braxton landed first with a personal best of 5.98m (19' 7.5"), which moved her to ninth in the App State all-time list. Fellow freshman
Ashlynn Wimberly registered a first-place finish of her own with a leap of 12.38m (40' 7.5") in the women's triple jump.
The Mountaineers took the top two spots in the women's pole vault as senior
Ava Studney cleared a bar of 3.79m (12' 5.25") to place first and sophomore
Abigail Goetz landed second with a clearance of 3.49m (11' 5.25").
With a toss of 16.89m (55' 5"), sophomore
Emily Edwards placed first in the women's weight throw. Edwards also placed third in the women's shot put with a mark of 12.30m (40' 4.25").
Up Next
The Mountaineers will travel to Lexington, Va. for the VMI Team Challenge on Jan. 17.
