Track and Field | 3/19/2021 6:44:00 PM

MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.  Day 1 of the two-day 2021 Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational brought out several personal bests (PRs) from Methodist track & field athletes, the finest of which was Makayla Lawler's second-place finish in the women's 5,000-meter run.

Lawler posted a time, 17 minutes, 54.78 seconds, that shattered the previous school record (18:10.43, Kristyn Zeiler, 2011) by nearly 16 seconds.

JUST THE FACTS
Event: 2021 Alan Connie Shamrock Invitational
Location: Doug Shaw Stadium; Myrtle Beach, S.C.

OTHER NOTABLES
The Monarch men registered the other PRs on Friday:

• Xavier McLamb clocked a new PR of 16:35.59 in the men's 5,000m
• In the men's 100-meter dash, AJ Matthews set a new personal best with his time of 11.46 seconds, and Andrew Lewis set a collegiate PR with his 12.53

UP NEXT
Day 2 of the meet begins Saturday at 10 a.m. with the men's discus, and on the oval with the women's 3,000m run at 10:15 a.m.