Track and Field | 3/19/2022 10:20:00 PM
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. Methodist men's and women's track and field competed Saturday in the VWU Spring Break Invitational at the Betty S. Rogers Track & Field Facility.
THE ESSENTIALS
Event: VWU Spring Break Invitational
Location: Betty S. Rogers Track & Field Facility; Virginia Beach, Virginia
OTHER TOP PERFORMANCES
- Madison Pompey finished eighth in both the women's 200 meter race and 400m events, for a time of 29.71 in the 200m and one minute and 6.54 seconds in the 400m.
- In the women's 800m, Courtney Drumm and Caroline Stubblefield paced with each other to finish fifth and sixth for a 2:45.96 (Drumm) and 2:54.62 (Stubblefield) time.
- Hannah Williams and Jordan Pecorella both set new personal records in the Hammer throw with Williams throwing 21.97m and Pecorella throwing 23.31m.
- In the men's sprints, Richard Staley finished third in the 200m for a time of 23.12, just shy of second place by .02 of a second.
- The men's 4x100m relay team (AJ Matthews, Aaron Nash, Donte Robinson, Richard Staley) placed third with a time of 43.34 seconds.
- Drew Topoly had another outstanding performance, as he finished first in the men's 1500m for a time of 4:08.31 and second in the 800m for a time of 2:00.30.
- In the jumping events, Nash finished first in the men's long jump for a distance of 6.46m and placed first in the high jump with a height of 1.80m followed by Isaiah Cuthrell in second with a height of 1.75m. Malcolm Knight also landed first place in the triple, for a distance of 13.03m.
- Nick Wiggins did well in the Hammer throw, throwing 30.80m to earn third place, a new personal best.
- Komla Akogo competed in the men's javelin throw and finished third for a distance of 39.97m.
NEXT UP
Methodist will travel to Mount Olive, N.C. for the Adidas Trojan Challenge hosted by Mount Olive University, on Saturday, March 26 and Sunday, March 27 for an all-day meet.
